All 4 will turn a small rodent into shredded meat. None are for use at extended range.
External appearance of all 4 show less than desired care in handling on the assembly line.
Dents, dings, irregular drive bands, variations in bullet seating, large velocity spreads.
Tried both flavors of the Aguila 30 grain, round nose and hp, neither was anything more than short range hi-v 22lr.

 

Stingers were awful and Velocitors 1" @ 50 yds when I tried em in my Rem semi. YMMV

 

Sometimes what appears to be less can be more. The most effective .22 LR rounds I've found for hitting prairie dogs at 100 yards is the Winchester 40 grain Power Point Hollow Point at 1280 fps. That heavier-than-normal 40-grain hollow point bullet anchors them better than anything else I've tried at that range.

An added benefit is that it is also the most accurate high-velocity bullet in most of my guns, and good terminal performance is useless without accuracy. I've "tested" this on hundreds if not thousands of prairie dogs.

Not to be confused with any other Winchester offerings, which can be "not good". To prevent any confusion, the item number on the box is "X22LRPP"

 

As noted in another Stinger post, weighing them with a postage scale (digital) will allow you to group them into decent lots and better accuracy.

As Al said, Velociters are more accurate for me.

 

Good stuff folks, appreciate everyone sharing their experience.

 

Never shot Stingers, but Velocitor proved much more accurate than the Aguila Interceptor in my guns.

 

I've had good luck with Velocitors.

Aguila also makes the "Supermaximum", and maybe one other super duper velocity cartridge.

I wish they would do one of these with a 35 gr bullet, for even higher velocity. Maybe copper, to keep the length.

Also wish they would come out with a "Velocitor" in .22 Magnum!

 

Velocitors work well on woodchucks even out to 100 yards. That was from back in 2003ish when they were new to the market. I still have whatever is left of that 50round box...

standard velocity or subsonic LRN is fine for any animal I'm going after with a .22lr. Shot placement and knowing how far your gun is accurate to is all you need...

.25 air rifles shoot less energy than .22lr. Those guys take woodchucks or that size animal easily. Shot placement, and accuracy.

 

Been at least ten years since I shot high velocity but PMC Sidewinder gave me my most consistent groups at long range. For me it was the clear winner among several others in the same price range.

 

The only one of the 4 that I've gotten good accuracy from is the Velocitor. It really doesn't seem to damage meat too badly as it tends to hold together pretty well. Stingers are another story. Never used the Aguila Interceptor or Super Maximum on game as I prefer to actually hit what I shoot at.

 

The only one of the 4 that I've gotten good accuracy from is the Velocitor. It really doesn't seem to damage meat too badly as it tends to hold together pretty well.

The Velocitor mushroomed perfectly in my modeling clay tests and 'appeared' to retain 100% of its weight. YMMV of course.

 

75% of the woodchucks I shoot are in one spot, 23 yards from my back door. They sit on a small platform overlooking my back yard down to the river. They are close enough to the deck to get under it if not hit hard enough. Once I discovered Velocitors I didn't have to worry about it. I don't know about paper accuracy(I'm using a red dot on a stock 10/22) but I can usually make head shots with a rest. The Velocitors are the hardest hitting round I've used but I haven't tried them all.

 

Velocitors are a go to round for me taking rabbits regularly out to 200 yds.

Minute of rabbit head is about 2.5 inches.

My $0.02.

 

.22 Magnum Velocitor?

Anyone else wish they would make a .22 Magnum "Velocitor"?

 

I tried the stingers today for the first time and I am not impressed to say the least, here's my post about them ...

https://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1181575

I tried the velocitors on squirrels and they only move a couple of feet at the most. Using Aguilas I can't hit the broadside of a barn with my ultralux. I had 9 inch plus groups at 50 yards with two different types of Aquila's I tried. I can say the velocitors and Winchester 333's ,which is cheap bulk ammo, there wasn't that much of a difference with killing results on a squirrel. With both rounds I still had squirrels flipping around and crawling 6 to 12 feet unless I hit them directly in the head. I'm starting to believe that all 22Lr is a 22lr no matter what ammo you use and basically does the same on small game no matter what marketing gimmick the ammo manufacturers put out. IMO it's just finding the right brand that shoots the tightest in your gun and to make sure to aim for heads. Imo if you want a faster, more destructive bullet put down the 22 Lr and pick up a WMR. The 22lr is a shoot them in the head round only or your recover rate goes way down IMO.