velocitors are 40 grain stingers are 32 grain
velocitor mv is listed at 1435fps me183 ft-lbs
100yd 1084fps 104 ft-lbs
stingers mv 1640 me 191 ft-lbs
100 yd 1066 fps 81 ft-lbs
bullett shape is noticably different, though I believe
velocitor is designed to hold together better than stingers.
I believe this is why CCI claims velocitor can bde used on
coyote sized predators.
I have grouped velocitors in my marlin 7000 and have had reasonable groups
at 50 yds with three shot groups at .75, .625, .875
100 yrd groups opened up to a best of 1" and a worst of 2.5"
My rig uses a bipod and 10x40 fixed power. I have confidence that
this round would do as claimed.

sorry I haven't used stingers. Hope this helps you out.

 

Aside from the differences in velocities, the bullet construction is a lot different. The Stinger has a conventional albeit exaggerated hollowpoint, while the Velocitor has a completely different bullet type. The "hollowpoint" is stamped into the nose of the already copper plated bullet, more like a large dent than a bubbled over cavity like the Stinger.

Ballistically speaking, Stingers shoot flatter because they are in the air for less time, but hit with less energy because their light weight and short for caliber length gives them poor ballistic coefficient. Velocitors start off slower so are in flight longer giving gravity more time to work, thus don't shoot quite as flat as the Stingers, BUT they are a heavier and longer bullet, so they have a much better ballistic coefficient. I have always wanted a rifle that would shoot with Stingers, but have never found one yet, in thirty years of shooting .22's. I shot a few bricks of the Velocitors when they first came out, and found inconsistant accuracy. One lot number would punch some nice groups, the next would be all over the place. I hunted quite a bit with them. They do work well on squirrel and rabbit sized game, expanding a little bit, but not so much as to cause tons of meat damage. I think they would penetrate better on something with a heavier body, expanding gradually as they went, which is exactly what they are designed to do. Stingers just go KAWHOP and they are fully expanded, without a lot of penetration. If you do make a hit on a small critter with one of them, the results can be spectacular.

Personally, I had just as soon shoot the Minimags and forget about both of the other loads. They cost twice as much but don't perform twice as well. The Minimags will average out about half way in between both of these for flatness of trajectory, splat factor, and penetration. UNLESS I had some particular purpose in mind for ammo that would perform better on heavier bodied small game, in which case the Velocitor would get the nod.

I mostly hunt squirrels and rabbits these days, and use subsonic hollowpoints. Don't need the noise and blast of the high velocity stuff, and the extra speed just tears up even more meat than the subs.

 

The Stinger case is much longer, and won't fit in most modern .22 chambers. Check out this thread... Post #12. Nice pic. The Velociters case is the same as the Mini Mags. See the Mini Mag compaired to the Stinger.

http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=202916&highlight=sword+bearer

 

Thanks for clarifying Phil.....What subsonics do you perfer?

 

I don't know what Phil likes, but I like CCI Subs, SK subs, and Eley subs.

 

worth mentioning that i've seen chrony numbers posted here several times for Velocitors and none of them made the advertised velocity. high 1200's low 1300's (which is still pretty solid for a 40 grain)

 

I like the RWS and Eley subsonics, but if CCI or any others that are available happened to be accurate in a particular rifle, I wouldn't be too choosy, they all work fine. I have used a few bricks of SK before, but have not shot any lately, as I have to order them and pay shipping, where I can get the RWS locally at Van's Sporting Goods.