I’m not quite there yet… Beretta 21A .22LR

Quite the opposite it’s brother in .25 ACP, the rimfire version is quite finicky. I’d not carry it afield just yet. The hi-velocity 39 gr. Winchesters didn’t quite have enough to run 100%. So I figured CCI Stingers would do the trick. They are fantastic revolver loads for the LR. But a no go in the cute little Beretta. Standard velocity 40 gr. Aquila didn’t have enough to push the slide far enough to pick up another round, although it ejected fine.

I have not run across those 60 gr.,Aquila Sniper loads. With the short case and heavy bullet, long duration recoil pulse, they should be sweet. IF they hit point on. I’ll try CCI Mini-mags next.

The CCI Stingers were introduced in the mid 1970’s. I remember the adds of exploding pop cans. I ran to the store to plink down $2.65 of lawn mowing money for a box of 50 in the nifty sliding top blue transparent box. A premium over the normal $0.65/50 Hi-velocity HP’s. CCI had me!

I think they are making fun of us hillbilly’s. We know what “Stingers” are even if we pronounce them “Stang-ers” on occasion.