enough to peel back the small opening and shear off the expanding lead tip. It’s an interesting result but the shallow penetration was a bit concerning. I think this is best suited for prairie dogs and smaller critters.
CCI VELOCITOR The CCI Velocitor is an outstand-
Stinger results. L to R: factory load, modifi ed fl at point, modifi ed hollow- point.
separation. Moving to the modifi ed hollow-
point bullets, the fi rst shot was outstand- ing. The sound of the bullet striking the target was noticeably different, almost like a sharp slapping sound. A small fountain of wax powder blasted out from the entry hole and the fi rst block jumped up into the air. Looking the blocks over after the
test, I could clearly see a monstrous ex- pansion cavity about one inch inside the block where it appeared that the bullet had exploded. Later on I cut apart one of the blocks and found the hollow-point section of the bullet completely frag- mented, leaving tiny pieces of lead in a circular pattern inside the block. These fragments were located at the maximum point of expansion of the bullet, which was about one inch inside the block. Af- ter the hollow-point opening expanded and then fragmented, the remaining body of the bullet traveled two more inches before stopping inside the block.
Considering the modifi ed hollow-
point bullet dumped the majority of its energy in the fi rst inch of the wax block, the terminal performance out in the fi eld is going to be impressive and quite devastating to any small game. Forming an idea as to how the fl at-
nose Stinger bullets would perform in the wax medium was little more than a guess before I took the fi rst shot. I knew the fl at nose would strike pretty hard, but how the bullet would penetrate was a bit of a mystery. Sending the fi rst shot down range, I was impressed by the tremendous impact force the bullet had on target. Upon impact, a large chunk of
wax medium popped out from the front of the block and a wide crack formed down the side. Inside the block, a per- fect lead ring was lodged in place at two and a half inches in depth, with a tiny bullet core pushing on to just past three inches. It appears that the initial shock of the bullet striking the target is
ing round in the fi eld because of two factors: mass and velocity. The bullet is a full 40 grains in weight, with a listed muzzle velocity of 1,435 fps. Like the Stinger, the bullet is copper plated with a modest hollow-point opening. In the past I have used this round to hunt everything from ground squirrels to rac- coons, and it plants just about anything within a 75-yard range. On squirrels, it punches clean through the target every time, leaving some grisly exit wounds. Modifying this bullet was based
on the thought that if it could be made to expand more without breaking apart, it would transfer more energy into the target rather than just punching through. That being said, the factory confi guration of the round will be hard to improve upon; it’s one of the best small-game hunting rounds in CCI’s suite. The Velocitor’s hollow-point bullet is a bit different from common rimfire ammunition in that it shares some technology with the Speer Gold Dot line of bullets. When you look inside the opening, you’ll see a small radius of the hollow point, then the actual hole dropping deeper into the bullet. This helps the bullet expand evenly, but also allows it to function well in semiautos. I selected the same two punches
that were used for the Stinger modifi - cations: the hollow-point and fl at-nose punches. These two modifi cations pro- duced some interesting results with the Stinger round, and I thought that the heavier Velocitor bullet also would be impressive when modifi ed. Looking at the factory round, I
Velocitor results. L to R: factory Velocitor, modifi ed fl at nose, modifi ed hollow-point.
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measured the hollow point and found a depth of 0.051 inch and a width of 0.064 inch. After running it through the die and modifying it with the hollow-point punch, the new hollow-point dimen- sions were 0.135 inch in depth and a width of 0.102 inch. This change to the hollow-point opening gave the bullet a more aggressive look and hinted at some impressive terminal results. Dur- ing the forming, the bullet worked well in the die, fi tting snugly but not losing
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