LCP .22 issue

Have 2 of them on order, one for me & one for the wife. Looking forward to shooting them.

Out of curiosity, have you tried CCI Mini Mags?

I have never shot hyper velocity ammo like Stingers out of any of my pistols but can see where the extra power (even over high velocity) could cause problems with really light pistols. I will say that the LCP 22 does look like a good tackle box gun.

Stinger case is slightly longer. Could that be a factor?

PapaG said:

Stinger case is slightly longer. Could that be a factor?

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I forgot about that. it very well could be a factor.

I would like to see how the LCP 22 does with other brands of hyper velocity ammo along with high velocity.

Personally would be more interested to see how it shoots with standard velocity ammo.

If your goal is personal defense, the problem you're having with the Stingers may be a non issue. For personal defense, you want penetration and you aren't going to get that with Stingers. Stick with a heavier 40 grain bullet, like the Velocitors. Those get some good penetration for a .22. Do a bit of reading up on it. I looked into it when my father could no longer handle the long heavy trigger pull of a revolver, nor could he rack the slide on an auto or handle any sort of recoil. I got him a tip up barrel Beretta.

How is the accuracy? I am thinking of getting one as a kit gun.

TonyAngel said:

If your goal is personal defense, the problem you're having with the Stingers may be a non issue. For personal defense, you want penetration and you aren't going to get that with Stingers. Stick with a heavier 40 grain bullet, like the Velocitors. Those get some good penetration for a .22. Do a bit of reading up on it. I looked into it when my father could no longer handle the long heavy trigger pull of a revolver, nor could he rack the slide on an auto or handle any sort of recoil. I got him a tip up barrel Beretta.

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I thought these had the "lite" rack feature?

Big_Al said:

I thought these had the "lite" rack feature?

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What has the light rack feature?

TonyAngel said:

What has the light rack feature?

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The lcp2 22

Big_Al said:

The lcp2 22

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Oh, I have no idea. I don't think I've ever shot one of those before. Still, light rack or not, the tip up barrel works well for him and I'm not looking to get him into anything else. He can flip the barrel on the Beretta easily enough and if he does need to rack the slide, cocking the hammer first makes it easy enough. Besides, his bump in the night gun is now an AR22, as I mentioned. He can't grip a slide, but he sure can pull that charging handle back.

If I wanted a self defense load for a 22 it would be 40gr mini mags. They are the most reliable round in all my 22s. They are very consistent without weaker rounds and they pretty much always go bang. That’s what you need.

Stingers are a little longer, that might be the problem. Maybe try velocitors out.

Those run great in some of my semi autos that dont like stingers.

Cannot understand why this gun cannot shoot Standard velocity ammo or they would require it. I see no benefit in HV ammo in a short barrel 22.cal. Kind of odd they put a safety on it, when they do not with the 380. At least Ruger did not get it butt backwards like the did with the SR22. How many magazines come with it and how much are additional mags. The cost of this gun given it is a LCP is high. Personally I think a better choice would be to put more money in it and get the well built LCR.

I've been looking at the LCP.22. They can be had for $300 with one mag only. Extras can be had and seem to sell at 2 for $40. What holds me back is I've got a Beretta 21a in .22 and I rarely us it and wouldn't consider it as a SD gun. The Beretta only functions reliably with Stingers.

It's quite possible that the Stingers are too powerful, resulting in the slide hitting rearward so hard that the jolt causes the slide lock to bump up and engage. If I'm correct, you may well have the same problem with the Velocitor round.

The LCP-II 22 is sold as a "Lite-Rack", implying a weaker recoil spring than in some other guns in its size class. A weaker recoil spring lightens the load for slide-racking, but loses some ability to buffer the reciprocating slide.

On the flip side, guns with stronger recoil springs, like my Taurus PT22 and my FEG AP22, are harder to rack, but will run hotter ammunition. In fact, the FEG actually says "High Velocity Ammunition Only" on the magazine. These guns are more likely to choke on weaker ammo.

Why would you use a light recoil spring and then say use HV ammo? That is like saying get a lighter recoil spring to shoot plus P. Again, why the crazy safety? On the 22 but not the 380? I am guessing the trigger for a small gun should be a smooth DAO in the first place like the LCP Gen 2.

railroader said:

If I wanted a self defense load for a 22 it would be 40gr mini mags. They are the most reliable round in all my 22s. They are very consistent without weaker rounds and they pretty much always go bang. That’s what you need.

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I know, I'm a big fan of the 40gr Mini Mags, but I just happened to have a dud the other day. Really surprised me. Put it back in the mag oriented for the firing pin to hit it on the other side and it went bang. Must have hit a void in the priming compound.

The OAL of a Stinger is the same as a HV round. The case is a little longer but that should not effect the function. I agree with what someone else stated, the Stinger is too powerful and the slide lock is accidentally being activated with the recoil.

Remington Vipers or Yellow Jackets.

My solution would be don't shoot Stingers. Really is the worst performing and overrated .22 LR ammo CCI makes. Velocitor is much better both in pistols and rifles. Also, if you want an equally hot if not hotter .22 ammo that's also cheaper, Winchester makes something called Hyper Speed under the Super X brand. None of this ammo will expand the hollow point, but the velocity will be there and so too will the penetration. Accuracy may not be equal to Velocitor, but this is an LCP we're talking about, one hole groups at 10 yards isn't necessary.

This is a good demonstration, and he test the Stinger first.

JERRY said:

Remington Vipers or Yellow Jackets.

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I think they stopped selling Yellow Jackets