.22lr round

German pointer

Lads do any of ye remember a .22lr round with a wasp logo on the shell casing and if so are they still making them and where can they be got. They were high velocity rounds. I last used them in the mid 80's but have not seen them in the shops since I got back into shooting. They were a serious round for putting down the bunnies

PL05

used them myself back then. could be wrong but i think they were called yellow jackets, probably a nick name as the bullet had a yellow coating on them. the bullet was an unusual shape also. think i still have one somewhere. anyway probably not much help to you as i dont have a 22 anymore.

PL05

yeah, they,re called yellow jacket hyper velodity, think by remington. check it out on youtube but dont know where you can get them.

German pointer

PL05 wrote: »

yeah, they,re called yellow jacket hyper velodity, think by remington. check it out on youtube but dont know where you can get them.

Thanks I have some yellow jackets but the base of the round has a different logo on it unless it was changed from the wasp to the Rem it has now. Is it the same round?

PL05

me again. go to sportsden.ie they seem to have them in stock. good luck and your right, they,re a savage round.

German pointer

PL05 wrote: »

me again. go to sportsden.ie they seem to have them in stock. good luck and your right, they,re a savage round.

What are they called ?

PL05

The ones sportsden are showing have a wasp on box. Remington yellow jackets

They look the same as the one i have, same shape bullet head with grooves on base. give them a bell and ask them about wasp logo.

German pointer

PL05 wrote: »

the ones sportsden are showing have a wasp on box.

I have the yellow jackets they are a very common round, but the ones I am looking for have a wasp engraved on the bottom of the case, unless it is the same round with a new engraving. I can't remember who made them

PL05

the one i have has wasp on base but no makers name, sure if you get a box and they,re not the same its not going to break the bank, you never know they might be better. good luck.

next time im in gun shop i,ll bring it and ask dealer for info on it and i,ll let you know.

cookimonster

http://www.gunauction.com/search/displayitem.cfm?itemnum=7366676

According to the above link the head stamp was changed and the latest batches don't have the wasps......

Shot these myself with the semi auto, some power, but very light for extended ranges.
Try them on cheep tins of food and fuzzy drinks.....very impressive...

German pointer

cookimonster wrote: »

http://www.gunauction.com/search/displayitem.cfm?itemnum=7366676

According to the above link the head stamp was changed and the latest batches don't have the wasps......

Shot these myself with the semi auto, some power, but very light for extended ranges.
Try them on cheep tins of food and fuzzy drinks.....very impressive...

Thanks for that. They are the ones I am looking for. Must see who sells them here or if any one knows please drop me a link or pm with number

German pointer

Got some of these at long last. Hope to give them a try next week . thanks for all the help

deerhunter1

German pointer wrote: »

Lads do any of ye remember a .22lr round with a wasp logo on the shell casing and if so are they still making them and where can they be got. They were high velocity rounds. I last used them in the mid 80's but have not seen them in the shops since I got back into shooting. They were a serious round for putting down the bunnies

Were they not called Stingers?

German pointer

deerhunter1 wrote: »

Were they not called Stingers?

Yes they were. But I did not use that name in the op as I did not want to confuse anybody who might have thought I was looking for the CCI stingers