Savage Pressure Test Ammo?
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Man, that is either some sort of fake sticker by somebody hoping to make a little extra money off them. Or, those were somehow gotten out the Savage factory. I don't see how Savage would allow this. At the end of the day though they're just Velocitors. I would save them as a conversation piece.
Nimrodmar10
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The LGS had at least a couple of bricks of them but none of the salesmen knew anything about the stickers. I've been shooting Winchester 22 LR ammo that is the same load, 40 gr HP at 1435 fps for years, so they should be fine to shoot. Well see, I'll run them through the chronograph and see what they clock.
Nimrodmar10
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Here is a picture of the original CCI VELOCITOR 22s with VelociRaptors on the Box. They did not post the velocity only that they were 30% more energy and 40gr copper plated HP. Probably 20 years old. They did kill, but didn't have the same accuracy as the Rem "YELLOW JACKETS".
If you enlarge the pictures you can see the RAPTORS!
If you enlarge the pictures you can see the RAPTORS!
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cohunt
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Have you called cci or savage to see what their response might be?
Nimrodmar10
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No I haven't. Not worth the trouble. I will say this, they won't be shot in a Savage. I don't have one in 22 LR
cohunt
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Just wondering if the velicitor ammo is exactly the same as "off the shelf"--- or if somehow cci has manufactured a special run for savage pressure/proof testing of barrels....Hopefully proof testing ammo would never get to a retail shelf ( but you never know these days)
I gues 1 shot over a chronograph should clear that up
Turkeytider
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I don`t think I could resist a couple of phone calls. Is it possible that those are " extra hot " and something to avoid? Just wondering. Then again, I`m kind of cautious when it comes to firearms. I have a couple of .223s with which some people will say, " Sure! Go ahead! It`s perfectly OK to shoot 5.56 through them. " I`ve opted to only shoot .223 ammunition through them, if only for peace of mind.
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Maybe it has something to do with their semi auto rifles can't see them being a problem in a bolt gun.
I doubt it's a special run with higher than normal charge. They probably just have a particular lot of Velocitor as their standard ammo for doing any sort of high pressure testing. Like @1mechanic said, cycling autos, or maybe even running through test barrels, like a first batch of new steel coming in or something. I bet if you call Savage, they're going to want to know where you got it, and I bet somebody there gets yelled at.
