CCI Stinger won't eject.

[lik2hunt]

Ok this is more of an ammo question. I have a Savage MKII .22LR Bolt Action w/t 10 shot clip. I had bought a box of the CCI Stingers a while back to try in it. Well I was getting ready to go the range later with a couple of guns and figured I'd take this one too so I loaded one in the chamber to see how it fit - fit good but the bolt wouldn't catch it to eject it out. Wound up having to use my pocket knife to get it out. Anyone else ever have any of these type probs with this ammo and how can I solve it?

[jhm]

Lik2hunt ;  Have you tried to clean the chamber with a wire brush sounds like the chamber may be a little dirty   JIM

[David Owens]

CCI Stingers casings are a few thousandths of an inch longer than a standard .22 LR Case.  You may have a short chamber in your rifle that is causing the binding.  I assume that you have shot other ammo through this rifle with no similiar problems?  Try cleaning the rifles chamber very well as recommended by jhm.  Could be that a fouling ring has began to form just forward of the cases mouth of standard ammo, that the longer stinger case adheres too.  I am not familiar with this rifle but I assume that it doesn't have a Bentz or Match Chamber.  A tight chamber is essential to a good shooting rimfire.  If you want to use the stingers, have the rifle checked over by a Gunsmith to have the chamber measured.  Otherwise, if the accuary using decent .22 LR Ammo is good.  Leave it and shoot it.