Talk:Stinger (Borderlands)

Varieties

Level	Model	Prefix	Damage	Acc.	Fire Rate	Mag.	Notes	Image
34	HX 50	Desert	103	87.2	16.3	49	+76% Recoil Reduction 2.9x Weapon Zoom
43	HX12	Static	93	75.3	12.5	31	Shock x1 +3% Recoil Reduction
18	HX 42	Steel	65	90.2	13.8	31	+42% Recoil Reduction 1.7x Weapon Zoom
30	HX 440.G	Crimson	103	89.3	16.3	58	+76% Recoil Reduction +2% Reload Speed
43	HX 42 C	Vitriolic	87	86.7	12.5	31	Corrosive x3
22	HX 440	Burning	49	88.9	12.5	58	Incendiary x 4
28	HX 42	Hostile	103	87.5	12.5	31	+58% Recoil Reduction +25% Accuracy +33% Fire Rate +45% Damage
24	HX440	Malevolent	135	90.2	13.8	58	+68% Damage +40% Fire Rate 2.9x Weapon Zoom +42% Recoil Reduction
10	HX 12	Ruthless	38	82.7	13.8	31	+40% Fire Rate -27% Recoil Reduction 3.9x Weapon Zoom +71% Damage
48	HX 22	Double	216 (108 x2)	82.8	12.5	37	+59% Recoil Reduction 3.9x Zoom -3% Accuracy +33% Fire Rate
61	HX 450	Steel	408 (204 x2)	84.8	13.8	58	+42% Recoil Reduction 1.7x Zoom +40% Fire Rate +40% Damage
48	HX 2 C	Burning	114	82.9	12.5	31	2.9x Weapon Zoom
48	HX 4	Malevolent	130	85	16.3	58	+28% Reload Speed +70% Recoil Reduction +49% Fire Rate +19% Damage
55	HX 4 C	Combustion	129	90.5	12.5	58	+26% Recoil Reduction +33% Fire Rate
53	HX 440.G	Crimson	179	89.3	14.2	58	+41% Fire Rate +59% Recoil Reduction +36% Accuracy 1.7x Zoom
31	HX 2-B	Malevolent	93	91.7	16.3	31	3.9x Weapon Zoom +63% Reload Speed +41% Damage +49% Fire Rate +74% Recoil Reduction
58	HX 440.G	Crimson	169x2	91.2	12.5	69	+71% Recoil Reduction 3.9x Weapon Zoom -38% Reload Speed +47% Accuracy +33% Fire Rate
66	HX 540	Steel (double)	224x2	84.8	13.8	69	+40% Fire Rate 2.9x Weapon Zoom +40% Damage +52% Recoil Reduction
48	HX 22-B	Double	120x2	86.2	12.5	37	3.9x Weapon Zoom +40% Reload Speed +56% Recoil Reduction +33% Fire Rate
48	HX 22	Vitriolic	102	88.9	12.5	31	4.3x Weapon Zoom High Elemental Effect chance +33% Fire Rate
66	HX 4	Malevolent	234	77.5	17.6	58	+47% Damage +53% Fire Rate 3.9x Weapon Zoom +54% Recoil Reduction

Strange "Red Stinger"

So I got a new gun the other day in a crate in New Haven. Its a level 39 and its title is "HX 52.W RED STINGER" Stats are DAM: 148, ACC 92.9, RoF: 15.0. Features are +67% Rec Reduc, +44% Fire Rate, 3.9x Weapon Zoom and +57% Accuracy. Seems like just a nice solid stinger. But the bullets leave a spiral vapor trail and will bounce off objects twice before no longer bouncing. I can't find talk about this type of gun anywhere. Also, Its Hyperion. Anyone seen these before?

I had a similar problem with a Crimson Stinger. I suspect it has what I have heard called a 'twisted' barrel. The spiral flight of the bullets makes them pretty useless for anything other than targets so big you can't miss because otherwise the bullets can and will miss. Like yours my stinger was broken beyond belief (though mine was a play through one weapon) except for the fact that the bullets wouldn't fly straight.Immolo 00:25, March 18, 2010 (UTC)

It's not so much broken as it's designed for different encounters. The twisted barrel also causes the projectiles to reflect, so fighting in corridors is very effective. Also, if you use High Velocity, the spiral is much tighter and controlled. Furiant 04:26, March 18, 2010 (UTC)

By broken I was referring to the fact that it had very high stats just like his(I suspect the twisted barrel might give the SMG higher stats than most other barrels). If not for the fact that the bullets didn't fly straight it would have broken the game. THough what was really crazy about the one I found was it was playthrough 1 and I had a gun with over 100 damage 90 accuracy and 12 point some odd fire rate.Immolo 19:25, March 18, 2010 (UTC)

Red is the prefix for Hyperion material 2. The twisted barrel increases tech level and damage. --Nagamarky 06:36, June 22, 2010 (UTC)

I too have a Stinger with spiraling bouncing bullets. I found that it's very beastly at close to mid range and spraying from the hip. Land0fChocolate 22:40, September 4, 2010 (UTC)

Amazing Stinger

Wow. Its called the HX 430 Malevolent Stinger

Damage: 215

Accuracy: 90.2

Fire Rate: 17.6

Mag: 39

+68% Damage

+53% Fire Rate

4.3x Weapon Zoom

+67% Recoil Reduction

Please add new guns to the table above. Do not create new sections on talk pages about the specific models. -- 02:03, April 1, 2010 (UTC)

level 66 crimson stinger

this one has a higher accuracy than previously listed.

AFK inhumane 05:39, February 7, 2011 (UTC)AFK inhumane

Hax Crimson Stinger in article

The article featured this weapon: . I changed it out as it is was a hax: Hyperion Material2 (gives the 18.8 FR, and the .W code) is RED. I also removed it from the table. Keeping it here for reference.