Location: Where the big deer are from, seminole county FL
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RE: 22-250 for deer hunting
why not just go with a 243 then your could use it as a varmit rifle too.
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I agree with the 243, but i mean it isnt like a well placed shot with a .22 cal centerfire wont kill a deer. We have all heard about some one shooting deer with a .22 rimfire. they say like 75% or more poaching is done with a .22 rimfire. so a .22 centerfire will kill a deer no problem. just like anything else if you hit them right they will die fast
there are sevaral bullets on the market in 224 designed with deer hunting in mind
the 60 gr nosler partition, the 64 gr win power point, and the 55 gr trophy bonded bear claw.
Now I've taken many many deer with a 223 rem, not the best but they are adequate, you need enough dicipline to really watch shot placement, the classic broadside couble lung shot works well.
RR
Wouldn't be my first choice, but it would kill a deer with the right bullet choice. Just make sure they are not using varmint fast expanding bullets with it.
Might want to make sure it's legal in your state as well. Some states have caliber restrictions.
I just can't see a varmint set up lending itself well to deer hunting situation.
Paul
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I work part time in an outdoor store, and someone called me today asking about deer hunting with a 22-250 and a 220 swift.
I really cannot recommend it
what are other feelings?
I agree, but with the right bullets, either cartridge will do the job, and you won't have to hit them in the eye, either!
I recommend to anyone who is contemplating this, or wants to know the truth about this subject, that they read the section on KILLING POWER in P.O. Ackley's Handbook for Shooters and Reloaders, VOL. I.
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I, personally, am of the belief that all .224cal cartridges are inadequate for deer sized game. Can they kill a deer? Yes, they can and they have. But just because something can be done, doesn't mean it SHOULD be. I'd wager that for every deer successfully recovered after being shot with a .224cal rifle, there are several that have been wounded or unrecovered. The problem is that you won't hear about those because most people who have done it won't admit it. I'd say recommend the .243. It's enough gun, won't beat up young or female shooters, and doubles as an excellent varmint cartridge.
It will kill deer. But it is on the low end of the spectrum. Just a little off and you have a wounded deer where a larger caliber will give you a little grace. And we are all off a little at some time.
how many of the guys who say its inadequate have used a 224 on deer?
How can anyone say for every one recovered there are several not found?
does it matter that the hole through a deers lungs is .019" smaller than a 243? can the deer tell? you folks passing judgement have no business doing so, I have stated that 224's aren't the best but they are adequate, but only say this after taking around 100 whitetails with a 223 with every bullet I could find that I thought could get inside a deers ribcage.
The 223 is a decent cartridge but its effect on deer has alot to do with common sense and dicipline, without these traits you shouldn't even be hunting!
RR
My brother has been hunting with a 22-250 for years and never lost a deer, and I am in the process of trading for a Sauer 202 Outback in 22-250 and fully intend to cull does with it. Granted, it will not be my primary deer rifle, but it is very adequate for what I intend to do with it.
I started both my sons deer hunting with a NEF 223, and it worked great.
22-250 for deer hunting
