SWAMPMAN I asked a simple question, i wanted to know whether or not a 22-250 loaded with bt's would take a smallish size doe with a neck shot. I did not ask for your oppinion on whether or not youd allow me to do it on your property, like i said in my post i did not want a debate i just wanted to know if it would do the job. I have other big game rifles suited to the job and i would never shoot a trophy buck which could weigh over 200 pounds on the hoof with a 22-250. Id use my 300 or 30-06 for that. I would rather put a doe down on the spot with a neck shot out of my 22-250 than have to possibly go look for in the brush, lots of catus and thorns. For a deer that weighs only around 100 pounds i know for a fact at 22-250 will do the job if you do yours, i was only wondering if ballistic tips would as well although they are poorly contructed. And on the issue of people copying me to see if its cool i know many people who start their kids off with 223's or 22-250's and they work fine(albiet they use soft point ammo as opposed to bt's), and i even know a guide who uses his 220 swift for everything, including a nilgai bull which he dropped with a neck shot.