I have a savage 223 and just got a remington 700bdl in 223 and love them they do just as good of job as a 22250 and they are cheaper to shoot. I know everyone says the 250 it the ultimate yote gun but i dont like it and i took great pride in out shooting my buddy who has a ruger 22 250 and i think i got him convinced cuz he shot mine a few times one day at the range and after shooting we went to a local gun shop and he traded his ruger 250 for a 700varmint. I always knew mine was better i just had to make it known to others. hows that for influence.