bigbucks98 I have a question for you. Not being ignorant just wanting to clear something up on our thinking. You said a .223 does less pelt damage and well in some aspect that is true but if you reload which you do you so you can understand that you can reload for the 250 and get very fur friendly loads since the .223 and .250 both use the same bullet. Then you stated you can AI or Ackley Improve you .223 to outperform the 250 in which you can but you can also AI a 250. Once the .223 is AI it now shoots at higher velocities to outperform the250and there goes your fur friendly gun. I guess what I am saying is if you load a .22-250 and a .223AI with a 52gr Match with the .22-250 is pushing 3750 and the .223 AI is pushing 3980 which is going to do more distruction. Just a question I am in no way trying to start a argument. Thanks