You will love the 22.250. My choice is your first choice in the Savage. The Accu-trigger is the cats A$$. I' m glad to see you went 22-250 vs the .243. In Iowa, you can' t hunt deer with it anyway and thats the only real reason that I see to take a .243 over the .22-250, is for deer. Distance will not be a problem for you either with that one. Enjoy. GO HAWKS!!!! (Former Iowa boy myself)