RR's post of buying one in 75 came real close to my first date of ownership of a 22-250, my first came in 72, but at age 17. I've owned a 22-250 from the time I was 17 through to now @ 59. And I've still got that first centerfire of any kind in my gun rack, but it's awaiting a new barrel at the moment......may become a 243....not sure yet.

I had the use of a 22 mag & 222 of my fathers right from the git-go, but I had this, "need for speed" bug. So I drove tractor & baled hay & straw when 16 & the following spring I brought home a Rem. 700 sporter in 22-250 with a 4-12X44 Redfield.......back when Redfield gave Leupold major competition.

The reason for my choice of a sporter barrel was not for deer like RR, my gun was to be for both chucks & fox and when fox hunting I would sometimes be tracking them until I jumped them........so no bull barrel.

With today's best bullets a 22-250 can & has killed deer, but does not make it a real good choice for that job even with a 1/9 barrel & hot loads pushing a 75 gr. Swift Sorocco II, which is a ballistic tipped boat tail that also has a bonded tappered jacket. In my opinion it's the best of the deer bullets, though the 70 gr. X bullet from Barnes is also very good.

As a yote gun in a good bolt gun with a 1/12 twist barrel shooting a 60 gr. Nosler ballistic tip, you can drop the song dogs at out to 400 yds with no issues.