I really agree with JagMagMan I do not feel that a 22 caliber is adequate for deer. My reasoning is that you do not have muck energy there. Yes a bow kills deer with less energy than even a 22-250, but a bow combines energy and momentum to push razorblades through a deer causing severe hemmoraging. I feel that firearm hunting you need a combination of penetration, bullet deformation for energy transfer reulting in shock and tissue damage, and accuracy is very important, not to say that a 22-250 isn't accurate. A 22 of any kind will not give consistent results such as a 308 would for example, just my 2 cents.