to put it simple , i shot a deer with a 22-250 this past firday , shot it in the head , my 55 grain nosler ballistic tip went the whole way through the head , follwed the spine down , and went into the chest , blowing the heart out. The deer dropped without a kick , also that day , i finished off a deer for my buddy with the gun , and almost blew the head entirely off with a shot to the high neck.

Although it works , i wouldnt use it as my gun of choice for a 300 pound saskatuwan buck. but for doe hunting or jsut a nice versitile caliber for a kid to use , a 22-250 works like a charm.

Also i was shooting it out of a thompson center encore 24 inch bull barrel . Did the job for me!