.223, 22-250, or .243 for yotes
 

Hey what is the best gun for yotes im not quite sure yet i have narrowed it down to these three guns so what are all of your thoughts on these guns, and if u have any pics of shot charts for these guns that would be kool, thanks

RE: .223, 22-250, or .243 for yotes
 

I like my .223 it works and cheap to shoot,but the 22-250 is good,as well is the 220 swift and the 243.

RE: .223, 22-250, or .243 for yotes
 

A vote for the 223 for yote.

It will do the job past 300 yds

RE: .223, 22-250, or .243 for yotes
 

I use the 243 win by my choice , I own all three calibers but like the bullet selection I get in the 243 .

RE: .223, 22-250, or .243 for yotes
 

All will do. The .223 will prolly be the cheapest.

RE: .223, 22-250, or .243 for yotes
 

Have you looked into a 204 Ruger? Its great, it realy does have laser like trajectory. Bullets are expensive but if you reload its not that bad. If your not looking on spending to much on ammo go with the 223. And have you looked into 223 WSSM?

RE: .223, 22-250, or .243 for yotes
 

You just have to face it -- there are a lot of great calibers! If you save pelts, You'll want to consider damage -- smaller = better. The .17 Rem will work. The .17 hmr is a little too weak for lang range shots.

You'll want rounds that won't exit, it you can help it. Head and chest shots are preferable.

RE: .223, 22-250, or .243 for yotes
 

If you don't want to save pelts the .243 ballistics are better. .223 is by far the economical choice. All are capable of a level of accuracy which will place all fault on the shooter. With that said, the .243 will be shot better in a breeze 10 times out of 10.
Iyou DO want pelts. The .223 is very capable out to 300 or so, but the 22-250 will smack 'em alittle farther and alot harder! 22-250 has a bad reputation for barrel life, but only groundhog/high, high, high volume shooters will notice this.

RE: .223, 22-250, or .243 for yotes
 

I mainly use my 223 but I also like the 243 Win with 55 grain ballistic tips for those long shots.

RE: .223, 22-250, or .243 for yotes
 

another vote for the .223

RE: .223, 22-250, or .243 for yotes
 

I like a .223. Ammo is cheap, easy to find, and relativley accurate. A good bullet, like the Hornady V-Max, will drop them dead without a lot of pelt damage.

RE: .223, 22-250, or .243 for yotes
 

I personally like the 243 with 55gr. bullets. I took a yote at 300 meters a few weeks ago. I like the trajectory of the bullet even in more than a light breeze. (You get a lot of wind in the Texas/North Mexico flats this time of the year, that why I prefer the 243).

223 is cheap, but I feel better with a little heavier round.

Have fun!

RE: .223, 22-250, or .243 for yotes
 

what is wrong with the .220 swift it is the king of varmit rounds

RE: .223, 22-250, or .243 for yotes
 

Hello Yotes101,
I would pick .243, but it is my opinion!
.243/55gr----Yotes
.243/100gr---Head or Ear shots on Deer
6.5mm Swed 140 gr---shoulder shots
Remember my opinion!!!!!


KEEP ON ROOTING!!!!

RE: .223, 22-250, or .243 for yotes
 

If wind is not a big factor, I'd go with the .223. If so, the heavier 243 is the better choice. Dan, the Swift is a great round, but its very hard on barrels.

RE: .223, 22-250, or .243 for yotes
 

So is a .22-250 and .223wssm but nobody ever says anything about them. It got its bad rap from the 40s when they didnt have the metals that we have now .

RE: .223, 22-250, or .243 for yotes
 

"nobody ever says anything bad about them"? Actually, I've read several posts here and elsewhere about the 22-250 being a barrel burner. I"ll agree that the metals of yesteryear were not what they are today, but can speak from experience that even todays metals are not always up to the challenge when it comes to the heat of the 22-250. As for the wssm's, I don't have any personal experience with them, but have read several articles and posts of them being a barrel smoker too. I'm not trying to get your shorts in a wad, this is just my .02.

RE: .223, 22-250, or .243 for yotes
 

now play nice boys... :D the swift with it's normal loading of 45-50 grain bullets loaded up over 4K fps will eat up a barrel a lot quicker than a 22-250 loaded to 3600fps with a 55gr bullet... load the 22-250 up to 4000fps and you'll eat up a barrel quick, load a swift down to 3600 with a 55 and have a long term easy shooting barrel... it's all in what you do with them...

RE: .223, 22-250, or .243 for yotes
 

I am not upset at all ,its just that the 4000 fps barrier once broken by any .22 cal will eat the barrel up .( that is flat smokin) . I try to push my swift at about 3800 with 50 gr. v-max , it seems to fit real well.

RE: .223, 22-250, or .243 for yotes
 

Agree with johnch........223

RE: .223, 22-250, or .243 for yotes
 

lol Rockfish. We're not getting all worked up, just giving our opinions. If everyone had the same opinion about everything, this world would be a very boring place.;)