22-250 for deer
#11
RE: 22-250 for deer
FYI:
Federal offers a .22-250 loaded with a 60 grain Nosler Partition in its Premium Vital-Shok line. It'd work well on deer at short to medium range and would likely shoot fine in a 1:12" barrel.
Cor-Bon offers the 53 grain Barnes TSX in its DPX Hunter line which would be perfect for the typical 1:14" twist barrels. Cor-Bon also offers the 62 grain TSX in .22-250 as well, but you'd probably need at least a 1:10" twist to stabilize it.
Mike
Federal offers a .22-250 loaded with a 60 grain Nosler Partition in its Premium Vital-Shok line. It'd work well on deer at short to medium range and would likely shoot fine in a 1:12" barrel.
Cor-Bon offers the 53 grain Barnes TSX in its DPX Hunter line which would be perfect for the typical 1:14" twist barrels. Cor-Bon also offers the 62 grain TSX in .22-250 as well, but you'd probably need at least a 1:10" twist to stabilize it.
Mike
#12
Spike
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 46
RE: 22-250 for deer
ORIGINAL: HuntAway
If you live in Ontario, Canada. It is illegal to use that caliber while deer hunting.
.243 min
ORIGINAL: xi32
hey guys first off i cant use a rifle to hunt deer in illinois with but if i get the chance to go somwhere i can would a 22-250 be a good round for deer
hey guys first off i cant use a rifle to hunt deer in illinois with but if i get the chance to go somwhere i can would a 22-250 be a good round for deer
.243 min
http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/239841.pdf
Scroll down to the firearms regs. I dont see any restrictions on centrefire firearms. .223 could also be used.
#13
RE: 22-250 for deer
I have one and have killed deer with it in kentucky ,neck shots.The gun i have gives a new meaning to the word hair trigger.Would i take it again,i would say no, since i got a 308 now.
#14
RE: 22-250 for deer
I'd contrast deer hunting with .22 centerfires to concealed carry for self defense! Would you buy a .22 for self defense? Probably not! If a thug attacked you and all you had was a .22, would it work? Probably, but given a choice, I sure wouldn't want to bet my life on it!
So, I would not buy a .22 for deer hunting, when for the same price I could buy a real deer caliber!
So, I would not buy a .22 for deer hunting, when for the same price I could buy a real deer caliber!
#16
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: naper nebraska
Posts: 458
RE: 22-250 for deer
well i know some people that have killed lots of deer with a 22-250. This fall i saw a real nice 5x5 get shot with one. It will kill a deer just as dead as any gun,but some people like to shoot an extra 50 grains of lead. I use a 243 and it had worked great on every deer iv shot with it. I would use recommend a 243 for deer hunting,but a 22-250 will get the job done too.
#18
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: va USA
Posts: 580
RE: 22-250 for deer
ORIGINAL: HuntAway
If you live in Ontario, Canada. It is illegal to use that caliber while deer hunting.
.243 min
ORIGINAL: xi32
hey guys first off i cant use a rifle to hunt deer in illinois with but if i get the chance to go somwhere i can would a 22-250 be a good round for deer
hey guys first off i cant use a rifle to hunt deer in illinois with but if i get the chance to go somwhere i can would a 22-250 be a good round for deer
.243 min
X2, In many places a 22 centerfire is illegal for deer hunting. Get a 243 instead of a 22-250.You can use it on deer anywhere in the US or Canada where rifle hunting is legal.
#19
RE: 22-250 for deer
ORIGINAL: 3000fps
no to small id go at least with a 243 It would kill with a perfect shot,but in the hunting world you may not get
no to small id go at least with a 243 It would kill with a perfect shot,but in the hunting world you may not get
If you want to know how a .22 will do on deer, read the comments on killing power of the .220 Swift on wild burros in the Ackley Handbook for Shooters & Reloaders, Vol. I
#20
RE: 22-250 for deer
ORIGINAL: JagMagMan
I'd contrast deer hunting with .22 centerfires to concealed carry for self defense! Would you buy a .22 for self defense? Probably not! If a thug attacked you and all you had was a .22, would it work? Probably, but given a choice, I sure wouldn't want to bet my life on it!
So, I would not buy a .22 for deer hunting, when for the same price I could buy a real deer caliber!
I'd contrast deer hunting with .22 centerfires to concealed carry for self defense! Would you buy a .22 for self defense? Probably not! If a thug attacked you and all you had was a .22, would it work? Probably, but given a choice, I sure wouldn't want to bet my life on it!
So, I would not buy a .22 for deer hunting, when for the same price I could buy a real deer caliber!
I know first hand what they can do. My friend was shot low in the stomach from a .22lr, dropped him in his tracks, he said it was like litghtening struck him, and last year my friends nephew shot a 300lb guy with a .22 hornet in the stomach in self defense during a shootout. dropped that big guy right where he stood. I heard they had to remove about 10 ft of his intestines.
any amount of lead in the body is not good.