.22-250??!!
02-19-2004, 06:46 PM
#1
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Chicago, IL
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.22-250??!!
I was shooting my Tikka .22-250 at the shooting range last week and got to thinking. Is this a big enough caliber to go deer hunting with? Provided that I use either 55 or 60 grain. (I think those are the biggest but I'm not sure) They travel at around 4000 fps. I know this caliber is perfect for varmint but is it enough for the big boys? So what do you guys think? Thanks in advance!
02-19-2004, 06:59 PM
#2
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: The socialist state of Massachusetts
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RE: .22-250??!!
Why would you use a 22-250 unless that is all you have? If you stuck to standing or walking shots where you are certain of placing the projectile in the vitals...and if you used a bullet that is not too fragile (like hollow points), I suppose it could be done. However, I would choose something else....even a shotgun with slugs... over a 22-250 for deer.
Each to his own.
Clint
Each to his own.
Clint
02-19-2004, 07:18 PM
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Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Wall SD USA & Jamestown ND
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RE: .22-250??!!
Where I hunt it is a legal caliber for deer. With the 60 grain Nosler Partition or the Speer Bonded bear claw or the Barnes X bullet, It will do a good job on deer out to two hundred yards. I wouldn't recommend it as a deer rifle but a lot of ranchers use them for deer because they always have them in thier trucks. The 223 is also legal in our state. I would always use a 25 caliber or bigger.
02-19-2004, 08:48 PM
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Join Date: May 2003
Location: Salem Missouri
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RE: .22-250??!!
When my wife started to deer hunt she used my 22-250, and took two deer with it, one dropped in its tracks and the other went about 40 yards. Ive also taken a few with it but was very careful about shot placement. I handload 63 grain Sierra semi point bullets, they mushroom well and dont come apart like a hollow point. I dont recommend using one unlessconditions are just right, my wife has stepped up to a 243. As far as 4000 fps, mine were only about 3400 fps with the heavy bullet, but still worked with careful shot placement, but probably not for a beginning hunter.
02-19-2004, 10:41 PM
#7
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Oakland OR USA
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RE: .22-250??!!
There isn't a doubt in my mind that a 22-250 will kill a deer on a good hit , but on a marginal hit you stand good chance of losing the animal . The damage it does due to the light bullet , doesn't give you much of a margin for error . I wouldn't use one personally ,but thats just my opinion .
02-20-2004, 01:11 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Georgetown, Texas
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RE: .22-250??!!
A 22-250 will killem all day long. What you loose in brute force you can make up for with tight shot groups. Alot of guys out here think bigger is always better, kinda like who has the biggest 4x4. Don't need to make a hole you can put your fist into to killem. Get past the ego thing and make good shots the 22-250 will work fine.
02-20-2004, 01:27 PM
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RE: .22-250??!!
ORIGINAL: Georgetownboys
A 22-250 will killem all day long. What you loose in brute force you can make up for with tight shot groups. Alot of guys out here think bigger is always better, kinda like who has the biggest 4x4. Don't need to make a hole you can put your fist into to killem. Get past the ego thing and make good shots the 22-250 will work fine.
A 22-250 will killem all day long. What you loose in brute force you can make up for with tight shot groups. Alot of guys out here think bigger is always better, kinda like who has the biggest 4x4. Don't need to make a hole you can put your fist into to killem. Get past the ego thing and make good shots the 22-250 will work fine.