I have shot everything from fox to deer with the 22-250. It is definitely my favorite caliber. I have never seen a deer hit in the vitals with that go over 20 yards. Including a few deer that won me the big buck contest in my local town.
The .22-250 Remington cartridge gaining popularity?
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Hey snakeman!
I've spent some time in TX...first deer I saw run across the road looked like a small dog w/ horns
Just kidding! ( sort of). 22-250 doesn't make the cut here for a legal deer rifle. In all seriousness, when you add the hair, fat, hide, and muscle necessary to cope with -40 temps, you have a somewhat different animal. It could surely be done, no doubt. Those scummy jacklighters prefer a .22mag between the glowing eyes, since the constable is not as likely to hear the shot
. But I truly don't believe you would maintain your 20 yd holy grail on Northern whitetails with the 22-250, IMHO-
certainly nothing against the caliber, which has proven itself repeatedly on smaller game
I've spent some time in TX...first deer I saw run across the road looked like a small dog w/ horns
Just kidding! ( sort of). 22-250 doesn't make the cut here for a legal deer rifle. In all seriousness, when you add the hair, fat, hide, and muscle necessary to cope with -40 temps, you have a somewhat different animal. It could surely be done, no doubt. Those scummy jacklighters prefer a .22mag between the glowing eyes, since the constable is not as likely to hear the shot. But I truly don't believe you would maintain your 20 yd holy grail on Northern whitetails with the 22-250, IMHO-certainly nothing against the caliber, which has proven itself repeatedly on smaller game
22-250 is my favorite varmit road and has done everything just right for me. Easy to load and is deadly on varmits.
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22-250 is the way to go!
handloading is a dream with it... I can load 36 gr varmint grenades at 4400 FPS for any little critter, 55gr FMJ at 3100 fps for plinking or 55 gr TSX at 3600 FPS for deer... a very versatile round!
not to mention the fastest and flattest shooting cartridge out there next to the .204!
handloading is a dream with it... I can load 36 gr varmint grenades at 4400 FPS for any little critter, 55gr FMJ at 3100 fps for plinking or 55 gr TSX at 3600 FPS for deer... a very versatile round!
not to mention the fastest and flattest shooting cartridge out there next to the .204!
I bought a Remington BDL .22-250 Sporter in about 1970. Put a 6x Redfield scope on it, nice for the time. Shot it a lot for a few years then stored my guns when I went to The Big Cities. Got married a dozen years later and finally talked my new bride into a range visit. The Rem had been well-cared for, and I thought she might enjoy it after a few warm-ups with the .22 LR I'd brought too. She'd shot with her dad a little when she was a kid, not much though. Anyway, I got her situated on the bench at 100 yards, factory ammo, 55 grain Remington Soft Points. She put the first three shots in at 0.75 ", last two of her five shots left the group at under 1.0". She turned to me with a look that simultaneously said: "That's it? This is what you spend your time obsessing over? Where's the challenge?" I never let her shoot that rifle again.
^...I had the same thing happen when I took my girlfriend shooting for the first time. She put 10 shots right around an inch and didn't seem to care.
I wholeheartedly agree that .22-250 is an amazing round. It was my first centerfire by the sheer luck of finding the deal of a lifetime at a garage sale. My go-to load is a 50gn Nosler Ballistic Tip at 3750fps, but I will load down to subsonic speeds when I don't feel like carrying an extra gun for squirrel. Not only is it versatile like that, but it does it accurately. My best loads now will shoot under .5MOA quite reliably, and the worst are still darn near an inch.
My only complaint is that I have run out of bean fields to hunt. I'm always looking for places to hunt in Ohio and as soon as I find a place it becomes picked over :-D
I wholeheartedly agree that .22-250 is an amazing round. It was my first centerfire by the sheer luck of finding the deal of a lifetime at a garage sale. My go-to load is a 50gn Nosler Ballistic Tip at 3750fps, but I will load down to subsonic speeds when I don't feel like carrying an extra gun for squirrel. Not only is it versatile like that, but it does it accurately. My best loads now will shoot under .5MOA quite reliably, and the worst are still darn near an inch.
My only complaint is that I have run out of bean fields to hunt. I'm always looking for places to hunt in Ohio and as soon as I find a place it becomes picked over :-D
I only have one complaint: I've yet to see a 1:9 or 1:8 on one, making the use of heavier bullets an option.
A 75 grain Amax or 80 grain Sierra in a .22/250 would make a great "way out there" coyote and prairie dog gun.
A 75 grain Amax or 80 grain Sierra in a .22/250 would make a great "way out there" coyote and prairie dog gun.
The only problem with high twist rates is the velocity. You almost need the slower rates to get the bullet out of the barrel that fast.
...but an ~80gn VLD would be amazing out of a 22-250
...but an ~80gn VLD would be amazing out of a 22-250
ive had one for 18 years, great round,no recoil,very accurate.if ammo makers would stop trying to re invent the wheel,the 22-250 would still be as popular as it was in the 80's....
I just picked up a 22-250 here within the last five months. It wears a Millett 4-16x56mm.
So far its been great.
And yes I think the cartridge is gaining popularity
So far its been great.
And yes I think the cartridge is gaining popularity
Savage model 12, Low Profile Varminter has a 1-9 twist. The Long Range Precision Varminter is too, but its a single shot target rifle.
http://www.savagearms.com/12Varminter.htm
The .223 version is available with a 1-7" twist.
I have been a huge fan of the 22-250 so much so that I use it for competition. Here's a little beauty that I had Shilen Rifles build me back in the early 90's on a lefty Remington. Plus it shoots pretty good too.
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