New .22-250 Rifle Advice

[Sionnix]

I have got it in my head that it would be fun to have a little tack driver (so far most of my rifles have been big bores/lever actions) and I have been looking at these heavy-barreled bolt guns. Anyone have some experience they would like to share? Seems like the Remington 700 VLS would be a good off-the-shelf option. The only reason I have decided on .22-250 is the good balance of range and ballistics. But I am still in the research phase of this whole rodeo

 

[joed]

I've had a few 700's in .22-250. Nice velocity and accurate it is a good cartridge. My present gun is a 700 SPS that I bought new at a good price. The stock was junk but has been replaced.

I use it for groundhog hunting in Ohio. For my use where the farms aren't overly large it works well with shots to 400 yards.

 

[BigBlue 94]

I have a few 700s and a 722. 308, 243, 223, and the 722 is in 222. I also have a 22-250 Stryker pistol.

I love the 700 action. I've killed both my deer with the 243. It's a BDL from 1976 with a varmint barrel and drives tacks at 100 yds, never shot paper farther than that. The 308 is an SPS model from a few years ago. It resides in an AICS chassis. The 223 is also a BDL type, but a fancy blonde stock with rosewood tips and gold inlay on the rollstamp on the barrel. All smooth as butter.

The 22-250 is a Savage Stryker. It's a bolt action 3+1 with a left hand bolt but right hand eject. Neat, accurate monster of a pistol, and the 22-250 is quite a hoot to shoot especially in low light conditions.

I'll be watching...

 

[Bfh_auto]

I am a huge fan of 22-250. My only suggestion is pick the bullet weight and let that guide which rifle you get.
Most Rem are rifled 1-14 which is super accurate with up to 55 flat base.
My savage is 1-12. It maxed out at a 62hpbt.
Some Rugers are 1-9.

 

[Ks5shooter]

This is kind of cool.......
https://www.savagearms.com/firearms/centerfire/varmint-series/12-long-range-precision-varminter

 

[horsey300]

I have got it in my head that it would be fun to have a little tack driver (so far most of my rifles have been big bores/lever actions) and I have been looking at these heavy-barreled bolt guns. Anyone have some experience they would like to share? Seems like the Remington 700 VLS would be a good off-the-shelf option. The only reason I have decided on .22-250 is the good balance of range and ballistics. But I am still in the research phase of this whole rodeo

How far out do you wanna shoot? What kind of targets? Do you handload? The .22-250 can be very versatile, but purpose dictates bullet selection, dictates barrel twist, dictates how much you'll spend.

 

[Picher]

I've had a couple of .22-250s in the past and shot crows, pasture poodles, foxes, coyotes, and deer with them. Loved the cartridge, but didn't like handloading for it, since cases stretch more than any other cartridge I've loaded for. That's due to the amount of body taper.

I thought often about having it re-chambered for .22-250 Improved, but my rifles shot so well, I didn't wanted to screw them up. Both of my rifles shot sub-1/2 MOA and won many turkey shoots by 'closest to dead center' shots at 100 yards! In hindsight, the "Improved" version may have been the way to go.

I stopped using the .22-250 and converted my last one to .243 Win because I "probably" killed the last woodchuck in Maine. Not really, but we stopped hunting them. The .243 is much more forgiving in the wind and a better killer for larger varmints like Eastern coyotes and a better deer cartridge for grand-kids, of which four have used it with success.

 

[troy fairweather]

the 243 will give better barrel life to, i would like to know the range you are shooting and how much. those guys out on dog towns can ware a 22-250 barrel out in a weekend. i like the 222 remington good barrel life very accurate and will still reach out good. if you don't reload get a 223 rem.

 

[Picher]

We used to walk a lot when hunting for woodchucks and other varmints in the rolling hills of Maine. After my second .22-250, I bought a 6mm Rem...Rem 700, heavy-barreled Varmint rifle and it was great for bucking the wind, but too heavy for walking miles. The standard-weight model is heavy enough and accurate enough for what I wanted.

 

[doubleh]

If I were to buy another 22-250 it would be a TC Encore. You can get a long barrel for better velocity without the rifle being overly long and clumsy. Shoot out the barrel? Simply buy another barrel and change it yourself. It takes maybe five minutes. Yes it's a single shot. So slow down just a bit. It's easier on you and the barrel.