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Re: If you had to hunt White Tail Deer with a 22-250 what bullet would you choose?
« Reply #30 on: October 31, 2011, 12:09:21 PM »
we hunt smaller bodied west texas white tails and a 22-250 will drop them when you do your part, ie aim for a quick kill area like the eye or ear hole or a spine shot. When one of us shot an Axis Deer, which is about the size of one of those Yankee white-tails in the neck, a spine shot, the animal blinked then trotted off. We scoured that pasture for days in hopes of findin this monster to no avail. After that we keep the 22-250's and 223's for does and close in shots and the 243's and up for over 100 yards.
Only deer I ever lost was a shoulder shot doe with a 223 remington at 60 yards.
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Re: If you had to hunt White Tail Deer with a 22-250 what bullet would you choose?
« Reply #31 on: November 01, 2011, 04:45:16 AM »
Dale,
 
   I apologize for saying this, and no personal offense is intended, but nobody is "forced" to hunt whitetail with a .22-250.   At best, it is an extremely marginal round  for whitetail, and is illegal in most states because of it.
 
   I'm willing to bet that if you just ask around among a few of your friends, several of them will have good .30-06, .308, .30-30, or .243 in the closet that they will be more than glad to lend for your a few weeks.
 
   The .22-250 is a varmint round.  Don't go out and wound a whitetail with it. There is no reason for it and you will feel sick about it forever.
 
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Re: If you had to hunt White Tail Deer with a 22-250 what bullet would you choose?
« Reply #32 on: November 01, 2011, 04:28:26 PM »
I'll go against the grain a little. First, let me state that most of the time if I'm deer hunting I use my 7mm-08 or 270 (or 25-06, 7mag, 308 etc)     I do own a super accurate Ruger #1 in 22-250. I've personally taken several (15 or so) deer with it, and I've let a few friends use it to shoot quite a few deer as well. (one used it last week to take a doe at a lasered 220 yards-went about 30 yards) I use the 55gr Remington soft points most of the time. I've mostly used it for does, but have shot several bucks with it.With a broadside shoulder or lung shot, it kills just as quickly as my bigger guns.   Several deer have dropped, furthest ran about 40 yards. I will admit they didn't leave much of a blood trail if they ran, but I don't feel undergunned if I'm carrying it and decide to shoot a deer. None were lost.
We shoot about  80 deer a year on our lease. I hunt in south Texas. Does only dress 80-110 lbs, and bucks usually dress 145-190 depending on when killed.  Average distance is probably 150 yards.  We use anything from 22-250's and 220 swifts up to 300 mags and 7mm ultramags. Over the last 10 years I have personally seen a higher percentage of deer lost to guys using the 300mags than the 22-250.   I don't think the smaller caliber is better, just that most guys shoot them more accurately.
Some will say the 22 centerfires or 243 should be reserved for experts. I would argue that most people that don't shoot much would lose less game if they choose a cartridge that doesn't make them flinch (even if its a 22 centerfire).
 
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Re: If you had to hunt White Tail Deer with a 22-250 what bullet would you choose?
« Reply #33 on: November 05, 2011, 03:43:10 PM »
Ive taken WV deer useing R-P 55gr.sp.It'll do fine.
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Re: If you had to hunt White Tail Deer with a 22-250 what bullet would you choose?
« Reply #34 on: January 29, 2012, 09:23:40 PM »
different  guns and same twist barrel will some times not shoot any good in your rifle need to try it and see.my handi doesnt like 62  grain bullets they key hole bad. but my ar's really shine.
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Re: If you had to hunt White Tail Deer with a 22-250 what bullet would you choose?
« Reply #35 on: January 30, 2012, 04:39:25 AM »
Quote from: mannyrock on November 01, 2011, 04:45:16 AM
Dale,
 
   I apologize for saying this, and no personal offense is intended, but nobody is "forced" to hunt whitetail with a .22-250.  At best, it is an extremely marginal round  for whitetail, and is illegal in most states because of it.

   I'm willing to bet that if you just ask around among a few of your friends, several of them will have good .30-06, .308, .30-30, or .243 in the closet that they will be more than glad to lend for your a few weeks.
 
  The .22-250 is a varmint round.  Don't go out and wound a whitetail with it. There is no reason for it and you will feel sick about it forever.
 
Best, Mannyrock

It's legal in a state (Pennsylvania) with more licensed hunters than any other state in the country and in my opinion, that speaks volumes. I used 52 grain boat tail hollow points and have dropped deer with a heart/lung shot at 200 yards.
 
A varmint round? It shoots flat and with a high velocity but it's definitely not limited to varmints. I'm willing to bet all those who say not to use it, never did.
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