22-250 for deer?

[sturner]

Good rattlesnake habitat, too.

You had to bring that up Lol

 

[betolatinlu]

I have killed deer with Rem 22/250's with 14 twists

55g Hornady Soft point with the cannalure
63g Sierra semi point is very accurate in a 14 twist

New bullet out that is fantastic, the Speer 55g Bonded Core bullet, and it is very, very accurate!

55g use Varget

63g use IMR, H, or AA4350

A 64g Winchester may stabalize out of the 14T, I have read it but not played around with it myself.

65g Sierra BTSP will not stabalize in a 14T, nor will a 60g V max.

I have shot half a dozen deer with the rem 700 with the 60g partition, and groups are 2" to 1.5". If you hit a deer on the shoulder with this bullet, you will throw away the front half of the deer, MV of 3450 fps.

Hey, I'm glad to read your post because I've never fired anything over 50 grains .I was told that a 14" twist will not stabilize anything over 55 grains.

 

[Ohlongarm]

Picked up a 22-250 from a gent on the forums and really enjoy shooting it! So I am thinking about picking up some Barns 50gr ammo and using it for white tails! I believe that a 50gr pill rolling over 3800fps will kill and get the dbl lung in a perfect side shot, my questions is how far would y'all use this rifle for deer, was kinda hoping I would be able to use it to about 200ish yds and allow my nieces and nephews a gun to take and let them pop one. It has a stock barrel with a slow factory twist or I would reload heavier pills

Absolutely,double lung or straight on, use a 55 grain bonded ,deer are easy to kill period.I get invited to farms in Ohio often on deer kill permit shoots,because i can 22 Hornet,Hornady 45 grain soft point,like shooting fish in a barrel,one two week span i dropped 45 with on shot kills ,max range from enclosed stands over bait 75,100 yards.Not my type of hunting ,they should just up the hunters bag limits in overpopulated counties.The naysayers just shake their heads in disbelief,all deer were utilized for human consumption.200 yards with a 22/250 is a walk in the park.Antlerless deer only,game wardens are diligent as they should be.Some areas according to fly over reporting monitored some areas with over 100 deer per square mile.

 

[keithcandler]

Hey, I'm glad to read your post because I've never fired anything over 50 grains .I was told that a 14" twist will not stabilize anything over 55 grains.

Remington 22/250's are all 14 twists.

I have shot these bullets with a variety of powders
55g Speer Bonded Gold Dot
55g Sierra spt
55g Sierra btsp
55g bthp
55g Sierra semi point

55g Hornady SP with the cannalure, excellent deer and hog bullet

60g Sierra hp
63g Sierra semi point
ALL THE ABOVE GROUPED VERY WELL AT 200 YARDS


THESE BULLETS DID NOT STABALIZE IN A 14t,
60g Hornady V max will not stabalize in a 14T
65g Sierra btsp will not stabalize in a 14 T
53g HOrnady V max did not shoot well in the 14T
55g Sierra blitz king did not shoot well in a 14T

In a 243 Win or 6mm Rem, the 70g Nosler ballistic tip on broadside lung shots are excellent.

 

[zb338]

If you can do it, try to get your hands on a Deer rifle. The 22/250
is a very fine caliber but it was meant to be a varmint rifle.

Zeke

 

[keithcandler]

Speer gold dots are changing the scene on small caliber rifles. Brother killed two does on a pond dam with 62g tsx with an AR in 223, 270 yards. Legal where I live.

A lot of people are recoil sensitive. Lighter calibers fill a niche where extreme accuracy is easily attained.

Last antelope I killed was at 460 yards with a Rem 788 in 223, 55g Winchester SP at 3050 MV dropped him in his tracks.

A 22/250 AI or a 22 Creed with an 8T shooting 62g Speer gold dots at 3700 fps would be a heck of a deer rifle.

 

[nicholasjohn]

I'm amazed that

I have never seen that slow of twist rate in any. 22 cal. rifle. I'm amazed that any bullet would stabilize at all. I went to a 1-7 in order to get stabilized bullets above 62gr. to shoot under 1/2" groups where with my 1-10 they wouldn't hit a 6" target at 100 yards.

1-in-14" twist is standard for the 22-250. In the last few years, some manufacturers are making them with faster twist, to accommodate the longer bullets that have come on the market recently. The fast-twist barrels and longer, heavier bullets are changing everything.

 

[Kansaswoodguy]

I've been deer hunting with 223 for 30 years your 22-250 will be fine stick with the Barnes or Hornady GMX bullets.

 

[5gauss]

22.250 illegal in Oregon for Elk....legal for Deer...

 

[Gone Ballistic]

1-in-14" twist is standard for the 22-250. In the last few years, some manufacturers are making them with faster twist, to accommodate the longer bullets that have come on the market recently. The fast-twist barrels and longer, heavier bullets are changing everything.

I must apologize for my senior moment as right after I wrote you I started thinking it is my .223 I went to the 1-7, not my 22-250. Terrible to feel old and dumb but I have also found that years of accrued knowledge is not applicable with all the phenomenal changes and choices we have today. Your reply is very much appreciated.

 

[nicholasjohn]

I personally have several rifles that I would take over my 22-250, I wish I didn't have a factory barrel on it and could shoot the monos and I wouldn't be concerned at all with it, the 1:14 twist seems too slow to stableize them, but for 200yds and in that may not matter, I would like to keep the shots with in 150 to 100 if possible, but I am setting 200yds because my lane goes that far into the CRP(tree/grass) field and I know a couple very good first time bucks/deer like to travel that edge/end of the lane. But from what I already had in my mind and with yalls experience/opinions I feel confident I can get what I am looking for out of it

I think you will be happy with the results. I also think you might find that the lighter mono-metal bullets ( around 50 grains or so ) may stabilize just fine at 22-250 velocities. If not, several of the jacketed soft points mentioned in this thread will do the trick for you.

 

[nicholasjohn]

I must apologize for my senior moment as right after I wrote you I started thinking it is my .223 I went to the 1-7, not my 22-250. Terrible to feel old and dumb but I have also found that years of accrued knowledge is not applicable with all the phenomenal changes and choices we have today. Your reply is very much appreciated.

No apologies necessary, Sir. Speaking of how old guys' memories work, on the same day I remembered the standard twist rate of a 22-250, I can't remember what I had for lunch this afternoon ………….….

 

[nicholasjohn]

Hey, I'm glad to read your post because I've never fired anything over 50 grains .I was told that a 14" twist will not stabilize anything over 55 grains.

My old Sako 22-250, with rifling that I measured myself at 1-in-14", stabilized the 64-grain Winchester Power Point perfectly, and groups measured around 3/4" at 100 yards. Ditto for the 70-grain Speer semi-spitzer, which is also a good deer bullet. It's a funny-looking bullet, but it works great. Not better than the Power Point, but great nonetheless. Both of these bullets may be near the outer limit for bullet lengths that will stabilize in this rifling pitch. Ditto for the Nosler 60-grain Partition, which I would also expect to be a good deer killer - at least as good as these two.

I can't comment on the mono-metal bullets, since haven't tried any of them. A number of guys have chimed in about the 50-grain Barnes, and the general consensus seems to be that it stabilizes OK. I would think that it would be about as long as the bullets mentioned above. The heavier mono-metal bullets would likely have stability issues. A buddy of mine has shot a bunch of deer with the 50-grain Barnes in the 223, but that has a faster twist than the 22-250. He liked the way it worked on deer, so if it stabilizes alright in the 22-250, I would think it would be a winner.

 

[Krosebil]

Picked up a 22-250 from a gent on the forums and really enjoy shooting it! So I am thinking about picking up some Barns 50gr ammo and using it for white tails! I believe that a 50gr pill rolling over 3800fps will kill and get the dbl lung in a perfect side shot, my questions is how far would y'all use this rifle for deer, was kinda hoping I would be able to use it to about 200ish yds and allow my nieces and nephews a gun to take and let them pop one. It has a stock barrel with a slow factory twist or I would reload heavier pills