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22-250 for deer?
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<blockquote data-quote="bbraden" data-source="post: 1793324" data-attributes="member: 92640"><p>.22-250 was all I had when I was a kid - Dad's hand me down Rem 788. Shot anything 55 grain that I could get hold of. Piled up a couple whitetail with it and Remington Core-Lokts. Everything shot in the vitals ran 50 yards or so and then died. Never had a problem finding deer. I stretched it out to 300-350 yards on a WT buck once and made a lucky shot to the neck and he dropped in his tracks. I ran out of corelokts and all walmart had were winchester ballistic tips (2001 or so) so I made a broadside shot on a WT doe with it. She didn't run far but pieces of shrapnel wound up in the guts and that ****ed me off. Went back to spire points after that.</p><p></p><p>Started hunting mule deer on farmland with the .22-250 when I turned 14 and didn't know anything bigger was needed so long as I put it in the neck or the vitals. I got in a hurry one time and accidentally shot a decent MD in the guts and he ran and ran. I had to chase him down with the four wheeler and it took two more shots after that. I chalked that one up to a learning experience.</p><p></p><p>.22-250 works just fine for deer. Keep it in the vitals, head or high neck. 55 grain or heavier, and spire point or mono will work. It shoots especially flat which makes a 350 yard shot on vitals easy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bbraden, post: 1793324, member: 92640"] .22-250 was all I had when I was a kid - Dad's hand me down Rem 788. Shot anything 55 grain that I could get hold of. Piled up a couple whitetail with it and Remington Core-Lokts. Everything shot in the vitals ran 50 yards or so and then died. Never had a problem finding deer. I stretched it out to 300-350 yards on a WT buck once and made a lucky shot to the neck and he dropped in his tracks. I ran out of corelokts and all walmart had were winchester ballistic tips (2001 or so) so I made a broadside shot on a WT doe with it. She didn't run far but pieces of shrapnel wound up in the guts and that ****ed me off. Went back to spire points after that. Started hunting mule deer on farmland with the .22-250 when I turned 14 and didn't know anything bigger was needed so long as I put it in the neck or the vitals. I got in a hurry one time and accidentally shot a decent MD in the guts and he ran and ran. I had to chase him down with the four wheeler and it took two more shots after that. I chalked that one up to a learning experience. .22-250 works just fine for deer. Keep it in the vitals, head or high neck. 55 grain or heavier, and spire point or mono will work. It shoots especially flat which makes a 350 yard shot on vitals easy. [/QUOTE]
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