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22-250 for deer?
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<blockquote data-quote="chuckhunter3" data-source="post: 1794049" data-attributes="member: 111742"><p>Many years ago I shot 2 deer with a 22-250 using 55 gr. Sierra bullets. Both required followup shots. Bullet performance was poor as both ran over 200 yds. and were very alive when a close range finishing shot ended it.</p><p>A few years ago I took my grandson deer hunting. I was going to let him shoot so I carried my Savage pistol in 22-250 hoping to see a coyote. He decided that he wanted to move to a spot further away from me. We were only there for about 10 minutes when a herd of deer ran towards me. There was an 8 point buck among them. When he stopped about 100 yds. away I shot him in the lungs with a 55 gr. V-Max. He ran about 50 yds. and dropped. The lungs were mush. Later I went to a neighboring state and repeated the shot on a 9 point buck at 60 yds. Again it ran 50 yds. and dropped. Lungs were again mush. I have a friend that shot his Antelope with a 22-250 using 70 gr Speer bullets. If I were to ever hunt deer with a 22-250 again I would use a better bullet.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chuckhunter3, post: 1794049, member: 111742"] Many years ago I shot 2 deer with a 22-250 using 55 gr. Sierra bullets. Both required followup shots. Bullet performance was poor as both ran over 200 yds. and were very alive when a close range finishing shot ended it. A few years ago I took my grandson deer hunting. I was going to let him shoot so I carried my Savage pistol in 22-250 hoping to see a coyote. He decided that he wanted to move to a spot further away from me. We were only there for about 10 minutes when a herd of deer ran towards me. There was an 8 point buck among them. When he stopped about 100 yds. away I shot him in the lungs with a 55 gr. V-Max. He ran about 50 yds. and dropped. The lungs were mush. Later I went to a neighboring state and repeated the shot on a 9 point buck at 60 yds. Again it ran 50 yds. and dropped. Lungs were again mush. I have a friend that shot his Antelope with a 22-250 using 70 gr Speer bullets. If I were to ever hunt deer with a 22-250 again I would use a better bullet. [/QUOTE]
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