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<blockquote data-quote="benchracer" data-source="post: 1399894" data-attributes="member: 22069"><p>It is certainly true that a 22-250 is not an ideal prairie dog rifle. It is also true that the 53 VMAX blows prairie dogs up just as well at 3200 as it does at 3800. Oddly enough, I have witnessed more spectacular kills at .223 velocities than I have at 22-250 velocities. For reasons I don't understand, the 22-250 kills seem to be more emphatic, but less spectacular.</p><p></p><p>Shooting in 100* temps, my 22-250 needs to cool down after about 5 rounds are fired, while my .223/5.56 needs to cool down after 10 rounds or so. The real virtue of the additional 700 fps from my 22-250 is that it is much easier to shoot in the wind. Backing off the throttle makes no sense. If you are going to do that, you may as well carry two .223's and be done with it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="benchracer, post: 1399894, member: 22069"] It is certainly true that a 22-250 is not an ideal prairie dog rifle. It is also true that the 53 VMAX blows prairie dogs up just as well at 3200 as it does at 3800. Oddly enough, I have witnessed more spectacular kills at .223 velocities than I have at 22-250 velocities. For reasons I don't understand, the 22-250 kills seem to be more emphatic, but less spectacular. Shooting in 100* temps, my 22-250 needs to cool down after about 5 rounds are fired, while my .223/5.56 needs to cool down after 10 rounds or so. The real virtue of the additional 700 fps from my 22-250 is that it is much easier to shoot in the wind. Backing off the throttle makes no sense. If you are going to do that, you may as well carry two .223's and be done with it. [/QUOTE]
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