22-250 for deer?

[Yeager]

Very well said . Always liked the 260 rem. The creed has taken over sorry to say

Why sorry?

 

[Gone Ballistic]

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 ………….….

Thanks for the memory jolt. On my 22-250 I rebarreled it from a 1-14 to a 1-8. Now, what the heck is lunch?

 

[hunter67wa]

Any shot that is off is well off and they will run

 

[Yeager]

Thanks for the memory jolt. On my 22-250 I rebarreled it from a 1-14 to a 1-8. Now, what the heck is lunch?

P-Dogs??

 

[J E Custom]

Very well said . Always liked the 260 rem. The creed has taken over sorry to say

Don't Apologize, The 260 and the creed are ballistics Twins.

J E CUSTOM

 

[Yeager]

Don't Apologize, The 260 and the creed are ballistics Twins.

J E CUSTOM

Not apologizing!! True to about 600 to 700yds, but then Creed begins to separate from its twin because of the ability to load longer, higher BC bullets. Don't own a 6.5 Creed and don't want to. Just expect more from J E Custom and less animosity towards Creedmoor calibers. Frankly, my most recent custom built 6MM Creedmoor, shooting Hornady A-Tip(110gr), has become the best shooting rifle I have ever owned in 55 years. Just saying.

 

[J E Custom]

Not apologizing!! True to about 600 to 700yds, but then Creed begins to separate from its twin because of the ability to load longer, higher BC bullets. Don't own a 6.5 Creed and don't want to. Just expect more from J E Custom and less animosity towards Creedmoor calibers. Frankly, my most recent custom built 6MM Creedmoor, shooting Hornady A-Tip(110gr), has become the best shooting rifle I have ever owned in 55 years. Just saying.

Not apologizing!! True to about 600 to 700yds, but then Creed begins to separate from its twin because of the ability to load longer, higher BC bullets. Don't own a 6.5 Creed and don't want to. Just expect more from J E Custom and less animosity towards Creedmoor calibers. Frankly, my most recent custom built 6MM Creedmoor, shooting Hornady A-Tip(110gr), has become the best shooting rifle I have ever owned in 55 years. Just saying.

No animosity, Just saying.

There are no cartridges that I don't like just some that I don't have because they don't best the ones i Have. All cartridges can be accurate If loaded right. and performance is effected by the load not the cartridge name.

J E CUSTOM

 

[del2les]

A lot of discussion about 224 bullets being to small, too low penetration, inadequate size, etc for varied deer sized game at reasonable distances, so of the above bullets, which is unsuitable for deer and why?

 

[Mark Hilburger]

I would go for head or neck. I thinking your asking a lot of that little bullet to go through two lungs, and if you hit a rib on the way in who knows what will happen?

 

[stx]

I'll be testing 44 gr Hammer Hunters in my 220 Swift at similar velocities on hogs and javelinas......anxious to see how they perform!

 

[Yeager]

No animosity, Just saying.

There are no cartridges that I don't like just some that I don't have because they don't best the ones i Have. All cartridges can be accurate If loaded right. and performance is effected by the load not the cartridge name.

J E CUSTOM

I do agree. I hope I was making that point. Bullet tech has improved so much in the last decade, that some of the newer calibers seem to be more effective in shooting the longer and higher BC bullets, which in turn aides the long range hunter. I think that keeps this long range hunting forum, different from others; a fun, learning site!

 

[nicholasjohn]

Thanks for the memory jolt. On my 22-250 I rebarreled it from a 1-14 to a 1-8. Now, what the heck is lunch?

LUNCH ……… That's the meal we missed because we were too busy at the shooting range !!!! But look at the fun we had ……….

 

[BigNate]

if the shot is off the deer will run off and you may never find him

This applies to every caliber. A poor shot with a TSX and a Loudenboomer isn't going to make up for it.

Pick what you want, buy a well loaded centerfire rifle used within it's limitations works well. The excuse of shooting through brush is a poor one. All bullets deflect through brush, even the .30-30 & .45-70.

 

[BigNate]

This is well worth the look. It will change some minds I'm sure. The majority of this is .223/5.56 and the 77gr TMK causes more damage than many bigger ones.

https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbt...opics/13861534/223-for-a-dedicated-deer-rifle