borg
03-24-2010, 12:42 AM
I do realize that there are better bullets available these days for the 22's that were not available just a few years ago.
If you do use proper bullet choice like a barnes tsx or nosler partition then the 22-250 WILL be fine for all deer given correct bullet placement.
I personally feel that even the .223 is a perfectly acceptable round for most deer, but I'd hesitate to use any .224 caliber round for mule deer. I don't doubt that an exceptional marksman could drop a charging grizzly with a .22 lr, but he would probably feel like a jackass drawing such a puny weapon.
Not that I wouldn't shoot a mule deer with a .22-250, I'd just hesitate. It would have to stand broadside to me for half a minute like on all the hunting shows. You know, the kind of deer that doesn't spook when you start speaking in a low voice with your friends 150 yards away. If such a mule deer presented itself to me, I would take the shot with a .22-250.
Provided I have confidence in my load.
If you do use proper bullet choice like a barnes tsx or nosler partition then the 22-250 WILL be fine for all deer given correct bullet placement.
I personally feel that even the .223 is a perfectly acceptable round for most deer, but I'd hesitate to use any .224 caliber round for mule deer. I don't doubt that an exceptional marksman could drop a charging grizzly with a .22 lr, but he would probably feel like a jackass drawing such a puny weapon.
Not that I wouldn't shoot a mule deer with a .22-250, I'd just hesitate. It would have to stand broadside to me for half a minute like on all the hunting shows. You know, the kind of deer that doesn't spook when you start speaking in a low voice with your friends 150 yards away. If such a mule deer presented itself to me, I would take the shot with a .22-250.
Provided I have confidence in my load.