Why you shouldn't use a 22-250 on deer

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Did that say only 7 inches of penetration? Suprising at 3700 ftps

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Light, high-velocity rounds are made to penetrate very little and transfer a bunch of energy.

This is the exact reason I suggest the Hornady Vmax for home defense in an AR15. It will penetrate the chest cavity but not exit, thus minimizing collateral damage.

I've cleaned a deer shot with a .22-250 55gr soft point at about 40 yards. It was pretty brutal (the famous grenade effect) and a few pieces of the bullet made it out the other side, but if it had ran anywhere we would have needed to put dogs on it. It was hard to find the entrance with the hide still on.

I maintain that .25 is the minimum caliber that should be used for whitetails.

According to his graph it's a twenty percent gel, but I thought the standard was ten?

Completely agree with everything you just said


If the KE argument was the so important then bow hunting would be deemed unethical

Projectile...........Weight.............Velocity.......Kinetic Energy
.30-06 Rifle......180 grains........2600 fps......2701 ft. lbs.
Modern Arrow...540 grains..........300..............108


without a great exit hole, the deer will not drop blood. With that 22-250, you're making an entrance hole smaller than the size of a pencil with no exit hole. Sure, the insides may be mush but have fun tracking all night

Any time I hear somebody say "it's like you put a grenade in it" I

Sure you are going to get some very dramatic kills with those rounds, but the first time you hit a solid piece of bone you're going to have issues.

Give me a bullet that exits 99% of the time. I may not get the "grenade" kills as often, but I will have consistently good results with more room for error.

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My dad says you can hear the bullet hit the deer before the report of the rifle with a 22-250

I think he's full of shite

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I did quit using it because I was afraid my kids would make a bad shot and lose a deer.

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Exactly my thought when I see people who get kids guns shooting 60-80 grain bullets. They should shoot the heaviest bullet they can handle, in most instances.

But I still think he's full of shite

Old arse men and their bull shite

But always remember the OB opinion.

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A .243 won't kill a deer

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