Thinking about getting a 22-250

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If I see a deer with 22-250 in my hands I can legally blow it's head off.

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"legally"? so everything turned out ok? you don't need permission from gf, her parents, her grandparents, the maid, the police or the judge?

why waste bullets? you can blow a deers head off with arrows from over 50 yards away, no?


yes, that was a smile,, semi-forced, but still a wrinkled, leathered up old smile from a toothless mouth with old man spittle running down the edges onto my hand made bib from my great great grand kids.

.22-250 is great for hog hunting and general varmint control, and as you said, you can legally kill deer with it. I would get one. The only issue I see with your question is that you mention using it for snakes and turtles...I dont think it is a good use of ammo as it does not cost the same as a rimfire to shoot. Fot he other usesyou mentioned, it is an amazing rifle round.

The cost of ammo isn't my concern, the availability is what I'm concerned about. If I can't go to a store and pick up a few boxes, I don't want it. So wasting money on turtles and snakes is fine with me, plinking is a bigger waste IMO.

It is very easy to find ammo for.

A_bear,
Sorry to hear of your dilemma....Not having ammo to shoot is the pits! I'm curious as to the areas where you'll be shooting? Are we talking about deep woods where shooting doesn't upset anyone or lightly populated areas where loud gunfire might be a problem? The 22-250 is a FINE varmint and predator hunting round (in fact, I've got a 22-250 Ackley Improved Encore barrel, but that's another story), but it does have significant muzzle blast. Top end 22-250 loads (the kind you'll be buying off the shelf) use about 50% more powder than do similar 223 loads. The 22-2250 will obviously be MUCH louder than the 17 WSM. Depending on where you'll be shooting, I wonder if the 22-250 will be a little too much.

I have a Kimber in 22-250 that is one of my favorite rifles.
Walnut stock
Blue action
Stainless barrel
Semi fluted
2.125 lbs trigger
4.5-14 leupold varmint reticle

I have dispatched the following with ease:
Deer
Hogs
Yotes
Prairie dogs
Coons
1 fox

I've also been told the gun will kill collered snow geese out to 400 yds

It would be used far away from any urban areas. I have land about a mile back in the woods and then some property behind the levee. The land behind the levee has ponds that hold turtles, snakes, beavers, and nutrias. Even if I shot a 50cal back there no one would have rights to complain. Coyotes will be shot in crop fields away from civilization as well. For shooting around the house I have a 22lr already to keep the noise down.

That's a browning abolt? Nice looking gun. I wish I could find a left handed thumb hole stock.

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It would be used far away from any urban areas.

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If that's the case, you should be fine w/ a 22-250. Compared to the 223 Rem, when using comparable bullet wts, it'll add bout 300 fps to what the 223 will do.