taking a white tail with a 22-250

[rral22]

The fact that something has been done does not make it a good idea.

I have believed for a long time that the proper tool for the job is always the smartest choice. You can shingle a roof with a tack hammer if you are determined to do so, but I don't know anyone who would deliberately make that choice. There are just so many more appropriate tools for deer hunting that I cannot fathom why anyone would choose a .22 center fire of any type. There is no "meat damage" argument that can be made in its favor. There is no "killing effectiveness" that can be made in its favor. There ARE lots of "conditions" (like proper bullet, placement, shot angles, range) that everyone keeps mentioning when using any .22 center fire on deer. If I had in my hand a .22-250, I would have no doubt that I could, if I wanted to, kill a deer with it. If I was getting ready to go deer hunting I would never pick up the .22-250 if my .270 was nearby. Why would anyone?

For much the same reasons, I do not understand people who think they need a .375 H&H to hunt elk. If I want to hang a picture, I don't get the sledge hammer out of the garage.

Just an old guy who doesn't find the extreme ends of the bell curves to be much use.

 

[captonion]

Shoot straight, eat well. Carry on!

 

[KodiakHntr]

Shoot straight, eat well. Carry on!

I remember reading something a year or two back on a US based site that I frequent...."For those that can shoot, anything will work. For those that can't, nothing will."

 

[Gunslingr]

I remember reading something a year or two back on a US based site that I frequent...."For those that can shoot, anything will work. For those that can't, nothing will."

I think that quite accurately sums it up.

 

[bulletbox]

I've taken quite a few deer with my 22250 over the last few years. Most went down inside 30 yards. I took a Doe last year at 250+ yards it ran maybe 20 yards and dropped. I took a big bodied 6x6 buck the year before beyond 300 yards it bowled over on the spot. I'm no sniper, but it's definitely shot placement. I probably don't need a 7mm to shoot deer on a couple thousand acres backyard farmland, unless I'm trying my hand beyond 400 yards.its probably not the best tool for the job, but it definitely gets it done, and is nice and flat shooting.

 

[upnadam]

Holy #$%%. Never saw a thread like this before!!!!!!

 

[Tazzy]

Holy #$%%. Never saw a thread like this before!!!!!!

Really? This question comes up at least once a month.

 

[upnadam]

I was being sarcastic.

 

[SuperCub]

LOL I am in new brunswick.....

It's legal here. Bullet selection is critical. I recommend 64gr PPs, 53gr TSX, 70gr Speers and/or 60gr Partitions.

 

[1899]

Time to link to one of the best posts ever...



http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php/278294-Flat-tops-amp-Fireballs?highlight=flat%20tops%20Fireballs

 

[SuperCub]

Proper bullet, proper placement.

Too bad that a lot of folks miss the "proper bullet" portion of that statement and run down to CDN Tire to load up with lightweight varmint bullets for the task.

Therein lay the biggest problem with shooting deer with a 22 cal centrefire.

 

[triton]

Anyone have any experence doing this???

Canbe done, but unless ur a ace shot all the time, and r desperate to eat. Well, I wouldn't.

Dave.

 

[Hunt&Hook]

I'm pretty sure that the most common caliber used for deer in the last 100 years is the .22 rimfire.

 

[Nester]

I'm pretty sure that the most common caliber used for deer in the last 100 years is the .22 rimfire.

.303 comes to mind........just sayin

 

[rral22]

I'm pretty sure that the most common caliber used for deer in the last 100 years is the .22 rimfire.

Nope, not even close. That's one of the 74% of statistics on the internet that are just made up on the spot.

 

[DMS]

.303 comes to mind........just sayin

I can remember when 303 was the norm for moose... And 30-06 was considered the new super gun.. Now some people think its not big enough. And that wasn't that long ago. If you put a hole in something(vital area) its going to die.

 

[Gatehouse]

Used to use the old Speer 70gr on deer in BC when it was legal. Shot placement,shot placement, shot placement.

Still legal in BC. You can hunt most big game with any centerfire rifle in BC. As it should be

 

[Hunt&Hook]

.303 comes to mind........just sayin

Nope, not even close. That's one of the 74% of statistics on the internet that are just made up on the spot.

I was only trying to make the point that a 22-250 will do the job nicely. I would choose it over "legal" calibres here in Sask like the 25-20 or the 32-20, 32-40 etc..

 

[KodiakHntr]

.303 comes to mind........just sayin

You know, everyone and their dog flogs the 303 as being the quintessential Canadian rifle.... In 35+ years of hunting, I've neveronce encountered anyone who is hunting with a 303. And ever since I was a little kid, I've asked.

 

[kennymo]

You know, everyone and their dog flogs the 303 as being the quintessential Canadian rifle.... In 35+ years of hunting, I've neveronce encountered anyone who is hunting with a 303. And ever since I was a little kid, I've asked.

You're not hunting in the right places! Everyone and their dog used one around here when I was a kid and I carried a No.4 into the woods on my first deer hunt. The old man still keeps two around and I've got three in the basement.

And now back to 22-250's on deer.