22-250 for deer

I am not a reloader so really have no idea which bullets are considered as good/not good but I was in Wholesale Sports the other day and they had some kind of a bullet by Speer that on rhe box said .22 cal 90 graiin designed for "1 in 7" twist or faster. I had no idea anyone made a 90 grain .22 bullet? If it was designed as a hunting bullet it may not be bad? I had a couple boxes I picked up at one time when I was considering getting into loading that were labelled .224 70 grain soft point heavy copper jacket. A friend told me guys in his area were loading them in .223's and having great results killing deer with them. Can't see why they wouldn't do the same and better in a 22-250?
 
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Not a fan of shooting deer with anything .22 but that being said, I know that remington pointed soft point factory loads 55g will go right through a 300lb whitetail buck at atleast 100yds. Not a bang flop but they don't get far.
 
Diablo7101 said:
Not a fan of shooting deer with anything .22 but that being said, I know that remington pointed soft point factory loads 55g will go right through a 300lb whitetail buck at atleast 100yds. Not a bang flop but they don't get far.
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every hunter should be striving for bang flops every time!

EDIT: meaning bang flop one shot instant kills, is what I meant.
 
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Maybe the almighty buck buck fever.
Mewsies still give me the jittttters fer sum reason.
Could be the thought of the idea of gittin'em in the truck and the distance tew & frow.
 
Speer says 1 in 10 or faster for their 70 grainer. Your 1 in 12 may not stabilize 'em well anyway.
Yes, the V(armint)-Max is made to kill varmints and is not suitable for deer. Any GMX bullets near you? Hornady makes a 50 grainer that might do. Sierra makes a couple 55 and 60 grain GameKings too.
Check your hunting regs to make sure a .22 is legal for deer first.
 
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I'd try some loads with your 70 grain speer and some 60 grain partitions or TTSX's. If those don't shoot to your liking I would be inclined to use the fusions. I had good results with the fusions out of my .223 on whitetails before I began reloading.
I know with due care the .22-250 will get the job done for you.
 
To the OP i know you stated you are down to the 22.250 but really why not borrow or beg for a good old enfield in .303? you can likely find one for $75 bucks or less on the ee??? just saying......make a better deer rifle than the 22-250 ????? i care not to debate the un-merit of the .22-250 for deer sized game.....just saying is all!
 
I know a 303 would be a better choice, but most of them around here go for $200 or more, don't have any $$$$, just put a rear end in my jeep and it needs tires, house needs a new roof
 
6.5x55swm said:
I know a 303 would be a better choice, but most of them around here go for $200 or more, don't have any $$$$, just put a rear end in my jeep and it needs tires, house needs a new roof
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i can totally relate. 6.5....then use the .22-250 lots of good advice above. Find a well constructed heaviest bullet you can get and don't feel one bit bad about it. A deer can die by alot of crappier ways than being hit by a 22-250. Like say the front end of my Ford Ranger 2 weeks ago... that sucked for the Ranger and the deer. So if the .22-250 fails you,....... the Jeep with the new rear end might work too?....... just install a good brush guard first.
 
I would certainly use a .22-250 before a .303. Minute of angle groups vs minute of barn accuracy being the main reason. I Have a stubborn brother in law who wont buy a new rifle no matter how hard we warn him about the real possibility of wounding a large buck with his .22-250. A couple years ago he killed a large 3 1/2 year old buck with it and while butchering it noticed the bullet entered hitting the front leg shattering it and then continuing on the take out the heart with a large mostly intact bullet. Almost a bang flop. Upon inspection of the ammo, he was using Winchester 55 grain grey box with a picture of a ground hog on it. I could not believe that ammo performed this well. Not what I would use but I think people are premium bullet crazy. Stuff somehow died years ago before most even existed.
 
the way the jeep is giving me trouble I whish a deer would hit it lol

as for borrowing a rifle, then my friends can't hunt
 
When a heavy bullet is used in a 22-250, it goes much slower - so when someone says that they want a heavier bullet, they are also saying that they want a slower bullet - which is not the strong suit for small bullets like the 22-250. A slow bullet does things much differently than a fast one. A bullet going fast opens up fast and dumps it's energy instantly - whereas a bullet going too slow may not open up well at all - causing more penetration and the energy is given off in a long trail. As a rule, don't load anything that is at the edge of the performance range for the calibre - always use a 130 in a 270 for instance - going up to a 180 grain does not make a better moose round - it just goes slow and messes with trajectory and maybe accuracy and bullet performance.

Without more yak yak yak, I'll just say that I agree with anyone above who recommends a normal 22-250 bullet going quick - forget the Barny bullets - especially if you disagree with me and want to load a heavy bullet - they may not open up at all.

Okay - one more thing - shoot the deer in the part that needs to die first.
 
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