.223 or 22-250

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I have been debating for a while which would be a better choice. I will be using this rifle for coyotes, gophers, and other varmints around the farm. Which is a better all around choice?
 
Do you handload? Whether you do or not .223 will be cheaper, signifigantly so. It's really personal preference and everyone will have an opinion. I have a .223 and a .243 and have no desire to fill the gap with anything else.
 
Ive owned four 223's and two 22-250's. I prefer the 223, lower muzzle blast/jump and I get an extra hundred rounds out of a pound of gunpowder. Performance is still sufficient for most situations.
 
I'm planning on purchasing a .223 in the very near future. Reason being that it is not a "fad" round. I will always be able to purchase this round just because there are so many rifles out there that accept it.
 
I've owned both and found I could shoot in semi-occupied properties longer with a .223 rather than the 22-250 as landowners equate noise with danger...............Harold
 
i was in the same boat myself.decided on the 223 because as others have stated ammo everywhere and some quite cheap.also will last longer found a website,cannot find now that listed how many shots before throat erosion really sets in and the 22 250 was about 1000 will the 223 was up to 5000.also for reloading i came across a site that gave a large list of reloads using blue dot so you can load down the 223 to shooting the same as a 22lr and up from there.http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=446724.this is the link check very informative and sounds like fun.bought myself a lee loader in 223 to start reloading cheap and see how it works.
 
todbartell said:
Ive owned four 223's and two 22-250's. I prefer the 223, lower muzzle blast/jump and I get an extra hundred rounds out of a pound of gunpowder. Performance is still sufficient for most situations.
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I do not own a 223, I do have a 22/250. The above information is enough to convince me that a 223 is the way to go.
Cheers Eaglesnester
 
Ive never noticed any kind of recoil or jump from my 22-250 Heavy barrel gun but I believe it makes a diff on sporter rifles. 80-100 rounds more per pound of powder and there is usually tons of Cheap LE brass laying around the ranges .

I might make the switch eventually....I hate to have to stock small primers and have to change over my priming tool.
 
Pathfinder said:
I might make the switch eventually....I hate to have to stock small primers and have to change over my priming tool.
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Me as well. However, for the cost, I'll just buy a new priming tool. The Lee one I have had for about 10yrs and a new one is negligible. That way I won't have to switch over anything. That is of course, after I convince myself to break my ".30 rule". I got rid of everything that wasn't .30. Had no need for it, I could download any of the .303 or the '06 to what I wanted. Then I got a new GF who found out she liked to shoot my SKSs. Then found out she liked to hunt, so we got her a .243 (I wanted a .308 so I could just download it for her a bti, but whe liked the youth package) . Then I wanted a 'yote rig and bought a nighttrain (this is NOT a nighttrain thread), changed a few things and it works great, NOW, I want a .22-250 or a .223 for yotes for no other reason than I want one. It can't kill them any better than my .308 does...but...
 
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