Fur Friendly 22-250
- Thread starter spidermanny
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Killbillc68
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- Dawson Creek BC
There is no perfect bullet load combination. I have had some good luck with the Winchester white box 45gr JHP and I have blowen a few up. Less Johnson’s go to was hornady 52gr bthp and he has shot more coyotes than most of us have seen. My long-range bullet of choice for the 22-250 is a hornady 53gr vmax. If you’re not into reloading I would go pick up a box of Winchester white box and a box of 55 gr Hornaday vmax. And just see which one shoots the best. In my experience most 22-250 will shoot at least one of these two or possibly both sub moa. Then go do a lot of practicing. All this assuming your barrel twist is 1-14. Post above is good advice too.
While a 22-250 won't HELP you a bit to HIT a Yote !
the Barnes 50 gr TSX will go thru him without expanding much and leave a lot smaller hole in the critter ! BUT the same bullet in a 223 will do the same - 22-250 ADDs a 100-150 yards to a 223 distance all things being Equal Now my FAST twist 223 with 69-75 gr-ers is better out at REAL long distances - so now i want a FAST twist 22-250 to out do the 223 ! lol RJ
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Big bore dinosaur
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- NORT OF COW.TOWN.EH
Pretty easy to sow up the bullet hole , that a copper solid makes..
The 45 gr TSX is a laser beam..
I like my rifle to be 2 inch high at 200.. makes it easier to shoot quick at longer distances, sneaky dogs dont stick around for to long
The 45 gr TSX is a laser beam..
I like my rifle to be 2 inch high at 200.. makes it easier to shoot quick at longer distances, sneaky dogs dont stick around for to long
Tikka now makes a T3X in 22-250 with a 8 Twist The EXTRA power will send a 69-77 gr er a few hundred fps faster down range and shoot EVEN flatter ! Whats not to like about that EH ? I want one ! RJ
Still better learn how to sew. If you hit bone with any of the 22 centre fires your going to get a hole to sew. Some bigger than others. FMJ goes right through and if you are in a bushy area you may never find the yote. Prairies is a different story where you can see them go a good distance before that drop if you don't hit vitals.
I better chime in on this one - first learn to shoot at the distance your shooting coyotes at - place a cheap paper plate at 400 yards and try to put a round into the center of it - set your magnification between 4-6x while practicing and hunting (and) leave it at that magnification. Also a 40g projectile (204 Ruger) with a bc of .275 travels at 2,435 fps at 400 yards - a 22-250 with a 55g projectile (bc .255) travels at 2,185 fps). The 204 shines at longer distances.
The reason, I injected the 204 is because I had a 22-250 sold it bought a 223 and now have a 204 for coyotes - the 223 action is going for a build.
I hope this helps - however regardless of cartridge or platform you decide on - practice at those distances. In any hunting situation its the first cold bore shot that counts. Take a shot and wait for the barrel to cool down (wait 10 minutes) run a boresnake through it. Assuming that you did this at home prior to going out. You want to create the same conditions in the barrel that you would normally have - since some firearms shoot amazing groups after 5-6 rounds.
best of luck
The reason, I injected the 204 is because I had a 22-250 sold it bought a 223 and now have a 204 for coyotes - the 223 action is going for a build.
I hope this helps - however regardless of cartridge or platform you decide on - practice at those distances. In any hunting situation its the first cold bore shot that counts. Take a shot and wait for the barrel to cool down (wait 10 minutes) run a boresnake through it. Assuming that you did this at home prior to going out. You want to create the same conditions in the barrel that you would normally have - since some firearms shoot amazing groups after 5-6 rounds.
best of luck
Never considered 204. Will compare performance vs 22-250.
Just to comment on posts that recommended practice and calculating drop and wind drift... grab your rifle run down a flight of stairs, load, drop to prone, calculate drop and wind to probably approximately 400-450 yards, trigger. All in matter of 1min 30s before that coyote puts its jaws on livestock.
223 in Ontario hunts were mostly whithin 200 yard fields and never really exercised out to 400yds. performance of 22-250 compared to my 22inch barreled 223 is much flatter.
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Exaclty why you should practice, your external ballistics should be the last thing you need to think about. The 22-250 isn’t that much flatter. Using 55gr bullets with a 200 yard zero the difference at 400 is only 5 inches. Wind drift in a 10mph 90 degree crosswind is only a difference of 3 inches.
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