- Location
- Sunny Manitoba
Ah okay. Was going from memory.
Largest game with a .22-250
- Thread starter Jergro
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Ah okay. Was going from memory.
ackertjosh
Regular
- Location
- Bruce County Ontario
If the law is the same in North Bay as it is here in Mid western Ontario then you can use a 22-250. I am still trying to work up a load for both mine and my fathers 22-250's. Both rifles have 1:14 twist so your Savage with a 1:12 should stabalize a heaver pill which should work good for you. I have been trying Barns 53gr TSX with O.K. results nothing to write home about. If I were you i would just go with a 60gr Partition ontop of some Varget and knock em flat.
Pathfinder
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Northeast Ontario
The 53 is pretty borderline with a 14 twist...you would probably do better with the 50 or the 45gr. TSX. Some rifles just dont' like TSX period.
Ive got some older 50gr. X that are stashed away for a rainy day.
ackertjosh
Regular
- Location
- Bruce County Ontario
Ive been looking around for the 50's but they seem hard to come by. I was wondering about just going to a Partion in hope they stablize. any other thoughts?
I am glad to see you have a sense of humor. I dont like to get into pissing matches, just the odd thoughtful debate now and then.
If it is legal and you are responsible, i don't see how it is unethical to shoot an animal with whatever you are holding at the time.
Our job as intelligent beings, is to make that death as quick as possible for the unfortunate animal.
like i said, i have killed 1200lb cows with a 22 rim fire so a moose with a 22-250 is definitely do-able.
It's just a question of choices. There are better choices out there, in my ethical oppinion.
I have thrown more than a few 40Gr Noslers at deer out of the exact same gun.
1 shot drops 'em every time.
A few things to keep in mind
I am throwing them at over 4100 FPS
Usually at under 75 yards
I am very particular and patient for my shot
Here in the East our Deer are on average smaller than a lot of them seen out west.
1 shot drops 'em every time.
A few things to keep in mind
I am throwing them at over 4100 FPS
Usually at under 75 yards
I am very particular and patient for my shot
Here in the East our Deer are on average smaller than a lot of them seen out west.
bearkilr
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Nowhere, ......just past the middle
Oh good, it's the weekly "Is my (insert varmint caliber) big enough for (insert big game animal)? "
Only a braked 22-250 will work with the heavy bullets of 60 gr. and up, as the recoil becomes atrocious. Don't forget hearing protection!
Only a braked 22-250 will work with the heavy bullets of 60 gr. and up, as the recoil becomes atrocious. Don't forget hearing protection!
Not quite elephant, but...
During my last African hunt, my PH was sharing the story of how he got into the business nearly 40 years ago. He didn't start off guiding clients, but rather culling game to feed a large labour force in what was then Rhodesia. While he now carries a lovely Westley Richards .470 NE more befitting a successful and reknowned PH, back then he did most of his shooting with a .22-250. He swears it's the fastest killing cartridge he's ever seen used on giraffe, and he shot those by the proverbial bucket load. Of course, culling and sport hunting are COMPLETELY different things, and under fair chase hunting conditions he now refuses to let clients use anything less than a .375 H&H on those 3,500 pound 19' tall critters. But all the same, he wore out the barrel on that rifle shooting giraffe, wildebeest, zebra and impala -- and can't recall ever losing a wounded animal.
Still, call me crazy, but as far as I'm concerned, the utility of the .22-250 begins and ends with coyotes.
- Location
- Sunny Manitoba
It's not that I'm senile, it's just that...wait, what were we talking about?
Your .444 marlin would be my first choice, as long as you can hit an 8" pie plate as far as you are going to shoot I would choose it first and foremost.
Hunting deer with a .22 caliber centerfire such as the .22-250, .223 remington, .222 remington or .220 swift is very similar to hunting with a iron sighted lever action, you have to embrace that fact that at 200 yards even with the nosler partitions and barnes tsx bullets they lose a lot of the energy that allows them to be effective in cleanly taking deer. I have used a .223 to kill deer and will again but I limit myself to the types of shots I will take and the distances I will take them at.
Where you seem new to big game hunting I would recomend the .444 marlin, even if you shoot one hole groups with your .22-250 and the .444 is shooting groups larger then 2" at 100 yards there is no replacement for displacement.
But thats my opinion.
Hunting deer with a .22 caliber centerfire such as the .22-250, .223 remington, .222 remington or .220 swift is very similar to hunting with a iron sighted lever action, you have to embrace that fact that at 200 yards even with the nosler partitions and barnes tsx bullets they lose a lot of the energy that allows them to be effective in cleanly taking deer. I have used a .223 to kill deer and will again but I limit myself to the types of shots I will take and the distances I will take them at.
Where you seem new to big game hunting I would recomend the .444 marlin, even if you shoot one hole groups with your .22-250 and the .444 is shooting groups larger then 2" at 100 yards there is no replacement for displacement.
But thats my opinion.
No problem!! The way it's worded in the regs can cause confusion.
I know of a few guys that use 22-250's that should consider using 7mm RemMags as they're crappy shots & take unethical shots @ running deer at all too far distances.
If a guy limits himself to 100-125 yards on standing deer & places the shot perfectly with the correct bullet, it's fine...a lot of people will toss their limits out the window when they see a monster whitetail though. That's why I upgraded when I could afford it to a 270WSM!
