HUNTINGMAN Posted July 6, 2011 Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 Ok guys,i bought a new 22-250 and am looking for ammo options. this is a caliber i have never had anything to do with let alone shot. I am going to be looking for a cartridge my son and me can use for deer hunting. The question is,should I go with a lighter and faster bullet or get the heaviest one I can find for this gun. I know the heavier the better knockdown and the lighter the faster. I seen the new superformance ammo from hornady says 4000 feet per second in a 50 grain bullet but i found some at sportsmans warehouse that were i think 64 grains. What are some of your thought on this,I know some of you have shot these calibers befor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted July 6, 2011 Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 If I were going to use a .22-.250 as a dedicated deer gun I would reload for it. Most any factory loaded ammo for the .22-.250 is loaded with more fragile types of bullets for good expansion on varmints. I would probably load 60 gr. Nosler Partitions for deer. The 62 or 70 gr. Barnes TSX would be a better choice yet. But I doubt your rifle will have a fast enough twist to stabilize them properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted July 6, 2011 Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 Got to nosing around. Federal has a load with the 60 gr. Partition. Winchester loads a 64 gr. Power Point. Those would be my choices in factory offerings that I've found. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted July 6, 2011 Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 my uncle just hunted with his new Howa sport rifle chambered in 22-250 this past deer season. he took an 8 pointer with no problems using the 64gr Win power-point ammo. then i know the 60gr Nosler Partition is a great bullet for deer in 22 cal centerfires. So, I'll go along with what Don said completely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HUNTINGMAN Posted July 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 Thanks guys,the he ire bullet is the way I was thinking of going. Gonna try and find some and get the gun tested,thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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