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.22-250 Long range deer hunting?
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<blockquote data-quote="Cedar Creek" data-source="post: 1579330" data-attributes="member: 12387"><p>I don't think bullet weight is as important as jacket construction with the .22-250 bullet. My experience is that the 55 grain R-P bullet does OK and the 60 grain Hornady bullets I've used in the past were excellent for deer hunting. I've noticed that the current Hornady 60 grain bullets are called V-Max, and I'm not sure if they now have a lighter jacket or not. I loaded some Nosler 60 grain Partition bullets, but they were not as accurate as other bullets in my current rifle, a late 60's vintage Reminton 700. They would have been OK for the ranges I deer hunt at and I carried my rifle loaded with them, but never shot at a deer. They should be effective, though. I have used the 70 grain Speer bullet before and killed deer with them and cleaned a couple other deer shot with them - my opinion of that bullet is that it is just a heavy varmint bullet. It will make soup out of everything in the chest cavity without leaving an exit hole or blood trail.</p><p></p><p>I'm a 40 year fan of the .22-250 and it is a pretty good deer rifle, but I recommend something a little heavier if you are looking at an opportunity to shoot a big deer in an area where trailing would be tough without a good blood trail.</p><p></p><p>Cedar Creek</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cedar Creek, post: 1579330, member: 12387"] I don't think bullet weight is as important as jacket construction with the .22-250 bullet. My experience is that the 55 grain R-P bullet does OK and the 60 grain Hornady bullets I've used in the past were excellent for deer hunting. I've noticed that the current Hornady 60 grain bullets are called V-Max, and I'm not sure if they now have a lighter jacket or not. I loaded some Nosler 60 grain Partition bullets, but they were not as accurate as other bullets in my current rifle, a late 60's vintage Reminton 700. They would have been OK for the ranges I deer hunt at and I carried my rifle loaded with them, but never shot at a deer. They should be effective, though. I have used the 70 grain Speer bullet before and killed deer with them and cleaned a couple other deer shot with them - my opinion of that bullet is that it is just a heavy varmint bullet. It will make soup out of everything in the chest cavity without leaving an exit hole or blood trail. I'm a 40 year fan of the .22-250 and it is a pretty good deer rifle, but I recommend something a little heavier if you are looking at an opportunity to shoot a big deer in an area where trailing would be tough without a good blood trail. Cedar Creek [/QUOTE]
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