I lusted and looked for a 250 bolt gun I could afford for years. They're so scarce because people who have them never give them up. (There's a non-subtle hint in that, you know.) Finally gave up and had a 25-308 built. The 25-308 almost exactly duplicates the 250 AI in every way - but with easy-to find brass.
It is simply a delight to shoot, whether at original 250 speeds or juiced a bit to AI numbers. Accurate with almost any powder and bullet combination, low recoil, mild blast, and it just flat kills things.
Are there bigger, meaner, louder .25-cal rounds? Of course. Does bigger always mean better? Of course not.
