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Pros and Cons: .223 vs .22-250 #4375723 09/01/10
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 86,252 Likes: 25 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn... ironbender OP Campfire Oracle
OP ironbender Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 86,252 Likes: 25 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn...	To be used for wolves and coyotes. Which cartridge and why? If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender

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Re: Pros and Cons: .223 vs .22-250 ironbender #4375729 09/01/10
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Steelhead Campfire Oracle S Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 96,121	I'm be more concerned with twist. Assuming you are running factory you can at least get 1-9" in several makes of the 223, which would seal that deal for me. "Dear Lord, save me from Your followers"

Re: Pros and Cons: .223 vs .22-250 Steelhead #4375839 09/01/10
Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 7,893 finally home in Alaska!!! Paul Walukewicz Campfire Outfitter
Paul Walukewicz Campfire Outfitter Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 7,893 finally home in Alaska!!!	I'm with Scott! twist matters more.... I can't spell... Deal with it...

Re: Pros and Cons: .223 vs .22-250 Paul Walukewicz #4375929 09/01/10
Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 11,654 TX & WV Karnis Campfire Outfitter
Karnis Campfire Outfitter Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 11,654 TX & WV	Me three.

Re: Pros and Cons: .223 vs .22-250 Karnis #4375936 09/01/10
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,300 Likes: 1 Southwestern Montucky ingwe Campfire Oracle
ingwe Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,300 Likes: 1 Southwestern Montucky	Sweet......me too.....! Scott has told me I don't have enough twist... Ingwe "...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe

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Re: Pros and Cons: .223 vs .22-250 ingwe #4375942 09/01/10
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Kentucky_Windage Campfire Tracker K Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 6,162 San Antonio	Originally Posted by ingwe Sweet......me too.....! Scott has told me I don't have enough twist... Ingwe Not to be disrespectful, but I'd say you're already sufficiently twisted. If you're fixin' to put a hole in something, make it a hole to remember.

Re: Pros and Cons: .223 vs .22-250 Kentucky_Windage #4375952 09/01/10
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,300 Likes: 1 Southwestern Montucky ingwe Campfire Oracle
ingwe Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,300 Likes: 1 Southwestern Montucky	" Having enough twist" and "being twisted" are two totally different things...... Ingwe "...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe

Re: Pros and Cons: .223 vs .22-250 ingwe #4375956 09/01/10
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Kentucky_Windage Campfire Tracker K Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 6,162 San Antonio	That's putting a new twist on things, if you ask me... and the answer, by the way, is 22-250. Just because... If you're fixin' to put a hole in something, make it a hole to remember.

Re: Pros and Cons: .223 vs .22-250 Kentucky_Windage #4375959 09/01/10
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,300 Likes: 1 Southwestern Montucky ingwe Campfire Oracle
ingwe Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,300 Likes: 1 Southwestern Montucky	Nope. I'm gonna hafta say a compromise is in order... provided it is twisted properly... The .223AI!!!!! Ingwe "...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe

Re: Pros and Cons: .223 vs .22-250 ingwe #4375963 09/01/10
Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 6,162 San Antonio K Kentucky_Windage Campfire Tracker
Kentucky_Windage Campfire Tracker K Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 6,162 San Antonio	AI equals cheating...! The man gave you two choices. Now pick one! If you're fixin' to put a hole in something, make it a hole to remember.

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Re: Pros and Cons: .223 vs .22-250 Kentucky_Windage #4375984 09/01/10
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,300 Likes: 1 Southwestern Montucky ingwe Campfire Oracle
ingwe Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,300 Likes: 1 Southwestern Montucky	Dontcha just hate it when someone does that on a thread??? " Which is better?? .270 or .30-06??" And some idiot answers " .280"... Ingwe "...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe

Re: Pros and Cons: .223 vs .22-250 ingwe #4375993 09/01/10
Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 11,654 TX & WV Karnis Campfire Outfitter
Karnis Campfire Outfitter Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 11,654 TX & WV	Originally Posted by ingwe Dontcha just hate it when someone does that on a thread??? " Which is better?? .270 or .30-06??" And some idiot answers " .280"... Ingwe What's wrong with the .280?

Re: Pros and Cons: .223 vs .22-250 Karnis #4375998 09/01/10
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,300 Likes: 1 Southwestern Montucky ingwe Campfire Oracle
ingwe Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,300 Likes: 1 Southwestern Montucky	Its not a 7x57...... Ingwe "...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe

Re: Pros and Cons: .223 vs .22-250 Kentucky_Windage #4376032 09/01/10
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Blowtorch53 Campfire Regular Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,222 South Texas	.223. Great varmint cartridge. Cheap ammo. Heavy bullets will doom a deer where they are legal. "That God could and would, if He were sought."

Re: Pros and Cons: .223 vs .22-250 ingwe #4376121 09/01/10
Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 18,453 Bernardsville, NJ RDFinn Campfire Ranger
RDFinn Campfire Ranger Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 18,453 Bernardsville, NJ	Originally Posted by ingwe Its not a 7x57...... Ingwe That's what makes it right.................

Re: Pros and Cons: .223 vs .22-250 ingwe #4376129 09/01/10
Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 18,453 Bernardsville, NJ RDFinn Campfire Ranger
RDFinn Campfire Ranger Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 18,453 Bernardsville, NJ	Originally Posted by ingwe Dontcha just hate it when someone does that on a thread??? " Which is better?? .270 or .30-06??" And some idiot answers " .280"... Ingwe ....or " I can't decide between the Swaro Z6 and S&B xxx............." You should be using a 4X Leupold........."

Re: Pros and Cons: .223 vs .22-250 RDFinn #4376230 09/01/10
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ltppowell Campfire Kahuna Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 50,169 Likes: 1 SE Texas	.223. Brass is easier to come get, the muzzle jump is less and the slight difference in velocity is moot. I am a 22-250 fan, but the only way I will choose it over .223 is to accommodate a standard bolt face. The only thing worse than a liberal is a liberal that thinks they're a conservative.

Re: Pros and Cons: .223 vs .22-250 ironbender #4376235 09/01/10
Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 28,277 Bozeman, Montana Mark R Dobrenski Campfire Ranger
Mark R Dobrenski Campfire Ranger Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 28,277 Bozeman, Montana	If'n I had to pick tween the two I'd go with the '250 but in a heart beat as a dedicated canis lupis and canis latrans rig slamo dunk I'd go 243 or 25/06 over either of those two. Dober "True respect starts with the way you treat others, and it is earned over a lifetime of demonstrating kindness, honor and dignity"....Tony Dungy

Re: Pros and Cons: .223 vs .22-250 Mark R Dobrenski #4377212 09/01/10
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 86,252 Likes: 25 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn... ironbender OP Campfire Oracle
OP ironbender Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 86,252 Likes: 25 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn...	Thanks for the serious replies! Really looking for the pros and cons of each for the intended application. Really NOT interested in a silly '06 vs 270 or 7-08 vs 308 wizzing match. Where do you place the importance of the 22-250's speed increase? Thanks. If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender

Re: Pros and Cons: .223 vs .22-250 ironbender #4377221 09/01/10
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 17,491 Alaska - N63º, W162º Klikitarik Campfire Ranger
Klikitarik Campfire Ranger Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 17,491 Alaska - N63º, W162º	Originally Posted by ironbender Thanks for the serious replies! ................... Where do you place the importance of the 22-250's speed increase? Thanks. It's fine, long's you can handle the added recoil. It seems to me that while either is fine for the "come around the bend in the river and surprise a bunch of belly-heavy wolves", for many circumstances the AR compatible 223 would be (is) the better choice. ARs are rocking wolf rifles in many rural parts of the state. Sometimes, the air you 'let in'matters less than the air you 'let out'.

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