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Which one would you prefer for hunting?

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.243 for the simple reason of ammunition availability.


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243 trumps the 250 in every way.

But sometimes good enough is good enough. That's why I have both.


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^^^^^


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The .250 has the 'skookum' factor...


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Got both but prefer the .250 since it's a lever action and the .243 is a bolt.

The .243 cartridge may have an edge over the .250, But 87 grain Hot-Cors have killed everything I've launched them at so I'm pretty happy with the old timer.

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If you are talking Whitetails - 250. I grew up in a family of 250 Savage packing hunters and proud to carry on that tradition.


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got me thinking 250 ackley since steelhead made me want one lol

i played with the 250-3000 and didn't like it much because it seemed like 100's were the most bullet it liked before it ran out of powder room. but the ackley version will do it all.

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Originally Posted by roundoak
If you are talking Whitetails - 250. I grew up in a family of 250 Savage packing hunters and proud to carry on that tradition.



I'm talking in terms of whatever use you would have for these cartridges . Whether that is varmints, deer,, elk, or something else. I just want to see which one guys prefer and why.

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I'd vote for the 243 for varmints. And for deer, I'd rather have a 257 pushing 120's. For anything larger than deer, I wouldn't want either one.

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I have used both on deer and didn't see any difference in performance. The 243 gets the nod for ammo availability but the 250 seems to have a little more nostalgia going for it.

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I'd go with a 250 in a 99 or a model 1920. This is based solely on shear "coolness"...wish I could have swung the 1920 came through a local shop last year...was told that the older guy that had it was selling it because one kid didn't hunt and the other didn't think it was "enough rifle" for deer...I bet it would've worked just fine for whitetails.


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I don't think a guy could tell much difference between the two with well placed shots. I own both but think the 243 beats the 250 in all aspects. AI the 250 and it opens up a whole new world.

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The 250-3000 is a bit classier.
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The ammo for the 250 is difficult to find.....But its a great round for deer 100 grain

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250 Savage and/or 250 AI all day.....every day.



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.243 is hard to beat for Varmints & WhiteTails here in TX with such a wide variety of bullet weights to choose from. And I've killed a truck load of feral hogs with mine, also. But deer are pretty small bodied animals, here in TX.

Anything bigger, I usually go with my 7 X 57 cool

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The 250 has style, and i killed my first deer with it. I have a ruger 77 tang rsi put back for when my daughters start hunting

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the .250 is my favorite cartridge, although a scientific reason doesnt exist to pick it over the .243. for reloading it all you need is a lb of H4895 and some 87's or 100's.


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I have had both but kept the 250. No reason other than it was my first "deer" rifle and I really like it.


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Originally Posted by ismith
The 250-3000 is a bit classier.
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Damn, My man, did you buy your scope by the inch on payday?

Rifle do have the coolness factor! smile


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