Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles .243 Win. or .250 Savage?

its been said on here before, but a Kimber in .250 sav would be pretty bitchin.

Not a fan of the .243, no particular reason why. Had one, made me yawn.

the .250, much like the .300 H&H, is retro-cool, and that's why I currently have 2.

Would definitely like a kimber in .250 to go with the others.

250-3000, of course. The nostalgia alone is enough to make game tremble. Lol.

As far as ammo goes, and brass, we should be able to neck up 22-250 brass. Also the A.I version is top notch.

For us 1/14 shooters we should be lobbing for the 75 grain x bullet to be brought back, or maybe it has already.

What he hell is a .243 Winchester? Don't have any of those currently but I do have a boat load of .250s . Not really sure how the .243 "beats" the .250 (except in ammo availability) but that's what the gun writers said when the .243 emerged so I suppose it is true. In my experience they both seem to kill animals to about the same degree of dead?!!

PennDog

I only have one 250. I don't hunt with it much because it's in really good shape and I'm hard on guns. So my usual deer rifle is a 243. When I'm not carrying a 223.

A 243 with 105's is something to see. But if all your shooting is at 53 yards you'll not notice.

They're pretty similar and I wouldn't carry one for anything I wouldn't carry the other. That said, I bought a .243 Remington model 7 this summer and it has pretty much eliminated my desire to add a .250 savage to my arsenal.
Both fill the same role in my eyes, excellent varmint/ deer cross over round, neither would be my choice for anything larger or tougher than black bears.

I only shoot to a maximum of 52.786543 yards (lasered) so I'm cool Steelhead......and I'm sure those 105s are something special to see - bet they can even slay werewolves and do it at 54 yards .

Nothing against the .243......just having some fun

PennDog

I have a .250 AI in an XP-100. Nice lightweight deer and antelope cartridge - took an antelope at 320 yds with it. Longer neck than 243 might give you longer barrel life if you plan to shoot the rifle a lot. Factory ammo is harder to find for the .250, but to get optimal performance for your rifle and shooting needs you should reload anyway, so it is a non-issue.

At the risk of being an enabler, why not get both?

243 for me. It gets the job done from coyotes through deer, and I suppose elk wouldn't be too hard either.

Have never owned a .25, wouldn't mind a .250 my .243 is a good rifle though. A no frills WW Ranger in a used Featherweight stock. Also have a really old B & C stock for it.

Mike

I have had both. As most have said once you close the bolt neither you or the deer will notice much difference.

I know I should be ashamed!

Mike

That is my ULA in 250AI on bottom. May be my favorite. But a Montana would be cool.

Same here. Not sure what it is.......but the 243 and the 25-06.....ho-hum.

What are the rest of those beauts? I like the zebra!

Mike

Two-fifty or 6mm Rem


DMc

Top to bottom:

270 Bee.....Foolishly sold it.
257AI......Foolishly sold it.
284 Win (my Holy Grail) - still have it.
250AI - Still have it and much fun to shoot.

Sweet assortment.

Mike