Practical ain't always fun. I think I've killed the most with .17 Remington and .223 but I really like the .25-'06 with 90 grain blitzkings and 100 grain ballistic tips in areas where ricochets aren't a concern. I also hunted for a while with a slow twist 6x.284 that loved 70 grain ballistic tips. Swift is my favorite of the .22s.
Here's my "story" 'bout .22 centerfires: it takes a .222 to do what I think a Hornet should, it takes a .22-250 to do what I think the .222 and .223 should, and it takes a Swift to do what I think the .22-250 should do. I haven't met a .22 CF that will do what I expect of the .220 Swift, but a 6x.284 sure will. Push 70 grain ballistic tips into the mid 3800s and they will "f" some "stuff" up big-time. 65 grain VMAXes are purely wicked, more explosive yet (which is kinda hard to do) but my gun wasn't quite as accurate so I had to get a little closer with them. That helped with explosiveness to 'cause closer meant velocity even higher.
Tom
