Hey, not trying to get into the debate of whether these two are big enough for deer hunting, but for those of you with real world experiences with both calibers, is there enough of a difference between the two to pick one over the other? I have a tikka .223 that shoots like most tikka rifles-just wondering if it’s worth the effort to sell after the season and replace it with a 22-250? Shots will mostly be 200 yards or less on hogs and deer. Our West Texas near rarely break 150 pounds
Not what you asked (in typical Campfire tradition....) but it seems like a 6mm Creedmoor is about perfect for that role. You also pick up the ability to use good factory ammo if you aren't into handloading the long .224 pills. If it's got to be .224, then I'd go 22-250.
