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To say that a 22-250 is the best choice for a single gun on a good town would be ignorant. I agree.

To say a good 22-250 has no place on the same town with multiple guns available is just as ignorant.

I only shoot dogs abut 90 to 100 days a year and may not have the EXERIENCE tikkanut has. I can't remember the last time I shot dogs and only took 1 gun. Even when I fly to Colorado to shoot dogs I take at least 2 guns and often times a 22-250 or a 22 Dasher is one of the 2.

I've only entered 2 competitive dog shoots. 1 in Colorado before they made that illegal, Nucla / Naturita I won top male shooter, ( my deceased wife won top female shooter) we were both shooting Remington sponsored VS 22-250's, and one in Montana where my partner and I placed 2nd over all and won 1 of 2 portions of the competition. I shot a 22 Dasher for the most part in that comp.

Lots of experience on this board, lots of opinions as well, along with a few second hand opinions.

Good luck to the OP with his sale, and good shooting to all.

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I believe that 22-250 is the ultimate varmint rifle. I also use .223 and 17 HMR for pdogs. I used to take my 25-06, but always leave at home anymore. Good shooting

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I really like the 22-250. It's great for the long shots. I was shooting PD's near Amarillo, the rancher only allowed 22 LR's. I took my 22-250 one day when I knew the rancher would be there. I let him shoot it at a PD. From that day on 22-250's were allowed.
The 22-250 can be used for bigger game successfully too. You won't regret getting a 22-250, my opinion.


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I like a 22-250, but I’d think a 223 would be better if you are shooting a bunch. Do PD shooters only shoot one rifle or have several to let the hot one cool. Maybe pour water down the barrel?? I’ve never been, sounds like a good time.

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On my annual trip to Montana, I take 3 rifles to shoot the dogs, .223 for most of my shooting, 22-250 ai and a .243 loaded to 4000 FPS. I have never had a day where I shot over appx 300 rds from all combined.The .243 obviously has the most recoil and can get tiresome, but is the most fun, most explosive! Usually the sun and wind are more problematic than the recoil. As far as muzzle blast I shoot them all suppressed.

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Originally Posted by hanco
I like a 22-250, but I’d think a 223 would be better if you are shooting a bunch. Do PD shooters only shoot one rifle or have several to let the hot one cool. Maybe pour water down the barrel?? I’ve never been, sounds like a good time.



ALWAYS have at least two rifles, so you can shoot one while the other cools.


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For dogs I would always have a .17 Rem in the mix, never would I want to shoot earsplittin loud n boomers all day long.


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I used mine for deer. 1:8 twist for 80gr slugs.......
Of course our whitetail deer aren't all that at large.


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Originally Posted by huntsman22
But you don't remember seeing your hits thru the scope , except for the 222, either....


All the time.
If your 22-250 kick you that hard, something else needs adjusted. ...Hold, weight, stance, load,.....My 10 year old grand kids watch the theatrics thru the scope. It's part of of the final step in training.
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Originally Posted by ingwe
Originally Posted by hanco
I like a 22-250, but I’d think a 223 would be better if you are shooting a bunch. Do PD shooters only shoot one rifle or have several to let the hot one cool. Maybe pour water down the barrel?? I’ve never been, sounds like a good time.



ALWAYS have at least two rifles, so you can shoot one while the other cools.

Or 3 or more. A 223, 204 and 22-250 is how I roll.
As others have noted the 250 is night ideal for a one gun guy.

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Originally Posted by 6MMWASP
Originally Posted by tikkanut


the Savage action alone will sell better........

112 LA or 12 SA ?????????

Only thing worse than a 250 in a p/dog field.......

is a 220 Swift.............

But that's me......


I have read some ignorant chit on lots of outdoor sites but this one rates right up there.

agree, have taken a ton with the 22-250 1-9 twist Berger 70gr

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Well I certainly ain't getting rid of any of my 22.250s any time soon....

I'd never go out to do volume shooting all day and just use the 22.250


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Originally Posted by OSU_Sig
Originally Posted by huntsman22
Too much boom/recoil. Does it kill PD's? Well, sure. But it is nice to have a repeater when the shooting is good, and one that you can see the carnage thru the scope makes it a whole lot funner....

This.
The recoil, although slight, accumulates over the day and is not much fun by the end of a really busy day.

really stupid to shoot ONE gun all day, and thats what suppressers are for

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After years and years of wasting ammo on the prairies of MT and ND I have tryed them all
There Was a time when the 22-250 was king when the shots wer long and the wind was blowing then I played with 6-250
At one time I had 5 of them set up only 4 now. I even built up a nice sako HB in 220 swift as the ultimate long range rifle
Well that faded away for just the reasons stated by others just too much blast. I run good efficient muzzle brakes zero recoil
There ok if shots are strung out like 50-100 rds day but personally I start blinking and can’t see the hit. I find I like shooting the 222 more
Then came along the 20 cal and it’s killed the 22-;250 foe me
I still have a bunch of rds loaded and have shot throug a 20 lb keg of powder and down to my last 500 rds but after shooting a 204 and 20 Tac all that ammo is getting a lot of miles riding back home the swift I hav never botherd to developer a load for it because I probbly won’t shoot it

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suppressers solved those problems for sissy's

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For several years my godson and I would meet up in Buffalo,WY with my friend and his two sons (all same or year apart) then shoot at a ranch about 35mi east of there. We used .223, .204, .22 mag, 224 TTH, 6mm Rem, 17 HMR. I made sure everyone did not shoot too fast, swapped out rifles, etc. Even doing that, one kid shot my custom 6mm a bit too fast and fire checked a bit of the throat. I sold that rifle before it lost accuracy, felt it was way too big for what we were doing. We never shot past 400yds, the 223 and 204 were great for that. Lots of fun though, watching those teens enjoying themselves!

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I'm leaving for PD shooting in a couple of days with my cousins. I'll bring a 17 Hornet, a 204, a 223, a 22-250, and a 22-250AI. The ranges I expect will be 100 to 600 meters. I like the bigger guns for the longer distances. I'll also bring a Colt copy 45 Colt and the first chamber or two will be with a shot cartridge. It's been a while, but at times the rattle snakes can be disconcerting.


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I’ve burned the barrels out on a couple of 22-250’s in dog towns…. And I’ll keep rebarrelling them ! They are superior in the wind to a 223. Too many times I’ve laid beside my brother or nephew while shooting a very accurate 223 while they were shooting 22-250’s and gotten outshot. I’ll walk back to the truck and grab a 22-250 and my hit percentage goes way up. No, its definitely not the ideal one gun for a dog shoot but it’s still a damned fine caliber. I also admit to building a 20P and LOVE that thing. Shoots as good in the wind as a22-250 and I can still see the hits or misses. I may put a break on it next time… yeah it’ll be noisy but I bet I’ll see the bullets hit. As far as coyote huntin… it’s hard to beat a 22-250. Period.

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When I ran out of small rifle primers for my 223, I wished I had a 22-250 since I had tons of large rifle primers and .224 bullets. I shoot ground squirrels and coyotes mostly and go through a ton of ammo.


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