Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Predators and Varmints One rifle for varmint hunting, 223 or 22-250?

One rifle for varmints, thats an easy choice for me: .223 in an AR platform with good optics. There are alot of great choices in varmint rifles and calibers, and as much as I love my bolt guns, none of them allow me the "big Grin" factor that the AR does when misting rodents, the lack of muzzle lifting allows me to see every hit in the scope, or miss as the case may be, every time, and thats hard not to like. P-dogs to yotes, the .223 gets it done, and besides, the gun grabbing liberal democratic socialists really get annoyed with them, and I like to think Jim Zumbo loses a little sleep at night when you take to the field with one.

Jordan Smith: In which caliber are you shooting the 50 gr. V-Max's that "never" exit (create extra pelt damage with the additional holes?)?
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy

No doubt for me, if I had to choose it would be the 22/250. In any manner it can do what the competition does but you can't say the same about the others.

No doubt, the 22/250 rules when it comes to this stuff.

More fun things for gun loonies to chat about I guess.

Dober

22-250 hands down

The 204 would have to be my all time favorite. Very little recoil, can see your impacts through the scope, and the barrel doesn't heat up near as much as the bigger cals.
Oh yes, and unbelievable accuracy.