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Heard many glowing reports - of fast kills - like to hear from others who use them on deer/hogs, what bullets, ranges, rifle, etc.

Thanks.

Oh, Boy!

I like TSXs or TTSXs, ranges 300 yds and under Works like a charm

Haven't gotten one with my 22-250 yet but I intend to. Got one with my 220 Swift, which is almost the same ballistics wise. 175yds with a factory Rem 50gr PSP. That doe never took a step.

I've got several different bullets I intend to load during this off season including Barnes, NPT, and the new Nosler 64gr Bonded.

For small southern whitetails, I think a hot 22CF is a fine rifle. I have no experience with larger bodied game so I can't comment on those.

We hunt as a club in WV and put on large scale deer drives. Some of our senior most members have been slaying deer for decades with sako forester 22-250s. Most of our shots are inside of 150 yards as a rule of thumb. If I ever had a chance to do deer management I would have a 22-250 built. Neck shots are like you hit em with a stihl farm boss.

Had a girl in one of my MBA classes, all she hunts with, shoots head and heart shots, says they usually never go anywhere but straight down. She has her shot placement down!

Seems the Barnes are popular and even others. Chatted with a fellow years back, seems he shot all his deer w/ 55 Sierra soft points, all behind shoulder, said they go less than 40 yds. I know if you slip a bullet like that 'tween ribs it'll do nasty things on the inside, can't go far with lung soup. He was shooting to near 300 and possibly 400 yds as I recall.

I know alot of guys here use a 223, granted the 22/250 has perhaps 50-100 yd of speed.

60 Nosler Partitions. If they even move after a rear shoulder/forward lung shot it is usually less than 50 yards. Have even shot through both scapulas of a large Midwest buck and he traveled around 60 yards. Had an exit on that deer at 20 yards. They are a good little killer.

IF you pick your shots like you should....put a barnes x in the chest cavity dead deer...that simple . Shoot 1-8 twist with a 75 amax and again its a death ray ...out to way further than most should b shooting at a deer.......its not magic.......and not a 243...but its very very good in the hands of a skilled rifleman

My son and I both shot deer this past year with his new Ruger American rifle in 22-250 with a 1-10 twist.
I loaded up a few dozen rounds of Barnes 53gr tsx bullets to about 3300fps (pretty mild) and they worked just dandy.
I am going to try and see if it will stabilize the tsx 62gr this summer.

Entrance side.



Exit side.



Stuff in between



60 grain Partition. On half dozen deer, kills have been quick. Ranges have been 50-260 yards.

I've taken 3 deer with a .22-250 and several hogs up to 200 pounds and out to 350 yards. My favorite load is the 55gr. Ballistic Silver Tip by Winchester.

Killed this small hog right around 300 yards.

Nice stuff guys, Justin - is that a Kimber? Nice shooting!

62 gr TTSX .22-250AI puts the smack down on deer

DRT shot out towards far tree line 250 yd shot




This one made it 30 yds 100yd shot




This one again death run of 30 yds 200yd shot

Don't have any photos I can use from those days, but I suppose my .22-250, .22-250 Imp. and Swift have killed 50 deer.. Many were shot with the old 55 grain Sierra HPBT.. I don't believe I ever shot one more than 200 yards however.. Also used the 50 grain Blitzking, 50 gr. Nosler BTBT,55 gr. Speer, 63 gr. Sierra, & 60 gr. Nosler Part. These .22's will kill deer no question.. But hunting conditions are far more important to their success than with larger calibers..

From a 22-250ai I have used the 62 ttsx on 1 antelope, and 3 deer to date. From 426 yards on in. Used the 53 tsx on an antelope. No complaints from me at all.

50ish yds on a whitetail buck. 55gr. TTSX. 1-8".

150ish yds on mule deer buck. Same bullet.

330yds on mule deer doe. 75gr. A-Max.


Travis

I have a Remington model 788 with a 1-14" twist, anyone know of a good bulet to use for deer with this setup?
I think they make a 50gr Barnes but not sure.

before barnes was around... 63 grain sierra semi point dinged a lot of pigs and deer.

Barnes came and I could not get barnes to shoot in the gun at all. And by the time they came out with tsx, I"d had it barreled to 308.

I'd use one in a heartbeat again though. Or a swift. But I have so many 223s they do just fine.

55 grain Winchester soft points should work okay.




I'm wondering how far the 223/22-250 deer make it after being shot?


Lung shots seem like the usual 50-100 yard is the norm. Anyone have a runner?

Cannot remember how far but it was over 350 I think.

Bang flop southern AZ coues deer.

.22-250 Ackley 80 Berger. Great deer bullet.

Good stuff gang, nice photos, thanks.