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If not the .22-250?

I can't even find half of these in my Lyman or other manuals. :oops: I'm as new and green as they come. I need to be working from the basic manual, not the advanced. :) lol
 
I can't even find half of these in my Lyman or other manuals. :oops: I'm as new and green as they come. I need to be working from the basic manual, not the advanced. :) lol
Well if you are looking for something you can buy off the shelves. And is in every manual, go with 22/250.
If you want new and improved and starting to show up in manuals, get a
22 creedmore.
Have Fun.
 
Yes, I think probably .223 or .22-250 are the sensible ones to start with. And the .223 is the smarter choice, by a ways. But the .22-250 is the one that's been in my head for decades, like the .22 Hornet. But it's educational and enjoyable to learn about and consider these other options also. I don't think I'll be opting for any unless something compelling comes up. I think now it's about 45/40/15 for .223/.22-250/the rest.
 
If money is tight, the 223 is the best bang for the Buck. Barrels go past 8000 rounds. The 22-250 might go to 2000? before they’re burned out. The 223 uses less powder if you reload, so a pound goes a lot further. Brass is cheap and everywhere. Lots of factory loads for sale at reasonable prices. So many different guns are chambered for it, it’s mind boggling.
I shoot a lot of 223. I shoot my 22-250s sparingly. If I have the opportunity to get a kid started in shooting, he gets a 223 for all the reasons above and for the low recoil. Don’t get caught up in the “better velocity” race. It never ends. The 223 is a great cartridge!
 
So I've got an interest in adding one more rifle to the family. I'm a dork. I'll own it. I am using this as a significant factor in choosing: https://backfire.tv/recoil/

I've arbitrarily set .22-250 as the upper limit. I have a .22 Hornet and no clue why I want to add another but, you know? So logic says I should get a .223 but long term interest reminds me I've always thought the .22-250 would be cool to have. It will only be used for fun at the range and for competition. Against myself and the last outing.

So should I listen to logic and get a .223 or listen to the .22-250 would be cool or listen to option C. which you guys are about to inform me what it is and why it's the one? Thanks for any and all input.
The 22-250 is an excellent choice so don't let yourself be swayed by everyone's opinion on what is best.
If you want an AR platform, by all means the .223 is the way to go but for a bolt gun that can do so many things better than the .223 it has to be the 22-250 (in your criteria).
I own four now and never go prairie dog shooting without at least one (usually two to keep things going).
I have them in twist rates from 1:7 to 1:14 so mine can send the heavy bullets well out past 800 yards with an 85.5 Hybrid accurately or explode PD's on launch with explosive results using the 50 grain Nosler or Max.
 
I've never owned a .22-250 but have seen my gunsmith's one in action multiple times. Shooting 53-55 class projectiles, the wind drift was terrible at 400yds. For less blast and powder, my 6BR eats it out that far. His 6-284 is a completely different story with wind drift..

No one's mentioned it but I'd have a .204 before I'd get a .22-250. Way more pleasant to shoot and very efficient.
 
I lusted after a .22-250 when I was younger. FAST, flat shooting for long range varmint. Never had a need to buy one as varmint shooting was low on my list. Now days all I shoot is paper or steel.

When it came time to buy a 'fun' rifle I picked a .223. I figured I wouldn't need to reload for it since ammo was so cheap. Then I found out why it was cheap, accuracy sucked. Had to pay good money for less than 1" groups. So, bought the dies. Over 6000 rounds later and I'm ready for a new barrel, which will also be a .223. Yep, mainly due to recoil.

I then got a 6BR to replace a .308 and am happy with the lower recoil and long range performance.

If I were to pick another 22 it would be a .222Rem or .22PPC. :)
 
If it's high speed in a small bullet ya want, well -- I'll just leave this here:

 
So I've got an interest in adding one more rifle to the family. I'm a dork. I'll own it. I am using this as a significant factor in choosing: https://backfire.tv/recoil/

I've arbitrarily set .22-250 as the upper limit. I have a .22 Hornet and no clue why I want to add another but, you know? So logic says I should get a .223 but long term interest reminds me I've always thought the .22-250 would be cool to have. It will only be used for fun at the range and for competition. Against myself and the last outing.

So should I listen to logic and get a .223 or listen to the .22-250 would be cool or listen to option C. which you guys are about to inform me what it is and why it's the one? Thanks for any and all input.
Both the 223 and 22-250 are in my varmint arsenal! You can't go wrong with the 223, however. Very economical to shoot. Go out on the limb and consider a 22CM. All three are very accurate.
 
LOTS of good input and I appreciate it all. I'm super new at all this and probably need to be only looking at courses in the 1xx series. Some of these sound like upper level 3xx and 4xx courses. Right now it looks like 50/40/10 for .223/.22-250/others. Give or take a point or two here or there. But lots of spec'ing still to go. Thank you all again for great input so far.
 
My mentor and friend was an avid benchrest shooter and gunsmith. He did immaculate barrel work under the radar. He tried almost everything in the way of accuracy and at the end of his career came to the conclusion that the .220 Russian was as competitive as anything he'd tried. Straight up Lapua brass.
 
I used 22-250 thru the 80's, shot a pile of gophers and a few yotes with it. I normally only shot under 250-300yds, as gophers get pretty small to spot at that distance. Plus I was using 2-600rds in a weekend. at 38gr powder, that added up PDQ. And I could always just move a bit closer and wait for them to come back up again.
Then I built a 218Bee, and on a whim, while waiting for the Bee to get done, bought a 223 that was a deal I couldn't refuse, even just to get the action. So with the 223, dropped to 25gr or so of powder, then to about 12gr with the Bee. Used to shoot 50gr bullets, have gone down to 40gr now. I had the Bee, 24" bbl, up to 3400 with the 40gr, the 223, 28" bbl, up into the high 36-low 37 mark IIRC with the 40gr. 22-250 is OK if you want to shoot out to 3-4-500yds with it. Have to be careful what barrel twist you get on it, if you want to be able to use over 60gr bullets.
If not doing that, a 223 will do just fine. But, having the old bbl twists will limit bullet options. Even have to watch for that on some old 223's. Mine is an 1885 built around 1990, only likes up to 55gr, AB says we can use for deer this year, but, I'm restricted as to what bullets I can use because of the bbl twist on it.
 

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