Thread: 22-250 & bambi

Hi all just wondering what projectiles are people using on deer for the mighty 22-250
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I have been using 55 gr Noslar Ballistic Tips on goats and Fallow deer. They work well but for larger reds I would be inclined to use a Barnes or something similar for greater penetration.
Also I would keep the range under 300 yards unless head or neck shots are taken and at that range it could be tricky. At these ranges bullet energy is slipping away rapidly.

Hornady 55gr soft points

Ive shot a couple red deer in the neck with the 50gr vmax
They dropped on the spot
Probably not best choice of projectile but with right shot placement the results were devastating


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Have used the 63gn Sierra's and 60gn Hornady's for the past 43 years, work well on everything.

69gr Tmk zeroed 200m in 1:10 twist, have a 1:8 coming and will move up to 75~80gr. Is great calibre for NZ small/medium stuff.

The lack of a Fast twist is really the only thing that has held it back over the years.

Originally Posted by Marty Henry

The lack of a Fast twist is really the only thing that has held it back over the years.

The Bergara B14 comes in 1:9 twist which is bloody cool.

Originally Posted by McNotty

The Bergara B14 comes in 1:9 twist which is bloody cool.

I have just not long brought one of these in 1:9

55gr gameking devastating on fallow and sika, reasonable on reds if good shot placement

165 grain BT

What's the story with putting 1-8 or 1-9 twist barrels on a 22-250? Must be some reason they dont do it at the factory

Originally Posted by Tribrit

What's the story with putting 1-8 or 1-9 twist barrels on a 22-250? Must be some reason they dont do it at the factory

Probably the danger of loading 40Gr projectiles at 4000fps and exploding them

Originally Posted by Tribrit

What's the story with putting 1-8 or 1-9 twist barrels on a 22-250? Must be some reason they dont do it at the factory

It was designed as a varmint calibre just like the 6mm rem, I don't think any states in America allowed it for deer sized animals either so there was no point in a fast twist barrel.

Originally Posted by nor-west

It was designed as a varmint calibre just like the 6mm rem, I don't think any states in America allowed it for deer sized animals either so there was no point in a fast twist barrel.

Well that's not true today. Plenty of states in the US where you can use a .224 for deer.

A lot of our beliefs and understanding of what was what back in the day have been turned on their head with the advances in bullet construction, and the move to longer for calibre bullets. Savage led something of a .22-250 revolution in the US when they introduced their 1:9" twist as an option, their other option is a 1:12". Savage is a very popular brand in the US and the 1:9" really took off with the .22-250 crowd, as they were able to use tougher bullets in the 60-70gr range and use their rifles for smaller ungulates, in particular hogs and whitetail.

Bergara's decision to go 1:9" as well was interesting, I'd say they've seen Savage's success and want a part of it. That said, the 1:9" is marginal for the 75gr ELD-M for example (recommended 1:8"), so the play seems to be restricted to the 60-70gr pills.

Federal Premium, Federal Fusion, Speer Gold Dot, Nolser Partition, etc. Tougher .224 bullets driven fast work very well.