22-250 for longer range

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Arkansas Frog

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I have a Rem 223 adl and have been shooting wolf ammo in it [3 group in 1 inch] Now the question I can buy a single barrel 22-250 for about 175.00
will that barrel hold up on factory loads? and would it pay me to buy it just to get out a little farther shooting P-dogs are will that 223 do as good? I am new at this all help would be appreicated. thank you

Arkansas Frog
 
Arkaqnsas Frog

I got a great deal on my ADL's so I got both in .223 and 22-250 when Wal-Mart was blowing them out dirt cheap.

I don't know if you will find a Wal-Mart that still has any of the 22-250's for $250.00 but you might get lucky.
 
Just my observations on the 22-250, long range requires more accuracy, accuracy is not cheap. Long range requires a quality scope, again quality ain't cheap. The 22-250 is a great round and for really long range is hard to beat in a .22 caliber rifle but out to 250 or so yards it does nothing more than a .223 and for prarie dogs the .223 will shoot plenty far enough but again an accurate 22-250 with a good scope has it's place. I just find the .223 will do all I need to do.
 
To really gain much range over a 223, you would have to use a fast twist barrel and high BC bullets. A fast twist 223 makes a better long range rifle than a slow twist 22-250. There are a fair amount of fast twist factory 223s available but almost no 22-250s. You would most likely have to have a custom barrel fitted.

Jack
 
Jack hit the nail on the head. I shoot p-d's with a 10" twist .22-250 Ackley Improved, my buddy shoots with an 8" twist .223. I have spotted him into hits on p-d's out to 440 yards with his .223 shooting 60-grain V-maxes which can be shot out of a 12" twist barrel (like a Savage). You still need a good scope though.

I have hit p-d's out beyond 500 a few times with the same bullet, and some that went splat that we couldn't find even further out, but those are the exception, after lots of misses. My ammo costs a little bit more (extra powder) and my throat doesn't last as long either.

Save your $ while shooting the barrel out of your .223. Then you can have the choice of putting an 8" or 9" twist barrel on your .223, or getting another gun built up in .22-250 with a fast-twist barrel (8" or 9" for the 75-gr. AMax bullet). The .223 will last a bit longer, be a little bit cheaper to shoot, and will give up about 150-200 yards of distance over the .22-250, if any of that matters.

Another way to go is to just get a .243. If you handload you can run either the 75 or 87 grain V-maxes, excellent long range bullets, and you only need pull it out when you've shot down everything within range of the .223.
 
Just a thought. If I'm after chucks or ground squirrels I prefer the .223 simply because the barrel won't jump as much as the 22-250. With the scope at higher magnification this helps keep my eye on target. More fun if I can see where I'm shooting.
 


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