22-250 or 6mm Creedmoor

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So I've been wanting to get another coyote rifle for the last couple of years and I think this may be my time. I boiled it down to 2 calibers. I'd like a speedy caliber and boiled it down to these.

22-250 with a 40 or 45 grain bullet. This should push 4k or a bit faster and still be accurate. The second choice is a 6 creedmoor with a 55 or 62 grain bullet. This should push about 3800-3900 fps. I don't know about accuracy on this one. I'm in Ca so all bullets are lead free. Most of my shots are within 300 yards. I already have a 223 and 243 and I know i can load the 243 simularly. I'm wanting to reward myself with a new rifle hopefully in the near future. 2026!!!!!!

The rifle is going to be a traditional bolt gun with probably a nice HS precision stock or something simular. (Not a raced out heavy thing with a raced out chassis or such.)

I welcome your thoughts, advice, and experience.

Thanks in advance.
 
Personally, for coyotes I’d use 50-55 grain bullets with that .22-250, if you go that way (but in today’s world, I’d also go with a .22 Creed or ARC.)
For 300-yard maximum shots on your smaller Western coyotes, I wouldn’t see the need for a 6mm and the increase in recoil, powder, etc.
 
I really liked my 22-250 with a 1-8" twist for shooting the Barnes lead free 55 gr MPG bullets at coyotes and my 243 Win did a great job on coyotes with the Barnes 62 gr Varmint Grenade bullets. Both of these rifles got sold because they seemed to gain weight every year as I got older. LOL

Now I have a much lighter 223 Rem and a 6mm Creedmoor. I will be shooting the Barnes 62 gr Varmint Grenades out of the 6mm Creedmoor and the Hornady 35 gr NTX Lead Free bullets out of my 223 Rem. You can easily get close to 4,000 fps out of the 223 with the 35 gr NTX bullets.

Make sure you can find 22 cal 40 gr to 45 gr lead free bullets. I have a bunch of Nosler 22 cal 40 gr Lead Free bullets loaded up for my 223 AI rifles but I have not seen any of them in stock for quite a few years.


My 22-250 with 1-8" twist shot the Barnes MPG 55 gr bullets very good and it hammered our 20 to 35 pound coyotes.
 
22-250 with 55gr bullets puts them down hard. Its funny to me how so many people think a 6.5 Creedmoor is just great for elk, but very many people think they need a 6mm anything for a 35 pound dog.

When I was saving fur I used a 17-223 for coyotes. Never lost one, took them from 40 yards to 350 yards.
 
I am not a real 'gun guy' but went from a 250 to 243 and won't look back. If you want to treat yourself to a new toy and a diff caliber stay with the 6. Me, I would just buy another 243 :) if I "had to have" another gun.
 
Maybe you might try to figure out how many rounds a day/week/ month or year you expect to shoot. 4000 fps heats up barrels super fast.
 
jmeddy said:
I am not a real 'gun guy' but went from a 250 to 243 and won't look back. If you want to treat yourself to a new toy and a diff caliber stay with the 6. Me, I would just buy another 243 :) if I "had to have" another gun.
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I currently have 4 243's and at my age and on hand arsenal, about the only thing that gets my attention in the classifieds is when someone offers a 243 for sale or trade.
Yeah, I like them that much!😁😁
 
6mm Creed on paper is fine cartridge (I say that only because I don't own one).

Personally if I just had to have something in the 6mm bore, the .243 Win, 6mm Rem, or my latest acquisition the 6mm Rem Ackley, then the 6mm Creed. In that order but that is based on the fact I don't own a 6mm Creed. And for me it's a unknown that honestly not sure it would exceed the .243 Win or 6mm Rem variants.
Your 22-250 and .243W is probably the best available all around for your purposes. Now if you was doing Long range target shooting solely yes I could see where the Creed would /could be more advantageous in a short action with it's shorter case length. Hunting not so sure hence my hesitancy to recommend the creed, as I think it would work well.

But the 6mm Creed may offer you something new. Personally wouldn't tell you not to go, or to go to the Creed. But heck the .243W will keep up with it, Just don't really see the advantage unless the .243W is shot out. In that case I could see trying it. In the end it is your money and choice.

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Just watching to see where this goes....
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reason I posted that is I figured this would turn into another debate with the creed.
Which Like I said seems to be a fine choice.
 
22 2fitty will do it for you if your wanting a ~300 yard gun just to have something different. I have all the calibers mentioned above and still fall back on the 250. The Creeds are great with all the new bullets and stuff but pretty much wasted on me, since I’m not a long ranger and really don’t shoot past 3 or 400 yards.
But… I’m secretly building a 22 Creedmoor..don’t tell my wife.
 
LONEHOWL said:
22 2fitty will do it for you if your wanting a ~300 yard gun just to have something different. I have all the calibers mentioned above and still fall back on the 250. The Creeds are great with all the new bullets and stuff but pretty much wasted on me, since I’m not a long ranger and really don’t shoot past 3 or 400 yards.
But… I’m secretly building a 22 Creedmoor..don’t tell my wife.
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I have a 22-250 and a couple of 243s that all shoot great groups, so I don't NEED a 22 CM. But more that any of the CM cartridges that one has my attention.
 
Here in Colorado, you have to use a non-Big Game legal cartridge if there is a big game season open in your area, to hunt coyotes.

No big game license? You need to use a 22cal or smaller.
 
Just had my local gunsmith build me a fully custom 22 creed. Probably my current favorite caliber I own. I shoot 75 grain Hornady ELDM’s. Being a 22 cal 75 grain bullet it’s a laser beam at most hunting distances and hits like a train.
 
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