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[danitrev81]

Is it enough gun for deer?How many have you taken with one?I want one for coyotes but you never no when big daddy will come out. Just wounderingif I should shoot or not?

[SoCoKHntr]

You are gonna hear this a lot, if you want to both predator and deer/antelope with one rifle get a 243. A 22-250 can do it (if legal in your state) but it has to be precise shot placement and range limited due to loss of killing power further out. A 243 would be better.

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[danitrev81]

I already have a .243.Just want something with a little smaller bang.

[granite]

What kind of deer are we talking about ? How long of a shot ? I would say that if you were shooting a blacktail or eastern whitetail size deer out of a tree stand at 0 to 150 yards then go for it. But if you want to shoot a big wide mulie across a canyon or some thick neck heartland buck then it's a no go. If you are going to do it , I suggest you use a good bullet. The 60 grain partition is the bullet I 'm going to shoot out of my encore pistol.

[GooseHunter Jr]

Would probably work but not legal here in CO.

[remington]

Use a Swift, Nosler Partition or Barnes X bullet, max velocity and it will do just fine for deer and antelope. I would be hesitant on long shots and large deer like mulies and whitetails.

[hunter5325]

A 53gr TSX behind the shoulder @ 3500ish oughta work just fine...

[Don Fischer]

danitrev81 wrote: Is it enough gun for deer?How many have you taken with one?I want one for coyotes but you never no when big daddy will come out. Just wounderingif I should shoot or not?

Welcome to BGH.

When you start taking 22's to big game, it is all about the bullet. Were I to do it, I won't, I would look at something loke that 53gr TSX. I have no idea how it would work on coyotes tho. Probably kill them very dead or maybe just shoot a hole thru them. ????

[danitrev81]

The deer would have to be within a 100, and I only punch it through the ribs.The only deer we have are whitetail and I would only shoot if it were big and like I said close.Would like to here if anyone has taken one with a 22-250 and how well it worked.

[Don Fischer]

If your gonna shoot it close, even more use for the premium bullet. The closer it is the higher the velocity the more likely the bullet will fail.

[danitrev81]

Don Fischer wrote: If your gonna shoot it close, even more use for the premium bullet. The closer it is the higher the velocity the more likely the bullet will fail.
By fail you mean it would would blow right through? No mushroom?

[jim muir]

No by fail he means expand voilently and fail to penetrate to vital organs. I feel that the .22 centerfires are a lot like buckshot, they do work in the right conditions and lord knows they've been used to kill some big ones. I personally wouldn't carry a rifle that small during deer season until I filled my tag, for the reason you stated, you never know when that big deer will show up.

[WesternHunter]

.22-250 works great for antelope (where legal), should work fine for smaller deer.