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OK, I need some help (a well known fact anyway ) and persuasion or discouragement.
Local shop has a used BLR .22-250 (Made in Japan), Burris mount, Simmons scope (don't know the particulars of the scope), Browning recoil pad (normal for a BLR?), 95%+, $600.
I know next to nothing about the .22-250 other than it can be a throat eater, it's too small for deer and hogs (IMO) and there are no varmints to hunt anywhere close. Well, not 4 legged at least.
What else can I do with the .22-250 other than punch paper that my other paper punchers won't do? Besides do it with Browning class?
Thanks!
Nothing so needs reforming as other people's habits.
-Mark Twain
Proverbs 3:5; Philippians 4:13
Got to have a Jones for this
Jones for that
This running with the Joneses boy
Just ain't where it's at
I know a fella around town that had polio real bad as a kid. One leg is badly disfigured and walking long distances on his gimpy leg is out of the question. His weapon of choice is an old rusty beat up Savage in .22-250 with a Tasco scope that he keeps in his truck at all times. Using factory 55gr sp, he has never chased or lost a deer yet with a shot to the neck. It's a stone cold killer in the hands of someone who knows how and were to shoot. With a clean shot and a calm animal I wouldn't feel undergunned. There are better calibers, but with patience it is effective.
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shall possess the highest seats in Government,
our country will stand in need of its experienced patriots
to prevent its ruin." Samuel Adams
I'll have to double check but I don't think any centerfire .22 is legal for deer in TX. But I don't know for sure. I would think it would do the job on a white tail though...
I've had a long time itch for a nice .223 bolt but from what I'm reading in doing a little research, this might accomplish the same thing accuracy-wise (at least in my hands), I can use the same components other than the brass that I'd use for my AR (once the reloading table is set up ) and like I said, do it with a touch more panache.
Gonna have to ponder a bit.
Nothing so needs reforming as other people's habits.
-Mark Twain
Proverbs 3:5; Philippians 4:13
Got to have a Jones for this
Jones for that
This running with the Joneses boy
Just ain't where it's at
Barnes makes a 62 gr. Triple Shock and Nosler makes a 60 gr. Partition. I bet you'd have a hard time recovering one of those if shot thru a sideways deer. I have yet to recover one of the 85 gr. Triple Shock bullets from my 243 when shooting at deer.
"If ever a time should come, when vain and aspiring men
shall possess the highest seats in Government,
our country will stand in need of its experienced patriots
to prevent its ruin." Samuel Adams
awp101 wrote:I'll have to double check but I don't think any centerfire .22 is legal for deer in TX. But I don't know for sure. I would think it would do the job on a white tail though...
I've had a long time itch for a nice .223 bolt but from what I'm reading in doing a little research, this might accomplish the same thing accuracy-wise (at least in my hands), I can use the same components other than the brass that I'd use for my AR (once the reloading table is set up ) and like I said, do it with a touch more panache.
Gonna have to ponder a bit.
awp101,
22 centerfire is legal for deer in Texas. I took a nice 10 point in east Texas with my old 788 in 22-250. I bet it well whack the heck out of Black buck, Rams, or such also.
The Japanese BLRs are finely made rifles and usually very accurate and of course the common use of the 22-250 is long range varmint. Don't know the current prices but those steel BLRs are definitely worth having if you like them.
In the High Desert of Southern Calif. ..."on the cutting edge of going back in time"...
Any thoughts on accuracy compared to a comparably priced .223 bolt? I know the .22-250 was hot in the benchrest game for a few years but AFAIK the .223 really wasn't and I'm no BR guy anyway...
Nothing so needs reforming as other people's habits.
-Mark Twain
Proverbs 3:5; Philippians 4:13
Got to have a Jones for this
Jones for that
This running with the Joneses boy
Just ain't where it's at
Hmmm - thoughts on BLR accuracy - Sometimes there are golf balls on the range at about 95 yds. I think this is the most dependable rifle I have to HIT them with. I have at least 20 rifles that are capable of sub inch groups.
In the High Desert of Southern Calif. ..."on the cutting edge of going back in time"...
Local shop in the D/FW area of TX has almost the exact same BLR with the same scope in almost new condition. They are asking $589. Don't know if you are in the area or not but you might check it out if you are. Pioneer Gunshop in bedford.
Dave in TX
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Old Savage wrote:Hmmm - thoughts on BLR accuracy - Sometimes there are golf balls on the range at about 95 yds. I think this is the most dependable rifle I have to HIT them with. I have at least 20 rifles that are capable of sub inch groups.
Why don't you just head out here to TX and shoot my groups for me?
Nothing so needs reforming as other people's habits.
-Mark Twain
Proverbs 3:5; Philippians 4:13
Got to have a Jones for this
Jones for that
This running with the Joneses boy
Just ain't where it's at
Loads of deer fall to the 22-250 over here guys too. I not sure but it may struggle to stablise over 60gr boolits.
One thing a friend and myself state often is that if we had to make a choice between 243 and 22-250 we would go for the 22-250 from what we know now
The .22-250 BLR's arent hanging in every shop. Being out of print for a while, I'd be prone to try and make a deal. Two of the boys on our lease have been using nothing but .22-250's for the last 10 or 11 years (giving up their big mags) and they bring home a lot of venison. They're just not for jump shooting. Standing shots only, but 150 to 200 yards seems to work just fine. Neck shots close to the head are preferred to any body shot.
) and persuasion or discouragement.
) and like I said, do it with a touch more panache.
Sometimes there are golf balls on the range at about 95 yds. I think this is the most dependable rifle I have to HIT them with. I have at least 20 rifles that are capable of sub inch groups.