223 22.250 or .243 rifle

[kwaynem]

looking for one of these to predator hunt around the $350 to $400 range preferably from Tulsa north

 

[emapples]

looking for one of these to predator hunt around the $350 to $400 range preferably from Tulsa north

223 will be the lowest cost to shoot rounds are .21-.25 a round the other two are going to be closer to .65 to .75 per round. I know the .243 and likely 22-250 will shoot flatter at longer distances

 

[kwaynem]

Part of the reason for thinking.243 is my wife wants something to deer hunt with I figured I could kill 2 birds with one rifle so to speak

 

[slas]

Part of the reason for thinking.243 is my wife wants something to deer hunt with I figured I could kill 2 birds with one rifle so to speak

I vote 243....Bought a nice little Rem Model 7 for my son (and me to share) a few years back. He's still not old enough to get into it but it's been one of my favorites for the last couple of years. I worked up a load with some 95 Bergers this year and have dropped everything I've shot at. Unfortunately they run around $600 for a decent used one but I've never regretted it. Several people have tried to buy it off me and I continue to politely decline.

 

[kwaynem]

I’m not really looking for something really nice and expensive I plan on carrying it in the truck some also

 

[Okie4570]

.22-250 is an incredibly under rated deer round.

 

[Oklahomabassin]

Look at Kentucky Gun Co for Thompson Center Compass bolt rifle. Until the end of the month you can get a manufacturers rebate for $50. I believe the 22 250 rifle without scope is $279 before rebate and 243 is $309 before rebate. 3-9x40 vortex scope adds $70 to the price IIRC.

 

[emapples]

Part of the reason for thinking.243 is my wife wants something to deer hunt with I figured I could kill 2 birds with one rifle so to speak

In that cas 243 is the way to go, 22-250 second

 

[GlockPride]

I’d go .243 then for deer. I’ve chased a number of deer shot with .22-250. .243 with a shot to the neck and no worries. Clean, dropping hit or clean miss.

 

[kwaynem]

I’d go .243 then for deer. I’ve chased a number of deer shot with .22-250. .243 with a shot to the neck and no worries. Clean, dropping hit or clean miss.

I have been watching the grandson and two daughters for several years now shoot them behind the shoulder and drop within ten feet with 95 grain federal fusion