My kids did well with Federal Nosler Partition 60gr on Mule Deer Does and a friend only ever used a 22-250 for Coues Deer.
My kids did well with Federal Nosler Partition 60gr on Mule Deer Does and a friend only ever used a 22-250 for Coues Deer.
It is Unlawful to hunt White Tail Deer with anything less than 23 caliber in My home State of Virginia. And I don’t recommend it either. In fact, I like considerably bigger.
22-250 is fine for small deer. Especially if using an aftermarket barrel with a 1:9, 1:8, (or even 1:7 for the longest, heaviest pills), and take advantage of the heavier .224 bullets. (Over 70gr). Good shot & they go down. Though, most people feel more comfortable with larger caliber. One thing I’ve found so ironically funny, are those hunters who would never think of using a anything below X-caliber… yet they have no qualms with taking a shot from 600..800, 1000 yards or whatever with their trusty dusty, Thirty-Ought-Six! LOL!
Shot placement is what we are after, regardless of caliber. Besides that, modern ammunition has really changed things in the last few decades.
But he has a 1:12.
Yes, if you are good enough, or get close enough, to hit the heart most anything will work.
Good observation charlie !
LOL! Yes! I DID point that out in the first response.
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