We don't have big deer in the Brushies, about 200lb or a bit bigger is considered a large harvest. I am considering changing from a .223 to .22/250 and have the bolt head in the safe. I was hurt several years ago in a farm accident and it gives me a fit shooting, so I moved to a 16" barrel striker to take the pressure off the injury.

The problem is the comparison of those two calibers in recoil, they probably preform about the same on big game. And a .22/250 factory barrel would be easy to be cut to 16".