55 grain vmax my 22-250 for deer

[foxx]

I'm with Luke and Boots.

What's the point in using marginal bullets and cartridges? I am glad you recovered all of your deer and had such remarkable results, but, seriously, why do it? Why not go with a .308 or .260 or even .243? It can't be about money. For the price of a movie and popcorn with your girl (and maybe the McDonald's drive-thru afterward) you can switch barrels to a larger, more potent cartridge. Is it because you are maybe recoil sensitive? I believe the .243 is quite mild, and the .260 certainly isn't a bruiser, by any standard. I suppose some might object to .308, but not when taking on shot at a deer.

It sounds like these were all well-placed shots. Do you doubt that the same shot from a larger rifle would have proven less fatal? What if you had hit the shoulder? Are you not capable of missing a bit? Ever?

So, no, I guess I will never be in a situation, I hope, where I NEED to shoot a deer with a light bullet in 22-250, let alone 222 and be able to report on it.

That's just my humble opinion, along with a sincere quandary. :)