coyote hunting

nc.hunter · 10-30-2007, 06:53 PM

Hi everyone I was wondering in all of your opinions which caliber rifle has more knockdown power a .223 or a .22-250. shooting at about 0-200 yards thanks.

samuel · 10-30-2007, 06:56 PM

At that range you will never know thr difference.Except that -250 may blow big holes. sam.

Lng Rng · 10-30-2007, 09:25 PM

Sam said it. Either one, and they will be equally dead. Go .223 for cheaper ammo if that is your given range.

Pumpkinheaver · 10-30-2007, 09:53 PM

Yeah if your only shooting out to 200 yards might as well go with the .223.

killer · 10-30-2007, 10:19 PM

Well I own a bunch of .223 but I would say a 22-250 loaded with those Nosler Partitions 60 grain would be tough to beat with the extra fps the 22-250 could give them.

Rem 742 30-06 · 11-01-2007, 01:44 AM

My cousins disagree both believe theirs is better. One has Ar and other has Rem 700 22-250 so both will probably work equally well.

nc.hunter · 11-02-2007, 07:21 PM

a 22-250 is stronger in my opinion.

lefty o · 11-02-2007, 07:39 PM

given identical bullet weights, the 22-250 launches the bullet faster. this gives more energy to the bullet. 22 caliber bullets dont really possess "knock down power", but the bullet fired from a 22-250 will get their ever so slightly quicker. 22 caliber cartridges are not powerhouses, they are however effective varmint killers. now if you give the 223 a premium varmint bullet, and the 22-250 a run of the mill SP/HP, the 223 will deliver much more spectacular results.

jerry · 11-02-2007, 07:43 PM

Up close and personal is rewarding too. Ruger Blackhawk .357 back up side arm while deer hunting. Yotes are funny, they can be hard to kill on the spot, this is the most rewarding scenerio. They will typicall DIE with a round delivered to the vitals. You just might not find the carcass. Look closely & you can see an exit wound and a little blood on the left ear. A .22LR would have done 'bout the same thing

Your PIC rocks BTW Killer.

leroy · 11-05-2007, 01:35 PM

i have a remington 700 in 223 and love it. my brother has a savage in 22-250 and i outshoot him adn whenever he gets the chance he takes my 223 and leaves his 22-250 at the house

Farmer · 11-18-2007, 06:12 AM

I shoot 223 and my shootin buddy shoots 250, we shoot to about 250m and both are deadly on dogs, pigs, roos, goats and bunnies.

223 is much cheaper factory but only about $0.10 in it when reloading

BenJammin · 11-19-2007, 11:14 PM

I would have to pick the .22-250. That extra fps gives some more oomph for those not so well placed shots.

rckymtnboy · 11-19-2007, 11:20 PM

I have used both, and have settled on the .22-250. It drops em dead more often than the .223.

andrew cochran · 11-21-2007, 09:45 AM

.223 would be my first choice!

10-30-2007, 06:53 PM	#1
nc.hunter Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Forsyth county of north carolina Posts: 211 Trader Rating: (0)	coyote hunting Hi everyone I was wondering in all of your opinions which caliber rifle has more knockdown power a .223 or a .22-250. shooting at about 0-200 yards thanks.

10-30-2007, 09:53 PM	#4
Pumpkinheaver Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,311 Trader Rating: (0)	Yeah if your only shooting out to 200 yards might as well go with the .223. __________________ Just because your paranoid doesn't mean they aren't out to get you!

10-30-2007, 10:19 PM	#5
killer Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: In the rat race Posts: 907 Trader Rating: (0)	Well I own a bunch of .223 but I would say a 22-250 loaded with those Nosler Partitions 60 grain would be tough to beat with the extra fps the 22-250 could give them. __________________ "Yeee Hawww...I'm a cowboy on an iron horse." Killer's cabin: http://buckmountainchateau.com/

11-02-2007, 07:43 PM	#9
jerry Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 10,760 Trader Rating: (0)	Up close and personal is rewarding too. Ruger Blackhawk .357 back up side arm while deer hunting. Yotes are funny, they can be hard to kill on the spot, this is the most rewarding scenerio. They will typicall DIE with a round delivered to the vitals. You just might not find the carcass. Look closely & you can see an exit wound and a little blood on the left ear. A .22LR would have done 'bout the same thing Your PIC rocks BTW Killer. __________________ Last edited by jerry; 11-02-2007 at 07:46 PM.

11-19-2007, 11:20 PM	#13
rckymtnboy Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: I am a dual resident. Posts: 340 Trader Rating: (0)	I have used both, and have settled on the .22-250. It drops em dead more often than the .223. __________________ When they come for my guns, I'll give 'em the bullets first!

10-30-2007, 06:56 PM	#2
samuel Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,050 Trader Rating: (0)	At that range you will never know thr difference.Except that -250 may blow big holes. sam.

10-30-2007, 09:25 PM	#3
Lng Rng Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 944 Trader Rating: (0)	Sam said it. Either one, and they will be equally dead. Go .223 for cheaper ammo if that is your given range.

11-01-2007, 01:44 AM	#6
Rem 742 30-06 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Southern Wisconsin Posts: 390 Trader Rating: (0)	My cousins disagree both believe theirs is better. One has Ar and other has Rem 700 22-250 so both will probably work equally well.

11-02-2007, 07:21 PM	#7
nc.hunter Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Forsyth county of north carolina Posts: 211 Trader Rating: (0)	a 22-250 is stronger in my opinion.

11-02-2007, 07:39 PM	#8
lefty o Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: mn Posts: 4,691 Trader Rating: (0)	given identical bullet weights, the 22-250 launches the bullet faster. this gives more energy to the bullet. 22 caliber bullets dont really possess "knock down power", but the bullet fired from a 22-250 will get their ever so slightly quicker. 22 caliber cartridges are not powerhouses, they are however effective varmint killers. now if you give the 223 a premium varmint bullet, and the 22-250 a run of the mill SP/HP, the 223 will deliver much more spectacular results.

11-05-2007, 01:35 PM	#10
leroy Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: SE IoWa Posts: 89 Trader Rating: (0)	i have a remington 700 in 223 and love it. my brother has a savage in 22-250 and i outshoot him adn whenever he gets the chance he takes my 223 and leaves his 22-250 at the house

11-18-2007, 06:12 AM	#11
Farmer Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Limbri NSW Au Posts: 293 Trader Rating: (0)	I shoot 223 and my shootin buddy shoots 250, we shoot to about 250m and both are deadly on dogs, pigs, roos, goats and bunnies. 223 is much cheaper factory but only about $0.10 in it when reloading

11-19-2007, 11:14 PM	#12
BenJammin Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Montana Posts: 5 Trader Rating: (0)	I would have to pick the .22-250. That extra fps gives some more oomph for those not so well placed shots.

11-21-2007, 09:45 AM	#14
andrew cochran Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Little town in ARKANSAW! Posts: 1,904 Trader Rating: (1)	.223 would be my first choice!