Thread: Is the .223 the most versatile cartridge?

Originally Posted by Moa Hunter

Fast twist 22-250 Nothing a 223 can do that a 250 won't do much better period. If you start reloading load up load down. The last deer I shot with a 223 was a pretty average 3yr red shot in the base of the neck at 50 - 60 mtrs, needed a finisher. Bullet was intact mushroomed against the vertebrae, which it didn't have enough power to break.

Originally Posted by Boaraxa

22-250 is the answer its on steroids compared to the 223 , iv got one of each but since the arrival of the 250 the 223 hasn't seen a lot of action they both fire the same little 55gn soft point but that's where the comparison ends .

Can you buy 22-250 in 50rnd boxes of hunting ammo for less than $1/rnd?


The problem with .223 is the fast twist options have short magazines or actions which do not allow you to seat the heavier pills out. Still, I use the bulk factory and I can and have shot deer with it, from a 14" barreled AR15.