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mrawesome22 · January 5, 2012, 04:36 PM

Using a vmax or match bullet with the 22-250, you'll get a .224" entrance hole in a coyote, and no exit hole.

Turns the chest cavity into soup de jour.

Hunting at long ranges in wide open spaces like I do the varminter has a clear and real world advantage. I can be up to 100 yards off with the range estimate and still get a hit, where the 223 would be a miss.

Shooting at targets at known distances, flip a coin.

If you handload, there is no reason to pick 223 over the varminter.

January 5, 2012, 04:36 PM	#16
mrawesome22 Senior Member Join Date: November 9, 2005 Location: Ohio, Appalachia's foothills. Posts: 3,779	Using a vmax or match bullet with the 22-250, you'll get a .224" entrance hole in a coyote, and no exit hole. Turns the chest cavity into soup de jour. Hunting at long ranges in wide open spaces like I do the varminter has a clear and real world advantage. I can be up to 100 yards off with the range estimate and still get a hit, where the 223 would be a miss. Shooting at targets at known distances, flip a coin. If you handload, there is no reason to pick 223 over the varminter.