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phil mcwilliam · January 17, 2009, 04:52 PM

I agree with others in the general statement that the 22-250 is a 400 yard plus cartridge, where as the 222 is effective out to 300 yards. Most professional kangaroo meat cullers in Australia however use 222 or 223 because they are quieter to shoot than the 22-250. They find if they come across a mob of kangaroos they can take several animals with the 222, where they tend to only get the one shot off if shooting with anything bigger. I lent my 22-250 to one of these pro-shooters when he started out & he has since bought two 223's of his own for his roo culling needs.These roos have to be head shot to be accepted for sale & weigh around 50 to 80 pounds field dressed.

January 17, 2009, 04:52 PM	#18
phil mcwilliam Senior Member Join Date: July 18, 2007 Posts: 573	I agree with others in the general statement that the 22-250 is a 400 yard plus cartridge, where as the 222 is effective out to 300 yards. Most professional kangaroo meat cullers in Australia however use 222 or 223 because they are quieter to shoot than the 22-250. They find if they come across a mob of kangaroos they can take several animals with the 222, where they tend to only get the one shot off if shooting with anything bigger. I lent my 22-250 to one of these pro-shooters when he started out & he has since bought two 223's of his own for his roo culling needs.These roos have to be head shot to be accepted for sale & weigh around 50 to 80 pounds field dressed.