Varmint Rifle caliber?

[nontypical176]

Tell you what.  Got me a 17 hmr, because my neighbor thinks my 22-250 is loud (It is) and I wanted to be the nice neighbor, not nice enough to use my 10/22, but nice enough.  Shoot lots of critters around my place coons, couple bobcats, coyotes, opossum and such.  That 17 is super fun to shoot, fairly quiet, lethal on everything I've shot at, all one shot kills and the price tag was like $250 dollars.  Now it aint no cougar gun, the farthest I've shot was a coyote at 250 yards and during target practice there was some deffinent wind drift, but I had an old scope laying around and needed a gun to put it on. 

Its Super fun to shoot, lots more poop than my 10/22, accurate and not near as loud as my 22-250.  Great to shoot prairie dogs with and has put the hammer on a couple coyotes.  A racoon is the only thing its hit that has put up any struggle(minimal) after impact.  That little gun is gonna kill a lot of varmints and can't say it enough.....I just love to shoot it.

[Hyde]

I ordered the 22-250.  I was a tick away from getting the 223, but I've always wanted a 22-250.  It will be here in a week.  Now on to a scope... 

Thanks to all for the comments. 

[Special T]

look at getting the Nikon BDS it works for the 223 and the 22-250 i've been told... just zero at 200 and your good.

[dontgetcrabs]

I ordered the 22-250.  I was a tick away from getting the 223, but I've always wanted a 22-250.  It will be here in a week.  Now on to a scope... 

Thanks to all for the comments. 

You won't be disappointed...   

[carpsniperg2]

"carpsniper - If energy is the most important thing to you than you should not use the 32 grain vmax.  You should use 40 grain vmax, 39 bk's, 45 sp's.  Your comparison should be done with a heavier bullet to be fair."

the software i used only had a listed load for the 204 with a 32 grain bullet so i did the best i could with what i had. if it had a 40 grain i would have used it. but i did not have the option to do so. i still don't understand why the software i used says 0 at 100 with a 32g is -36" and big10gauge has -24.78" with the same bullet weight, thats 11" of diffrence. i also do not see how a 40 grain bullet with the same 0 at 100 could be flatter shooting then the 32grain bullet. at -24.34 for the 40 grain bullet.  i can understand wind drift but this info seems off to me.

[carpsniperg2]

I ordered the 22-250.  I was a tick away from getting the 223, but I've always wanted a 22-250.  It will be here in a week.  Now on to a scope... 

Thanks to all for the comments. 

congrats to you on your purchase you will be happy with that cal

[Special T]

show me where it says no Fmj...

[Big10gauge]

"carpsniper - If energy is the most important thing to you than you should not use the 32 grain vmax.  You should use 40 grain vmax, 39 bk's, 45 sp's.  Your comparison should be done with a heavier bullet to be fair."

the software i used only had a listed load for the 204 with a 32 grain bullet so i did the best i could with what i had. if it had a 40 grain i would have used it. but i did not have the option to do so. i still don't understand why the software i used says 0 at 100 with a 32g is -36" and big10gauge has -24.78" with the same bullet weight, thats 11" of diffrence. i also do not see how a 40 grain bullet with the same 0 at 100 could be flatter shooting then the 32grain bullet. at -24.34 for the 40 grain bullet.  i can understand wind drift but this info seems off to me.

Probably scope height difference I use 2.75 since I shoot a AR for drop

[carpsniperg2]

that could be it as well. i don't think the software is to smart about diffrent scope heights