Where a .22 bore is legal for deer the .22-250 is the best of the lot.
The bullet made to blow up on a woodchuck is not the best choice.
TEST whatever bullet you decide to use in YOUR rifle. Stabilized and good groups are not the same thing.
In my Model 70 Varmint .22-250, the 63gr Sierra "deer bullet" gives me about 2" groups, no matter what I do for a load. Quite adequate for deer hunting.
Same rifle gives my 3/4" groups (or some days a bit better) with a 52/53gr varmint or match bullet.
Your rifle may do something like that, or it may do something else entirely. Shooting is the only way to know.
Avoid the shoulder blade (or any heavy bone) and the .22-250 can work fine for deer. Texas heart shots are out, too. Consider it a precision instrument, that only works well when used precisely.
The bullet made to blow up on a woodchuck is not the best choice.
TEST whatever bullet you decide to use in YOUR rifle. Stabilized and good groups are not the same thing.
In my Model 70 Varmint .22-250, the 63gr Sierra "deer bullet" gives me about 2" groups, no matter what I do for a load. Quite adequate for deer hunting.
Same rifle gives my 3/4" groups (or some days a bit better) with a 52/53gr varmint or match bullet.
Your rifle may do something like that, or it may do something else entirely. Shooting is the only way to know.
Avoid the shoulder blade (or any heavy bone) and the .22-250 can work fine for deer. Texas heart shots are out, too. Consider it a precision instrument, that only works well when used precisely.