Hey folks, I'm looking for some advice on a current predicament.
My predicament is how - or whether I even should - convince myself to get another rifle in 22-250 mainly for the purpose of coyote hunting which I want to get into. I live in CT and, unlike our short deer season (for rifle/shotgun) the coyote season runs basically all year long with a few short breaks here and there.
So, here's the guns I own already:
Ruger Hawkeye .270
Browning X Bolt .243
Marlin 30-30 (2)
Stag Arms Model 4 .223
I know the .243 would be a great coyote gun. The Stag is an AR style and, although it's also a good varmint caliber, I feel weird hunting with that. I only intended to use it as a target rifle.
So you're asking yourself - what's this guy's problem? He's already got a perfect gun (.243) he can use. The problem is simply that I'm really intrigued by the 22-250 and the fact it is less common and would be more of a "specialty gun" in my collection as opposed to a "jack of all trades" like the .243 can be. But maybe I'm wrong. I don't know all that much about the performance of a 22-250 aside from what I've read. Do any of you coyote / varmint hunters out there have experience with both the .243 and 22-250 and, if so, are there any areas in which you feel the 22-250 is actually a BETTER gun for this purpose - even for someone who has a .243?
I'm also thinking it would be fun to have the 22-250 as an alternate "target" rifle to mix in with the Stag here and there for extra flavor.
It just seems like it'd be a real fun caliber to have overall.
Hoping perhaps some advice will swing me one way or the other. I'm not rich...but willing to do the deed if I can justify it well enough. Hope this makes sense?
The classic battle between the "need" vs the "want" I suppose.
Thanks!
My predicament is how - or whether I even should - convince myself to get another rifle in 22-250 mainly for the purpose of coyote hunting which I want to get into. I live in CT and, unlike our short deer season (for rifle/shotgun) the coyote season runs basically all year long with a few short breaks here and there.
So, here's the guns I own already:
Ruger Hawkeye .270
Browning X Bolt .243
Marlin 30-30 (2)
Stag Arms Model 4 .223
I know the .243 would be a great coyote gun. The Stag is an AR style and, although it's also a good varmint caliber, I feel weird hunting with that. I only intended to use it as a target rifle.
So you're asking yourself - what's this guy's problem? He's already got a perfect gun (.243) he can use. The problem is simply that I'm really intrigued by the 22-250 and the fact it is less common and would be more of a "specialty gun" in my collection as opposed to a "jack of all trades" like the .243 can be. But maybe I'm wrong. I don't know all that much about the performance of a 22-250 aside from what I've read. Do any of you coyote / varmint hunters out there have experience with both the .243 and 22-250 and, if so, are there any areas in which you feel the 22-250 is actually a BETTER gun for this purpose - even for someone who has a .243?
I'm also thinking it would be fun to have the 22-250 as an alternate "target" rifle to mix in with the Stag here and there for extra flavor.
It just seems like it'd be a real fun caliber to have overall.
Hoping perhaps some advice will swing me one way or the other. I'm not rich...but willing to do the deed if I can justify it well enough. Hope this makes sense?
The classic battle between the "need" vs the "want" I suppose.
Thanks!