22-250 popularity and use

[Colorado Cowboy]

I wont hunt with any ammunition that is not commonly available at the gas stations here.

I havn't shot any factory ammo (other than rimfire) in 60 years!! But that's another subject...LOL!

 

[Wyoming300]

I havn't shot any factory ammo (other than rimfire) in 60 years!! But that's another subject...LOL!

I hand load too. But i mean i only shoot calibers every gun store and gas station sells ammunition for. I dont want to be in the middle of the mountains asking around for some super specialized no one else shoots it variant of a cartridge.

 

[VernAK]

Im the young crowd.

Why would i pay 3x the price for limited ammunition availability, pay a fortune for new rifles that have few options, only to acheive ballistics that are marginally better in the AVERAGE HUNTING RANGES, when 22 250 is a hundred years old and works just great? I think some people it will catch on with. The average coyote hunter making 300 yard shots likely could not tell a difference.

Gotta agree regarding the 100-year-old cartridges working great after a century and that applies to others also [270 vs. 6.5 CM] .