22-250 popularity and use

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.
 
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] .
 
I think it will be a long time before anyone discontinued a big seller for 22 creedmore which the average yote hunter wont tell a difference with at a 300 yard shot. 22 creedmore has some great ballistics at ranges few people shoot.

I dont think 308 is being killed by 6.5 creedmore.

Maybe for target shooters. Deffinitely not for hunters. People shooting 308 for hunting wyoming are a minority. There are much better calibers for the action size, such as 270 win. Most of us shoot magnums.

Here's examples to some more recent rifle releases-

From a WY company - 22 creed, not 22-250

22 ARC, no 22-250

5 options in 22 creed, 1 in 22-250
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6.5 creed wont kill 308 but it is already eclipsing it in ammo and rifle sales. It certainly put the 260 rem to rest.
 
Here's examples to some more recent rifle releases-

From a WY company - 22 creed, not 22-250

22 ARC, no 22-250

5 options in 22 creed, 1 in 22-250
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6.5 creed wont kill 308 but it is already eclipsing it in ammo and rifle sales. It certainly put the 260 rem to rest.
I appreciate your response.

Im not sure what your getting at with the photo. Its blurry on my phone.

Im not sure why you linked ruger website and said no 22 250. Their current production ruger american rifles do offer a 22 250 chambering. Their predator line of american rifles typically features 22 250 in the adds.

As for the weatherby 307. They recently purchased a factory in wyoming. Its great they have receivers marked wyoming but thats not quite the same as a wyoming born company. I understand why the 307 doesnt have a 22 250 offering. They are marketing that as an ultra light mountain hunting rifle. Most people arent buying varmit loads for that. If you read deeper into it, none of those calibers have a 30 06 bolt face. Makes sense to not neck down from a 30 06 bolt face to 22 caliber when your trying to build a light weight elk rifle. Im betting the 22 credmore was an easy opportunity in this case because it uses the same bolt face as another cartridge listed there.
 
I appreciate your response.

Im not sure what your getting at with the photo. Its blurry on my phone.

Im not sure why you linked ruger website and said no 22 250. Their current production ruger american rifles do offer a 22 250 chambering. Their predator line of american rifles typically features 22 250 in the adds.

As for the weatherby 307. They recently purchased a factory in wyoming. It’s great they have receivers marked wyoming but thats not quite the same as a wyoming born company. I understand why the 307 doesnt have a 22 250 offering. They are marketing that as an ultra light mountain hunting rifle. Most people arent buying varmit loads for that. If you read deeper into it, none of those calibers have a 30 06 bolt face. Makes sense to not neck down from a 30 06 bolt face to 22 caliber when your trying to build a light weight elk rifle. Im betting the 22 credmore was an easy opportunity in this case because it uses the same bolt face as another cartridge listed there.

30-06, 308, creedmoors, 22-250, etc all use the same bolt face dimension. You might be mistaking long action for short action? Regardless, 22-250 is a short action with same bolt face as 308/260/243, creedmoors, GT, BR, etc.

I’m just showing some examples of how 22 creedmoor and 22 arc will take some of the market that used to be primarily cornered by the 22-250. Not disparaging 22-250 at all.
 
30-06, 308, creedmoors, 22-250, etc all use the same bolt face dimension. You might be mistaking long action for short action? Regardless, 22-250 is a short action with same bolt face as 308/260/243, creedmoors, GT, BR, etc.

I’m just showing some examples of how 22 creedmoor and 22 arc will take some of the market that used to be primarily cornered by the 22-250. Not disparaging 22-250 at all.
You lost me again. Why is your supporting evidence a list of chamberings that the weatherby 307 is not offered in?
 
You lost me again. Why is your supporting evidence a list of chamberings that the weatherby 307 is not offered in?

Ruger stopped making the M77, their flagship model, in all but one variant in 22-250. They did offer the Gen 1 American in 22-250 but it now shows unavailable. The new Gen 2 is available in 22 Creedmoor, in two separate variants. This is insightful as far as offering a glimpse into what a publicly traded gun manufacturer is thinking for a strategy to increase profits…Because that is the job of a corporation, not to produce a good or service, but cash for shareholders. 😀
 
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