Small caliber deer and antelope hunting...

[rickiesrevenge]

The first two were taken in August. About a year apart. The last picture was in December if I remember correctly. I think they taste pretty good. Id rather have deer or moose. But still pretty good. Caribou are not very tough critters. Doesnt take much to kill one.

 

[GoWyo!]

I bought my Sako AII .22-250 in hopes of using it on Antelope. I really wanted it to like 60 gr NPT. It doesnt. 2.5” at 100 yds. 60 gr hornadys are passable. 14” twist doesnt cut it. I bought my XP-100 .250 savage around the same time, It got the nod. I haven’t drawn a tag since. As for .243/6mm, they have been my primary Whitetail/ antelope rifles for decades.

 

[Ingwe]

I bought my Sako AII .22-250 in hopes of using it on Antelope. I really wanted it to like 60 gr NPT. It doesnt. 2.5” at 100 yds. 60 gr hornadys are passable. 14” twist doesnt cut it. I bought my XP-100 .250 savage around the same time, It got the nod. I haven’t drawn a tag since. As for .243/6mm, they have been my primary Whitetail/ antelope rifles for decades.

I have had trouble getting that Nosler 60 gr NPT to shoot real well in anything. The 14 twist in the .22-250 is somewhat lim icing but the bullet for game we have had excellent luck with is the Sierra 63 gr SMP. Its labeled a varmint bullet but it performs way past varmint expectations.
It is " short, fat" specifically for use in 14 twists.