snow white Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 Hi I have a 223 thinking of getting another gun would like advice please. 22.250 or 243 which one only use for fox thinking of leaving night scope on 223 .one of other ones for a bit more distance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Mule Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 No personal experience of a .223 or 243, but the .22-250 is laser straight (from my bog-standard Tikka T3 Lite) and puts fox down without any doubt. Round choice will determine whether you blow a hole on it or disintegrate large sections of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow white Posted January 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 (edited) How many rounds can the 22.250 barrel take before it is worn out Edited January 11, 2015 by snow white Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mighty Prawn Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 How many rounds can the 22.250 barrel take before it is worn out Blimey you must have quite the fox problem with that as question 2! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow white Posted January 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 No not that many just thinking.witch one wears out after so many rounds it is no good buying one that gives up the ghost say after 2000 when one will last longer see what I mean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clakk Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 .243 is a better all rounder imho ,if u go down the deerstalking route later 95/100 gr ammo jobs a good one.if you want to do foxes 55/75 gr will do all day all night no issues and the choice of makes ,price range is amazing.if u go .22/250 and then want to move up and that gives you the variation dance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alycidon Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 There is a site here that calculates barrel life; http://www.accurateshooter.com/technical-articles/excel-formula-predicts-useful-barrel-life/ Life depends on hot hot ( fast) your loads are, for factory ammo i would say that by 1500 rounds your barrell will not be performing as it would be when new. A lot of used 22.250s have shot out barrels, mainly by people trying to find an accurate load. Of the two I would go 243 if you are allowed by your FEO. A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foosa Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 Why not another 223? I've put nearly 5000 rounds through mine and it shows no sign of barrel wear accuracy wise, and I don't expect it to for a long time yet. It's taken me nearly 8 years to push that many through it and it has taken foxes out to 300 yards in daylight and killed them just as well as a 250 or 243 (both calibers I have experience with) I have a 243 now and have never used it as a foxing rifle as I have never been in a situation where it would be beneficial over my 223 night vision rifle or my much preferred foxer, the .204 ruger, both fox capable out to 300 yards with less powder, boom and muzzle flip than the bigger cf's. 99% of my foxing is at night time and out of 1000's of foxes, 250 yards has happened a very few times in ideal conditions! Easy meat for a .223 50/55g load. Oh yeah, I prefer the .204 as it had even less recoil or noise than the .223 and when I pick them foxes up they are still in one piece with very rare exit wounds but still just as dead as if hit by a 223, 250, swift, 243 and the likes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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