Kentuck, I would steer you away from .22-250 since you are not planning to hunt. That extra 400 fps comes at the cost of shorter barrel life. IMHO it is generally considered that .22-250 gives shorter than normal barrel life, because you have so much powder pushing such a small bullet at such high velocities.
.223, OTOH, is considered to have normal barrel life.
What the extra velocity of the .22-250 gets you, is a flatter trajectory out to 300/400 yards. Useful if you're hunting varmits at long range, but not any more accurate at long range for punching paper. More long-range target shooters use .223 than .22-250.
Ammo cost is a factor, too. .223 will always be cheaper. Even if you reload, the -250 will burn noticebly more powder.
I'm not slamming the -250. That's what I'd use for long range varmiting. Just saying it sounds like overkill for what you want to do.
.223, OTOH, is considered to have normal barrel life.
What the extra velocity of the .22-250 gets you, is a flatter trajectory out to 300/400 yards. Useful if you're hunting varmits at long range, but not any more accurate at long range for punching paper. More long-range target shooters use .223 than .22-250.
Ammo cost is a factor, too. .223 will always be cheaper. Even if you reload, the -250 will burn noticebly more powder.
I'm not slamming the -250. That's what I'd use for long range varmiting. Just saying it sounds like overkill for what you want to do.
