Some thoughts about the .22-250 Rem: Many years ago, I bought a .22-250, Remington 700 and used it primarily for varmint hunting, but also killed a few deer with it. I liked the cartridge's velocity accuracy, and flat trajectory, but didn't like the case-stretching exhibited. I won a lot of turkey shoots with that rifle and handloaded for it, but case-stretching was a big downer for me. I threatened to get the rifle re-chambered for .22-250 Improved, which pretty much eliminated stretching, but was afraid it would not be as accurate. I stuck with the original for several years and we ate a lot of turkeys that we got from shooting it...(usually 2 per Sunday shoot).
These days, I shoot both .223 Rem and 6mm Rem rifles, so don't really need a .22-250, but always wondered whether I'd have been happy with the Improved version of the .22-250. Anyone here shooting the .22-250 Improved these days? JP