22 250 best bullet for wolves

[remington700]

how would a 22 250 55 grain nosler ballistic tip work on a wolf what my gun shoots best shot will be between the 200-300 yrd at most most likey 200 yard you think the 55 grain nosler ballictic tip would penetrate enough on a wolf at this distance . got them going 3588 fps at muzzle

[375shooter]

I'm not too sure how well they would work. I think they are designed to fragment on impact. Wolves can get pretty big. I bet a 55 gr.. E-Tip or 60 gr Partition would work more reliably. The Partition requires a 1-12 twist though.

[decker9]

The last wolf I shot I used a 223 with a 50 gr vmax, dog dident know what hit him, looked like a grenade went off in his chest cavity. I think the ballistic tip is farely similar....?

[REMINGTON JIM]

how would a 22 250 55 grain nosler ballistic tip work on a wolf what my gun shoots best shot will be between the 200-300 yrd at most most likey 200 yard you think the 55 grain nosler ballictic tip would penetrate enough on a wolf at this distance . got them going 3588 fps at muzzle

YUP ! :wink: RJ

[remington700]

Okay from what i read the nosler ballistic tip has a thicker jacket than the v max had a thinner jacket. i used v max before on coyotes small entry no exit . but i have not tried these ballistic tips on anything yet .

[todbartell]

I shot a wolf with a 224" 55gr NBT. Impact speed approx 3000 fps (about what your load would do at 150 yards) - bullet hit him quartering away and exited the far side. He spun a few times and fell over. The heavier jacket towards the base of the NBT will make it penetrate more than a Vmax - also very explosive so you get some massive damage in the first few inches of penetration

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[Drillbit]

The wolves I shot with my 22-250 all soaked up 3 or 4 to the guts. Hornady 55grn SP.

They worked with poor shot placement, with good placement, 1 shot probably would've been enough.

I find with wolves that if you hit them anywhere with the first shot, they'll lay down for a few seconds to figure out what happened, and then they regroup and take off if they aren't hit good. I learned the hard way once, and now always take my time once I've hit them and put some insurance into them.

[hunter1947]

Any bullet is a good bullet for wolves the bigger the better..

[Backwoods]

Any bullet is a good bullet for wolves the bigger the better..
Hahaha well said Wayne!! My first wolf finished with a 300winnmag and well do it agian!!

[Camp Cook]

Yes those bullets will work.

DRT double lung shot was 225 yards across the frozen Fraser River near McBride.

Load was a 55gr Sierra Varminter (as explosive if not more than the BT) @ 3660fps out of my 26" barreled 22-250.

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[REMINGTON JIM]

Cam - Nice shot and Doggie ! good Job ! :wink: RJ