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I agree with Tcman...there is a substantial cost savings loading quantities of .223 compared to 22-250
Agree, too. I have both and have shot both for 20+ years. For p-dogs and such, the .223 is considerably cheaper (well, assuming a $100 bill means something, which it may or may not), plus I like the softer recoil of the .223 for p-dogs.
However, if I can have only 2 calibers:
22 LR
.22-250
I'm taking the LR for the economy and the fact that a good shooting .22 is deadly. I shoot p-dogs on our ranchs all the time with my Ruger M77/22 and that thing is just a laser beam.
Even though I like the .223 a lot, if I can only have 2, I'm picking the .22-250 because I like it better on coyotes and I can also hunt pronghorns with it. I can also load it down for p-dogs if I want. However, I wouldn't complain if you forced a .223 on me.