I must say, that over all the firearms I've owned and shot, the 22-250 is my absolute favorite. I've been in the military and was a police officer for 7 years, so I've used quite the variety of guns over the years. When I was 17, I owned a Savage 22-250 (Couldn't afford Ruger at the time. That's my favorite firearm, in fact my Shepards name is Ruger). I went groung hog hunting in Western Virginia with my dad. On the last day of the hunt, I recorded what is still my longest shot to date. 525 yards with a ballistic tip boat tail, (can't remember what grain). The ground hog was a little bigger than a soda bottle. I LOVE that round. Unfortunately, Virginia goes by calibre, not grain, so it is illegal to hunt dear with them there.
Happy birthday, I'm glad to see it was a great one and congrats on a great shot and your first deer of the year.
