Winchester has a big game load that is 62 gr. I read one time that a 22-250 is harder hitting than a 30-06 because all the foot lbs of energy stays in the deer instead of blowing out the back side. Make sense to me. I have personally dropped 200 lbs deer in there track with the 250 but you should still choose your shot. I would never recommend a shoulder shot on any deer with the 22-250.
Velocity (ft/sec)
Cartridge Type Bullet Muzzle 100 200 300 400 500
UMC® 45 JHP 4000 3340 2770
Premier® AccuTip™ 50 ATV BT 3725 3272 2864 2491 2147 1832
UMC® 50 JHP 3820 3245 2739
Remington® Express® 55 PSP 3680 3137 2656 2222 1832 1493
Remington® Express® 55 HP PL 3680 3209 2785 2400 2046 1725
Premier® AccuTip™ 165 AT BT 2800 2597 2403 2217 2039 1870
Remington® Express® 165 PSP CL 2800 2534 2283 2047 1825 1621
Energy (ft-lbs)
Cartridge Type Bullet Muzzle 100 200 300 400 500
UMC® 45 JHP 1598 1114 767
Premier® AccuTip™ 50 ATV BT 1540 1188 910 689 512 372
UMC® 50 JHP 1620 1169 833
Remington® Express® 55 PSP 1654 1201 861 603 410 272
Remington® Express® 55 HP PL 1654 1257 947 703 511 363
Premier® AccuTip™ 165 AT BT 2872 2470 2115 1800 1523 1281
Remington® Express® 165 PSP CL 2872 2352 1909 1534 1220 963
Short-Range Trajectory
Cartridge Type Bullet 50 100 150 200 250 300
UMC® 45 JHP -0.3 0.2 zero -1.2 -3.5 -7.2
Premier® AccuTip™ 50 ATV BT 0.0 0.3 zero -1.2 -3.5 -7.0
UMC® 50 JHP -0.1 0.8 0.9 zero -2.0 -5.4
Remington® Express® 55 PSP 0.0 0.3 zero -1.4 -4.0 -8.1
Remington® Express® 55 HP PL 0.0 0.3 zero -1.3 -3.7 -7.4
Premier® AccuTip™ 165 AT BT 0.2 0.8 zero -2.1 -5.9 -11.1
Remington® Express® 165 PSP CL 0.3 0.8 zero -2.3 -6.3 -12.1
Long-Range Trajectory
Cartridge Type Bullet 100 150 200 250 300 400 500
UMC® 45 JHP
Premier® AccuTip™ 50 ATV BT 1.7 2.1 1.6 zero -2.8 -12.8 -30.4
UMC® 50 JHP
Remington® Express® 55 PSP 1.9 2.4 1.8 zero -3.3 -15.5 -38.3
Remington® Express® 55 HP PL 1.8 2.2 1.7 zero -3.0 -13.7 -32.8
Premier® AccuTip™ 165 AT BT 1.8 1.6 zero -3.2 -7.9 -22.8 -46.2
Remington® Express® 165 PSP CL 2.0 1.7 zero -3.4 -8.7 -25.9 -53.2
I would choose my shot very carefully!!