22-250 for longer range? or 308?

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To start I used to have a 308 savage and used it for prarie dogs and target. I would compete in anything from 300-600 yards and really enjoyed that.
It was stolen quite a few months back and I never replaced it.

But I really want to get back to it.

I was thinking a 22-250 this time, mostly to keep my costs down.
But I dont know how well it does, 400-500 yards is about where I shoot most of the time. and there is almost always a wind, maybe 10-15 km/h.

I'm just worried that the bullets are too light and are going to be blown around, but they are also faster then the 308. But I dont really know how it works.


Also I go quading alot in the back back woods to go camping and need something to protect me and my gf and whoever else comes with (although the usual company has a 30-30). Reason is about a year and a half ago we had to put down a brown bear that started to charge us as we returned to the camp, took 3 shots from the 30-30 and 1 from my 308 to stop the charge. I found out then that frontal shooting of a bear is not an easy way to put it down, and it seemed the shot from my 308 went through the top of its skull (range was about 40 yards when I took my shot)

So I am scared that a single shot 22-250 is going to be like throwing rocks if this happens again. even the single shot 308 was scary as it was hard to think straight enough to get the next round in. Never would have thought a bear would charge 4 quads in the first place.


So is the cost savings of the 22-250 worth getting it over the 308? I plan to do reloading this time.