1st Kill With New Coyote Rifle
- Thread starter TheCoyoteHunter
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hometownhero
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- Toon Town, Sk
Doesn't everyone?
Thanks,
I'm trying out the 65 Grain Sierra Game King, going at about 2900 FPS.
Bullet passed completely through as expected, coyote was ded-rite-dere; entry hole is tiny, exit looks to be about the size of a looney.
Nice Dog ! What your hand load made up of ? Powder -brass -primer grains used ?s RJ
hometownhero
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- Toon Town, Sk
My coat is still covered in lead splatter aver my visit from the silver dragon.
Nice shooting!
Shot one target of opportunity, about 120 yards, in the chest between the front legs - with a 300 WM hollow point 150 gr, turned him inside out and spread about 10 feet in every direction... I didn't keep the pelt. LOL
.223 or 22-250 much more appropriate.
happy hunting!
Shot one target of opportunity, about 120 yards, in the chest between the front legs - with a 300 WM hollow point 150 gr, turned him inside out and spread about 10 feet in every direction... I didn't keep the pelt. LOL
.223 or 22-250 much more appropriate.
happy hunting!
Thanks,
I'm trying out the 65 Grain Sierra Game King, going at about 2900 FPS.
Bullet passed completely through as expected, coyote was ded-rite-dere; entry hole is tiny, exit looks to be about the size of a looney.
Nice Dog ! What your hand load made up of ? Powder -brass -primer grains used ?
CCI small rifle primers #400
Hornady case
25.5 grains of h335
Approx 2900 fps
I'm guessing velocity based on bullet drop at 350 yards.
Nice looking Doggie, the ones around me are riddled with Mange. Cant beat a savage for a Coyote rifle either, my favorite Coyote rifle/Set up was a Savage 25 Thumb hole Vented Beaver tail laminate Jobbie with a 8-24x40AO BSA Compensating scope, Harris Bi-Pod and my own concoction of .223 reloads. You could part the arse hair of a mosquito @400yards Cold bore. Not a day goes by that I don't regret selling that rifle.
MIRAMICHIER
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- Miramichi,Nb
Nice Yote wish there was opens fields like that here, I have to wait for the River to freeze up.I have a Sako varmint .223 had good luck with 60 gr Nosler ballistic tip over Benchmark.Good Luck.
Nice rifle, and nice coyote! My Savage 10 is an older "precision carbine" with a heavy 20" barrel, no fluting. I did own a Predator Max in .243 that I couldn't get to shoot nearly as well, turned-out to be a headspacing issue. Anyhow, always liked Savage 10s and the majority of my experience with them has been overwhelmingly positive. My .223 has rearranged more groundhogs than I could ever count, but has been coyote hunting a time or two as well. (no shot opportunities yet) My pet load in my 1:9" involves a 53gr. Hornady V-Max (thanks for that recommendation HTH!) but 55gr. V-Max shoots equally well. Believe it or not, I've even got the 35gr. NTX shooting better than 3/4 MOA...which is surprising for a fast twist barrel. Anyhow, I'd have no issues shooting a coyote with the 53gr. V-Max and if you'd like my load data, just PM me.
hometownhero
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
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- Toon Town, Sk
You’re welcome man. I’d still be shooting that if I still had a 223
Shackleton, the 'Browning BAR' for a still legal semi-auto, there are others too.
Most coyotes will offer 1 shot, if you miss, the chance of getting them on the run is slim. When they realize they have been tricked, they leave in a hurry. Therefore, in my opinion anyway, I'd go for a accurate bolt gun over high fire rate.
Most coyotes will offer 1 shot, if you miss, the chance of getting them on the run is slim. When they realize they have been tricked, they leave in a hurry. Therefore, in my opinion anyway, I'd go for a accurate bolt gun over high fire rate.
