2 questions about the 223 remington for coyote hunting...

[triple tap]

thanks for the info guys, lots of good reading

yes, I saw that vid on youtube when searching about using this bullet... it looks like it works good...

if I can get them to fly as fast as what the ballistics calculator says they should be able to go, the 75gr bullet will have 589 ft/lb of energy at 500 yards...

 

[hoytcanon]

I'd be some pleased if this "500m on game with a .223" talk ended... even game as lowly as a coyote. I load 55 VM's over CFE-223 and keep shots under 300m... accurate and deadly.

P.S - if a five hundred meter shot is all you have, let him walk...

 

[sk8snwmx]

I'd be some pleased if this "500m on game with a .223" talk ended... even game as lowly as a coyote. I load 55 VM's over CFE-223 and keep shots under 300m... accurate and deadly.
P.S - if a five hundred meter shot is all you have, let him walk...

^ I like that... shoot some coffee cans at 300 and see if you can hit 5 for 5.

 

[Hotwheels81]

Tossed many 75gr HPBT Hornady's out of my Stevens 200 with a case full of H4895 and a CCI bench rest primer... They shoot good when you find the happy seating depth and charge weight so don't give up on em in your first attempt...

A Yote at 500 with a .223 is a 2' putt when you have the dope and no wind... Add in a gentle breeze and your going to be head scratching where that bullet went tho... I use bigger fodder around here but pelt damage is pretty bad.

 

[krprice84]

I'd be some pleased if this "500m on game with a .223" talk ended... even game as lowly as a coyote. I load 55 VM's over CFE-223 and keep shots under 300m... accurate and deadly.

P.S - if a five hundred meter shot is all you have, let him walk...

Why let him walk? If you know you can make the shot without any doubt in your mind, then let err rip. You clearly don't, and that's fine. Neither do I. But there are many shooters who do know they can.

That's the great thing about this sport..... No one tells you to take the shot or not. It's you, the gun, your hand loads, and your target. You decide.

 

[hoytcanon]

ok im putting together some loads for coyotes this winter... not that I plan to make 500 yard shots all day long but I would like to know that I still have the option if I need to... the rifle is a Mossberg MVP varmint.

like I said, I don't plan to shoot them as soon as they get to 500 yards, if I can I will always try to get them in closer... but if the ONLY opportunity to get the bugger is at 500 yards, then I know ill have enough knock down power to get the job done... hopefully...

Why let him walk? If you know you can make the shot without any doubt in your mind, then let err rip.

Please review the bolded portions...

"Let him walk..."

 

[Fassteel]

Why let him walk? If you know you can make the shot without any doubt in your mind, then let err rip. You clearly don't, and that's fine. Neither do I. But there are many shooters who do know they can.

That's the great thing about this sport..... No one tells you to take the shot or not. It's you, the gun, your hand loads, and your target. You decide.

that can also be the bad thing about this sport is too many guys just try it for fun, lets see what happens. You should define "many" for us all?? FS

 

[uberkermit]

I'd be some pleased if this "500m on game with a .223" talk ended... even game as lowly as a coyote. I load 55 VM's over CFE-223 and keep shots under 300m... accurate and deadly.

P.S - if a five hundred meter shot is all you have, let him walk...

Absolutely agree here.

triple tap, a very good rule of thumb is to practice on a target that is half the size of the vitals of your intended prey. When target shooting at any given range, if you can't repeatedly and reliably hit the reduced sized target, then you know not to shoot at that range with the full size target.

A liberal estimate of the size of the vitals for a coyote is 6 inches. A conservative estimate is 3 inches. For the sake of the coyote, let's assume 3 inches. That means you would have to be able to reliably hit a 1 1/2 inch target at a given range. 100 metres should not be a problem for your gun. 500 metres? That is for you to determine by practice.

 

[chrismc]

Well, if you and your rifle are capable in winter conditions, it will work fine. Key words again are if you and your rifle can make the shot.
This year I have done 400 and 450yds on fox and coyote, both dropped in their tracks using 69gr scenars - but i had a rock solid rest, rangefinder, calm conditions, and practised all summer at 300-600 yds with my rig. My biggest fear would be to wound the critters with a bad shot - i noticed with my practise, up to 500 was high prob of hits, and after that it was a real challenge due to wind mostly. So for me, I would stick to under what I am comfortable hitting.

I will say tho, my 223 with 69's and 77's will outshoot buddy's 22-250 past 400 - those semi-heavies shine out there as compared to 50-55gr pills that his 250 was shooting.