25-06 or .243 Plet dammage?

[Lorne778]

I currently have a .270win and an looking for another riffle for Coyotes and Deer. I plan on doing a fair bit of coyote hunting when it is not deer season. I have wread alot of forums on the two and am leaning toward the 25-06 but was wondering what the pelt dammage is like with a 75 grain or a 85 grain bullet vs. that of the .243 and the 55grain. federal also makes a 110 for the .270 but its most likely a little much. my brother shot a coyote for 40 yards the other day with my 303 british i gave him and it wasnt pretty. Any insight would be very appreciated.

 

[clayberg]

I currently have a .270win and an looking for another riffle for Coyotes and Deer. I plan on doing a fair bit of coyote hunting when it is not deer season. I have wread alot of forums on the two and am leaning toward the 25-06 but was wondering what the pelt dammage is like with a 75 grain or a 85 grain bullet vs. that of the .243 and the 55grain. federal also makes a 110 for the .270 but its most likely a little much. my brother shot a coyote for 40 yards the other day with my 303 british i gave him and it wasnt pretty. Any insight would be very appreciated.

I have a .243 and I use 55 gr in it and the results aren't too bad I can't comment on the 25/06 never used one on coyotes

 

[DEZ]

For yotes .243 . 22-250 .223 . 204
would be the cals I would consider for Pelts . A . 243 with 55 gr bullets has got to be close to 3800 -3900 FPS more than enough I use a .223 with 50gr hornady bullest drops them like a sack of hammers .

 

[clayberg]

For yotes .243 . 22-250 .223 . 204
would be the cals I would consider for Pelts . A . 243 with 55 gr bullets has got to be close to 3800 -3900 FPS more than enough I use a .223 with 50gr hornady bullest drops them like a sack of hammers .

what powder you using I just got a .223 for coyotes trying to work out a load

 

[Jordan Smith]

am leaning toward the 25-06 but was wondering what the pelt dammage is like with a 75 grain or a 85 grain bullet

Horrendous. You can usually keep a 55gr bullet from a .243 inside a 'yote, but those 75-85gr bullets from the '06 make a big mess.

If you didn't care about the pelts, I would say to get the .25-06. Since you do, I would use the 55gr BT from the .243 for coyotes and the 85gr TSX for everything bigger.

 

[Boomer]

Barnes makes a nice pointy solid in a number of calibers for pelt hunters, including a .257".

 

[docholliday]

I use a .243 with 55 grain Speer. I have had lots of success

 

[Ormachek]

You already have a .270 for deer, why don't you go a little smaller and get a centerfire .22 (.223, 22-250 etc) as a dedicated varmint rifle? Then you won't ruin your pelts.

 

[Lorne778]

yea I was thinking about that but i kindof want something my brother could shoot if he came up hunting with me or if i see a nice wolf, and I ususally see alot of coyotes during deer season. But yea it would be nice to have a 22-250 just for coyotes. Does a 50 or 55 grain bullet in a 22-250 do a knowticeably less dammage then a .243 with a 55gr? the .243 has about 215 fps on the 22-250 at about 200 yards.

 

[Levi Garrett]

A fast bullet far away is ok, but up close it will make a mess

 

[woodchopper]

the 22-250 is a great yote gun. I use my 25-06 for deer now.

50 grn nosler BTips do some damage but not that bad thay you cant sew up the pelts

 

[snoopycda]

25-06, 100g big game bullet and use for deer and coyotes. 100 grainers come out of the 25-06 at about the same speed as a 55 from a 223 rem and usually push through the dog with two 1/4" holes. they work great on deer out to three hundred yards and as far as you can hit on coyotes.

 

[suits me]

50 gr vmaxs out of a 22-250 work great on deer as well.

 

[Ormachek]

50 gr vmaxs out of a 22-250 work great on deer as well.

i really hope you're joking.

 

[Lorne778]

haha yea seems a little inhumane, unless ofcourse you are a good shot everytime. or you shoot Island blacktails.

 

[Fassteel]

i really hope you're joking.

Legal no

Lethal hell ya

FS

 

[Cinch]

Legal no

Lethal hell ya

FS

Actually it is legal in MB. While a v-max wouldn't be my first choice a 60gr Nosler Partition from a 22-250 (broadside shot) can be quite effective on white-tailed deer.

 

[jethunter]

If you have a .270, get a .223 or 22-250 for coyotes. Save your 270 with 130 gr bullets for deer. Best of both worlds, don't try to do a 1-calibre-does-it-all, it nrver works out.

 

[bill c68]

Definitely try the Barnes Varmint Grenade. I use a 36 gr out of my 22-250 they also make a.243 I believe and in a couple different weights.
They will vaporize small animals while not even making an exit wound in a coyote.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYigC49tnh8

 

[Boomer]

yea I was thinking about that but i kindof want something my brother could shoot if he came up hunting with me or if i see a nice wolf, and I ususally see alot of coyotes during deer season. But yea it would be nice to have a 22-250 just for coyotes. Does a 50 or 55 grain bullet in a 22-250 do a knowticeably less dammage then a .243 with a 55gr? the .243 has about 215 fps on the 22-250 at about 200 yards.

The 55 gr Ballistic Tips from a .243 at nearly 4K are pretty harsh, I've seen baseball size exit holes. I wouldn't expect a big fox or a coyote to be fixable with a braodside shot with one of those. I tougher bullet loaded a little slower from either a .22-250 or a .243 would be less damaging.