Coyote cartridge decision made

[Wooly ESS]

A week or so back, I started a discussion "Coyote cartridges pro and con". I got 5 pages of good response and discussion. I decided to go with a 22 or 204 calibre rifle, but couldn't decide on the cartridge. I finally decided that there wasn't really that much difference between them all, and decided to let the rifle make the decision. Shortly afterward, I came across a Remington 700 LVSF light varminter in .223 Rem. The price was right and soon it was mine.

The scope is a Leupold VXIII 4.5-14x40

Wheee!

 

[Bronco Boy]

Very nice looking firearm.......congrats.

 

[todbartell]

I had the same rifle for a few years, they are great! I shot a half dozen coyotes and one wolf with mine, all with 55 grain Nosler Ballistic Tips. Very lethal out to 250 yards.

 

[BC Bigbore]

Very good choice and awesome scope too, enjoy.

 

[smak_daddy]

me thinks a range report is required now.

 

[Donny Fenn1]

man every time i think i have enough model 700s someone posts another one and the brain says "hmmmmmm....."

 

[pharaoh2]

Very nice choice!

 

[martinbns]

Great choice.

 

[Wooly ESS]

I had the same rifle for a few years, they are great! I shot a half dozen coyotes and one wolf with mine, all with 55 grain Nosler Ballistic Tips. Very lethal out to 250 yards.

Interestingly, the first box of factory ammo I purchased to do an initial sighting-in is Federal V-Shoks using 55 gr Nosler Ballistic Tip bullets. I glad to hear they worked well in your gun, although I assume you used the BTs in your own reloads.

I'm off to the range later today to fire a few rounds.

 

[soldier506]

Good choice.

 

[604shooter]

Very nice rifle!!

 

[todbartell]

I assume you used the BTs in your own reloads

yes, 25.6 grains Benchmark powder, they did 3240 fps IIRC. Factory federal premium should be about the same. Let us know how it shoots