Need a high BC ,224 bullet for yotes

Boomer we have been using 45-55gr bullets for years and we know what they are capable of doing , the purpose of this build is intended for 300 yds and up which is why the heavy higher BC bullets are wanted.

One of my 22 br's can shoot a 55gr bullet in about 2 inches at 600m on very calm day but the bullet is only travelling at about 1200 fps when it gets there.

If we build something for 75-80 gr bullets it retains a lot more energy this our goal for this build along with much better wind bucking ability which is nice when there are no flags :).
 
Here is some Berger 90gr BT's and VLDs arriving at 500m.


Me thinks that would slow down a coyote. First hit was the BT and my prefered bullet for mag feeding. Unfortunately, Berger is about to discontinue this. AI mags would work great.

Shot from my FTR rifles 223 - approx 2800fps at the muzzle.

Jerry
 
coyote said:
What were the results on a coyote like how big was the exit hole, did the bullet apear to have expanded.
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They definitely expand and leave a fair sized hole in the coyote. They act very much like a controlled expansion hunting bullet in my experience, but I am shooting them at .223 velocities. A .22-250 would really open them up.
 
guntech said:
What do you consider "long range coyote hunting" ? 400 yards 600 yards? Longer?
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To be honest I think out to 500 yds after that coyotes arent that big of a target .
He just wants something to shoot heavier bullets so he can play around with a bit of target shooting and hunting from what he told me .
 
Ted I agree it is a small target at that range but I guess it is his choice what he wants to build for a gun it's his coin.
I just wanted to confirm that some target bullets also work well for hunting cause none of the common bullet makers list heavy 22cal hunting bullets.
 
I used to coyote shoot a lot with a fellow back in Alberta. A 22-250 worked well for the majority of the time but a 243 or 6mm Rem or .240 Weatherby is superior at 400 yards +. When the snow got deeper we switched to .270's, 280's so we could see where the first shot hit and correct. The more powerful round gave a better 'splash' in the snow. We often nailed coyotes over 400 yards.

Crap I just remembered your crappy caliber laws...
 
guntech said:
I used to coyote shoot a lot with a fellow back in Alberta. A 22-250 worked well for the majority of the time but a 243 or 6mm Rem or .240 Weatherby is superior at 400 yards +. When the snow got deeper we switched to .270's, 280's so we could see where the first shot hit and correct. The more powerful round gave a better 'splash' in the snow. We often nailed coyotes over 400 yards.

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Thanks you just had to slip that in there didn,t you :p .
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A friend has a .22-250 AI reamer. As much as I love my .223 AI, I have always wanted to try a the .22-250AI twisted fast enough for the 75 amax, and the 62 tsx. The thing about NB varmint hunting, it's one or two shots at a time, at crows and coyotes. Since it's never a high volume, barrel smoking operation, so barrel life is much less of a big deal. Fast and flat in an easy to shoot, but quite portable package is where it's at.
 
Matt I've also bee thinking about a hotrod 22 cal fast twist for a while just never got around to it, I got a 22-250 reamer ,22br and 220 swift in the bigger 22's and a throater so any one of these would work fine imo.
Even a 22 midlestead would be a smoking hot long range 22 .
 
Just curious I've hunted new brunswick a few times and am having a hard time remembering the areas where I would have the opportunity to take shots over 400 yards on coyotes. I know here the dogs are big like NB but most of my shots are under 150 with the very rare one out 300. The Vmax 53g in the 223 does a number on them and even the 60g nosler partitions does a bang flop no problem around 300.
 
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