243 for coyotes?

[little black 243]

shooting 500 at yotes isnt easy but its not extremely hard either. Practice a lot and know your gun, a good range finder is a plus too. I usa a 243 primarily for coyotes and have used 55, 65,75, 85, 87 gr bullets with success at that distance. that gun is a rem 700 adl with a bushnell 6-18x50 banner. my farthest kill with it was 782 across a sage flat (75 gr vmax over varget). all I'm saying is practice and know your gun and what bullet the gun shoots best. good luck hunting!

[c_bass16]

I also shoot 75gr Vmax with Varget (for now) and consistantly shoot 12" steel disks at 800. Faurthest 'yote is only about 650 but there is no reason if you have a quality rifle and match ammo, that you cant take yotes 800-1000 if you practice for that distance. chances are ANY .243 bullet between 50-115gr will work at 500 if you just get your loads right with your weapon. I am personally switching to 105 Nosler Custom Competition HPBTs, should make for some interesting groups at long ranges.

but it all depends on your weapon system and how much you want to practice.

Good luck

[sscoyote]

I've taken varmints with 1st-shot connections beyond 500 yds. using 17 to 6.5 caliber handguns and rifles. But u have to understand the reticle subtension vs. trajectory system regardless whether it's a multi-stadia reticle or turrets. Here's my 243 WSSM Savage Striker/4.5-14x VX-III/VH reticle. I've taken 2 coyotes beyond 500 yds. with this rig. U also need to have a system that can be applied quickly for coyotes. Here's mine--



...range/ elevation reference then windage.