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Coyote Hunting - From 10 Yards to over 1,000 Yards
17 Rem,Tactical etc. (Lets End The Myth)
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<blockquote data-quote="DSheetz" data-source="post: 2260882" data-attributes="member: 91783"><p>It's good that we all can and are able to choose what caliber we like to use and be able to say why we like it as well as the reasons that we may not like the caliber that others choose to like for the same use as the one we use . As for my choice I didn't like the 17 Remington for coyote hunting where I live because of the winds in my area and the drifting they would cause . With the factory loaded ammo running at 4200 fps mv and the 25 gr bullets they would some times blow up on things such as rain drops and snow flakes before they got to the target animal or drift way off course . I tried them in the early 80's when the brass was made from the 222 brass you could buy loaded ammo or a 25 gr flat base hollow point bullets and reload your own . I reloaded my own and used IMR 4320 as well as slowing them down to around 3200 fps mv then found that they did better but still not quite to my expectations for coyote or the winds in my area or at my altitude . So I ended up using a 223 loaded with 55 gr hpbt sierra bullets running at 2900 fps mv for my needs , area and conditions . But then when I was a kid here the bullet of choice for deer was a 22 lr or mag with a head shot from the hay stack at 50 feet or less to feed the family , so to each their own likes and dislikes , we all have our reasons for or against different calibers as it should be if we have indeed tried them to figure it out on our own and not just taken someone else's word for it .</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DSheetz, post: 2260882, member: 91783"] It's good that we all can and are able to choose what caliber we like to use and be able to say why we like it as well as the reasons that we may not like the caliber that others choose to like for the same use as the one we use . As for my choice I didn't like the 17 Remington for coyote hunting where I live because of the winds in my area and the drifting they would cause . With the factory loaded ammo running at 4200 fps mv and the 25 gr bullets they would some times blow up on things such as rain drops and snow flakes before they got to the target animal or drift way off course . I tried them in the early 80's when the brass was made from the 222 brass you could buy loaded ammo or a 25 gr flat base hollow point bullets and reload your own . I reloaded my own and used IMR 4320 as well as slowing them down to around 3200 fps mv then found that they did better but still not quite to my expectations for coyote or the winds in my area or at my altitude . So I ended up using a 223 loaded with 55 gr hpbt sierra bullets running at 2900 fps mv for my needs , area and conditions . But then when I was a kid here the bullet of choice for deer was a 22 lr or mag with a head shot from the hay stack at 50 feet or less to feed the family , so to each their own likes and dislikes , we all have our reasons for or against different calibers as it should be if we have indeed tried them to figure it out on our own and not just taken someone else's word for it . [/QUOTE]
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