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Coyote Hunting - From 10 Yards to over 1,000 Yards
243 or 25-06
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<blockquote data-quote="Jud96" data-source="post: 1293067" data-attributes="member: 69478"><p>The .243 for sure. Before I bought mine, I did months of research on the best all around varmint/predator cartridge and the .243 was at the top of every category. I have two main loads, and I am working on a couple others. My go to powder for the 70gr Nosler and 87gr VMAX is IMR 4451, it gets the lighter bullets going 3650fps and the 87s at 3430fps from a factory Rem 700 26" barrel. Accuracy with the 70s is 1/4 MOA and the 87s are around 3/8-1/2" at 100 yards and 3-4" at 700 yards. I use the 70s for shots under 250 yards where they are like lazers and then use the 87s for shots past that where the heavier bullet drifts less and hits harder. </p><p></p><p>I have experimented with the 105s, but my factory twist and lower elevation doesn't help me. Nonetheless, I got them going 3100fps with IMR 7828ssc but never tried for anymore velocity with the groups I was getting. With some H1000, Retumbo, RL26, or a couple others, 3150-3200fps is capable with the 105-108s in a 26"+ barrel. Run those ballistics and that's when you really see the .243 start to match and pull ahead of the bigger .25-06 even when it's running the 115 VLD at 3200fps. All while burning 8-10gr less powder than the bigger 25cal</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jud96, post: 1293067, member: 69478"] The .243 for sure. Before I bought mine, I did months of research on the best all around varmint/predator cartridge and the .243 was at the top of every category. I have two main loads, and I am working on a couple others. My go to powder for the 70gr Nosler and 87gr VMAX is IMR 4451, it gets the lighter bullets going 3650fps and the 87s at 3430fps from a factory Rem 700 26" barrel. Accuracy with the 70s is 1/4 MOA and the 87s are around 3/8-1/2" at 100 yards and 3-4" at 700 yards. I use the 70s for shots under 250 yards where they are like lazers and then use the 87s for shots past that where the heavier bullet drifts less and hits harder. I have experimented with the 105s, but my factory twist and lower elevation doesn't help me. Nonetheless, I got them going 3100fps with IMR 7828ssc but never tried for anymore velocity with the groups I was getting. With some H1000, Retumbo, RL26, or a couple others, 3150-3200fps is capable with the 105-108s in a 26"+ barrel. Run those ballistics and that's when you really see the .243 start to match and pull ahead of the bigger .25-06 even when it's running the 115 VLD at 3200fps. All while burning 8-10gr less powder than the bigger 25cal [/QUOTE]
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