Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
Articles
Latest reviews
Author list
Classifieds
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Hunting
Antelope Hunting
My Wyoming Pronghorn
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="BrianID" data-source="post: 1723514" data-attributes="member: 104589"><p>I brought 4 guns with me, two 223 for prairie dogs and an AR10 6mm creedmoor and a bolt action 6mm creedmoor. I killed 3 of the coyotes with the AR10 and 80 gr nosler ballistic tips. The pronghorn and one of the coyotes with the bolt action 6mm with 115 gr Berger's. The 115 gr Berger left a big exit hole on the coyote that was a mess. He was hit right behind the shoulder and I'm sure his lungs were shattered but he still ran about 40 yards after the shot and initially I thought I didn't make a great shot. He was about 200 yards and the shot felt good but I did rush it so I thought I messed up.</p><p></p><p>I've shot a number of coyotes with the 80 gr ballistic tips and would estimate only about 25% have more than a small entrance hole but the internal damage is extensive and they normally drop instantly, even when I haven't made a perfect shot. I've probably killed over 50 coyotes with 40 gr nosler varmaggedons out of my 223's with a muzzle velocity around 3400 FPS and they have done a fantastic job of instantly dropping coyotes. If I think I might be shoot more than 200 yards or it is windy, I'll pick up my 22-250 or 6mm Creedmoor. Those little 40 gr bullets loose there velocity/energy so fast and get blown by the wind so bad they are really a poor choice for longer shots but have been fantastic for closer shots.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BrianID, post: 1723514, member: 104589"] I brought 4 guns with me, two 223 for prairie dogs and an AR10 6mm creedmoor and a bolt action 6mm creedmoor. I killed 3 of the coyotes with the AR10 and 80 gr nosler ballistic tips. The pronghorn and one of the coyotes with the bolt action 6mm with 115 gr Berger’s. The 115 gr Berger left a big exit hole on the coyote that was a mess. He was hit right behind the shoulder and I’m sure his lungs were shattered but he still ran about 40 yards after the shot and initially I thought I didn’t make a great shot. He was about 200 yards and the shot felt good but I did rush it so I thought I messed up. I’ve shot a number of coyotes with the 80 gr ballistic tips and would estimate only about 25% have more than a small entrance hole but the internal damage is extensive and they normally drop instantly, even when I haven’t made a perfect shot. I’ve probably killed over 50 coyotes with 40 gr nosler varmaggedons out of my 223’s with a muzzle velocity around 3400 FPS and they have done a fantastic job of instantly dropping coyotes. If I think I might be shoot more than 200 yards or it is windy, I’ll pick up my 22-250 or 6mm Creedmoor. Those little 40 gr bullets loose there velocity/energy so fast and get blown by the wind so bad they are really a poor choice for longer shots but have been fantastic for closer shots. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Hunting
Antelope Hunting
My Wyoming Pronghorn
Top