Coyote with 6.5

[bigdaddyWSM]

Here's a coyote I took at 300yds with my Howa 6.5 Creedmoor & 140 gr Berger VLD hunting rounds.
I loaded these for deer hunting but they are so long I can barely load them in internal mag so I'm single loading them for coyotes at distance. Blatant Vortex endorsement, Ha-ha.

 

[Zhelton]

Nice looking setup and a good coyote!! What model vortex and howa??

 

[Wanfalt1]

I have never had any luck with Bergers in the 6.5 on coyotes. Non of them have been at any distance. I do shoot them with the 6 Bergers and they work great but the 130's pencil right through. You did great. Congrats nice coyote. I wish the 6.5's worked for me. I love that rifle, the .17 is hard to leave in the truck though!

 

[geo4061]

What kind of accuracy are you achieving with your Howa? What 6 Berger works best?

 

[bigdaddyWSM]

Nice looking setup and a good coyote!! What model vortex and howa??

It's a Vortex HS 4x16x50. Howa is the multicam 6.5 creedmoor with 24" heavy barrel. first ever Howa and definitely not my last, very solid & accurate rifle. this stock is VERY good & stiff compared to the other Howa stocks I've seen I actually have another stock just like it & will be ordering a barreled action to put in it.

 

[bigdaddyWSM]

What kind of accuracy are you achieving with your Howa? What 6 Berger works best?

I get great accuracy from every 135-140 bullet I've loaded for it. I use the Berger 140 VLD hunting single feed because of length it likes & discovered the 135 gr Berger classic hunters shoot excellent without being so long to fit in mag well.

 

[bigdaddyWSM]

I have never had any luck with Bergers in the 6.5 on coyotes. Non of them have been at any distance. I do shoot them with the 6 Bergers and they work great but the 130's pencil right through. You did great. Congrats nice coyote. I wish the 6.5's worked for me. I love that rifle, the .17 is hard to leave in the truck though!

I normally don't shoot 6.5 for coyotes but I've got a piece of public land where I missed a huge male coyote & keep going back to get him, he appeared once at 500 yards when I had .223 & didn't stay long & went back 2 more times so far and called 2 of his ladies in, hopefully he comes in next time because he's the biggest coyote I've seen in a long time.

 

[flowhnun63]

Nice one. what scope did you have mounted on that rifle

 

[bigdaddyWSM]

Nice one. what scope did you have mounted on that rifle

That is a Vortex 4x16x50 HS. love the scope for hunting. I bought a pretty new Browning carbon fiber .338 win mag from a friend who owns a pawn shop that had this scope mounted for $900 & all I wanted was scope for a 6.5 hunting rifle so I sold .338 rifle for $700 and kept scope so it actually cost me $200 for scope.

 

[flowhnun63]

That is a Vortex 4x16x50 HS. love the scope for hunting. I bought a pretty new Browning carbon fiber .338 win mag from a friend who owns a pawn shop that had this scope mounted for $900 & all I wanted was scope for a 6.5 hunting rifle so I sold .338 rifle for $700 and kept scope so it actually cost me $200 for scope.

i guess preparation added to great rifle and accessories equals good result, congrats.

 

[huntsman22]

ruger american 6.5, 140 Amax, 525 yds....

 

[cam2hunt]

ruger american 6.5, 140 Amax, 525 yds....

Did the can on your rig change your accuracy or ballistics much?

Nice yote!

 

[huntsman22]

Did the can on your rig change your accuracy or ballistics much?

Nice yote!

Accuracy and drops are exactly the same. POI had to come up .7 mil at 200 yds

 

[midnightmalloy]

Shot two this year. One at 65 yards and the other at 215 yards. Both with a 6.5 creedmoor and 140 berger EOL hybrid hunting bullets. Worked great. Golf ball size hole coming out.