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    Too much horsepower for coyote?

    if you want a rifle for coyote fur look no further than the 17 Remington Shooting a 30gr bullet...................
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    Reed's 17cal 32gr

    Just got a box of Reeds 17cal 32gr Re-batted Boat-tail Hollow Points...........These bullets have a .301 BC. Ran them through the Berger Ballistic Calculator at 3800fps which is do able out of a 17 Remington. With 400lbs of Energy being the minimum for a clean kill on a Coyotes that puts the...
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    243 or 25-06

    .243 all the way......................its not close to the 22-250 unless you can shoot a 105gr bullet out of a 22-250 or a 75gr V-Max....... The only difference with the 25-06 is that you can shoot a 120gr bullet for deer............but the .243 has a much better BC in the 105gr over the 25-06...
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    Reed's 17cal 32gr Bullets

    I just got some 32gr Re-Batted Boat-Tail Hollow points from Reeds Ammunition They list this bullet with a B.C. of .301 Have some IMR 8208 XBR that I will be working up a load for . Anyone with experience shooting this Bullet? Was shooting the Berger 25gr HP at about...
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    Vihtavuori Powders

    Could anyone tell me if the Vihtavuori Powders Are Temperature Sensitive or not................Looking at either VV135 or VV540 for my 17 Remington
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    .17 remington for yotes?

    Just got a new 17 Remington in the CZ 527 Started out shooting the Berger 25 gr however I noticed that when running that bullet and the velocity through the Berger Ballistic program my killing range was 250 yards, considering 400 Foot lbs being the limit for effective killing power...
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    Best manual coyote calls?

    You know I used Burnhan Brother calls for years and called in a lot of Coyotes and Bobcats. With all the calls on the market I still use them and still call in a lot of animals.
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    Blue Printed Chamber

    Had a Friend tell me that he had is rifle chamber blue printed ..............never heard of that ..........what was he talking about?
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    .20 VarTarg: Enough firepower for coyotes?

    20 Var Targ 35gr Berger.
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    Brass Thickness

    I have some Norma Brass for my 17 Remington and some Nosler both cases weight about the same. I have not found any Remington brass yet. Can there be a difference in the two types of Brass?? Even though they weight about the same.
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    SOLD/EXPIRED 6.5 Creedmoor Dies

    Forster Ultra Micrometer seating Die, Plus Redding FL Sizing Die for the 6.5 Creedmoor. $100 Shipped OBO I sure liked the Forster Micrometer seating die over the Redding In my opinion a lot better Easy to read and can dial in .0005 If interested text me @...
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    Powder and Temp?

    Was wondering how much Temperature affects the velocity of your load? If you leave your ammunition out in the Sun and they get hot will your velocity go up above Max Pressure in your rifle. Like out varmint hunting on a warm sunny day........... So...
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    Hodgdon CFE 223 powder

    I tried CFE 223 in my 17 Remington.......................worked up a load when the temp. was about 50 degrees out .............Next time out it was hot about 80-85 degrees Those loads that were ok at 50 degrees blew the Primer pockets at 80.............That was it for me. Pulled all the...
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    17 Remington Questions

    worked up my first load for the 17 Remington. Made the mistake of not using my Cronograph and got into the high pressure . Did find the best group at 25.8 gr of CFE 223 Velocity was at 4.059 and Groups were right at .3 I was very impressed. Max load with the 25gr Berger was 26.0 but at...
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    Primer Question

    I heard but not sure if this is true...... that Match Small Rifle Primers have a thicker cup and Pressure Signs not show up like non match primers. I was working up a load in My 17 Remington and from the starting load to the max could not see much difference in the primer getting...
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