I feel explosive varmint style bullets work well for predator hunters who can consistently place bullets in the kill zone without hitting heavy bone under the fast paced conditions involved in hunting predators. My preferred caliber for coyote hunting is the .243 Win. loaded with factory 58 grain Hornady V-Max SuperPerformance
Too much horsepower for coyote?
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"Want 'em gone"... looks to me like your doubling the amount!
.30US
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While deer hunting this Fall, I had a nice looking, three-legged coyote come out to stand in the breeze. The .30-06 168gr Ballistic Silvertip is too much horsepower for coyotes if fur is a concern! Worked great, and I wouldn't hesitate to do it, again. Next year, I hope to be hunting with my 6.5x55mm BJAI on that trip, or if I've put down my deer already, swapping to my .25x45.
hunterbob
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I just took a step down on my 308...went to a 110 gr GMAX , for coyotes and any other varmint , the most accurate I ever fired and explodes inside... Got 3 hogs with it a 2 coyotes so far, from 30 yds to 400 yds. Kind of getting tired of hitting coyotes and blowing them apart. lol
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just country
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morning, coyotes and hogs let the blood fly,
any caliber u want!! justme gbot tum
any caliber u want!! justme gbot tum
lancetkenyon
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I shoot coyotes with whatever I have with me. From .22LR to .300RUM.
.300RUM Coyote kills: I have shot them with 215 Hybrids & 230 Hybrids. They all died. From 100 yards to 1365 yards.
Straight on. Bullet entered at the throat, and exited.....well, you can see.
.300RUM Coyote kills: I have shot them with 215 Hybrids & 230 Hybrids. They all died. From 100 yards to 1365 yards.
Straight on. Bullet entered at the throat, and exited.....well, you can see.
therifleman556
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I'd like to try the 85 grain Barnes MPG out of the 270 WSM.
3900 fps with that ought to be entertaining.
3900 fps with that ought to be entertaining.
Creedmoor shooter
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7mm rem mag 162 A-max at 3100 fps.... no such thing as overkill on coyotes.
GunsnFitness
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So I, like many others, have shot coyotes with whatever I have had on hand when the opportunity presents itself... most of which have ended with two or more pieces... I have a new job, and this winter I will actually have 3 day weekends... (totally foreign concept to me) this just means more hunting time!
I'm interested in the idea of hunting yotes for the purpose of skinning and pelting them and selling the hides... obviously can't cleave them in half anymore...
I've been looking into the .224 Valkyrie and it's awesome ballistics. I was just wondering if anyone had any experience with it on yotes? Or could lend some insight into the small bullet super high velocity vs. bigger bullet slow velocity concept as it pertains to saving the pelts. Thanks!
I'm interested in the idea of hunting yotes for the purpose of skinning and pelting them and selling the hides... obviously can't cleave them in half anymore...
I've been looking into the .224 Valkyrie and it's awesome ballistics. I was just wondering if anyone had any experience with it on yotes? Or could lend some insight into the small bullet super high velocity vs. bigger bullet slow velocity concept as it pertains to saving the pelts. Thanks!
Within 500 meters the 223/556 with 7ugr smk with do just as well as a 224 valk. Now out past 600 yea the 224 valk is Isa better choice. Or if ya want bolt action go 22-250AI.
77 gr smk. Man these nights shifts.
@GunsnFitness another thing about the 224 valk is its in diapers and there are a few problems. Problem #1 it's alot of hype on how accurate it is, remember it is still an semi auto not a bolt gun. (I had problems with this I was so hyped and let down a little.) #2 ammo available and price. #3 ammo is still in its infancy as well and some pills are splitting as they leave the barrel. #4 it really likes longer barrels, 24-30 in barrel on a sapr gets LONG and can be heavier than expected.
GunsnFitness
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@280aiyote that all lines up with the research I have done. I like the idea of the .224 Valkyrie but as you said out to 500 there's no real difference than the .223 Rem... and let's be honest, I call coyotes and rarely do I have to shoot that far. I have been looking into most manufactured complete setups and most come with a standard 18-20" barrel... and in my mind that just doesn't work (optimization perfectionist). Like you said the round is made for longer barrels in order to achieve the ballistics and the 90g SMK that federal designed the round for is all tested on 24" barrels so why spend the money on something I know won't perform at its best. I'll just have to just muscle up and put up with a heavier weight AR. As for the accuracy I have heard mixed reviews as well... some people boasting groups as tight as 1 MOA ... which in my mind is a little bit of a letdown... seeing as I consistently shoot .3 MOA groups with bolt guns. On the other hand I know that the AR platform itself wasn't designed for precision accuracy, it was designed to "work" no matter the circumstances or conditions and so I willingly concede the accuracy point. Thanks for the insight! I have more research and thinking to do!
