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5,000 fps coyote rifle?
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<blockquote data-quote="Canhunter35" data-source="post: 1761792" data-attributes="member: 101677"><p>It should be a fun project.</p><p>When I was hunting coyotes more and fiddled around trying to get the best mpbr in a few rifles.</p><p>I found once 40gr bullets dropped below 2000fps they're performance on coyotes was disappointing.</p><p>Running the numbers a 40gr at 5000 is at 2000fps at 550yards.</p><p>Often its the female that sits down on guy at the 550-650 range and if you shoot her first, male(s) will run out to 450-500 and give you a shot.</p><p>My best combo, granted I never dabbled in wildcats but just worked with rifles I had, wasn't a 55gr in my 240wby at 4000fps but a 90gr blitzking in my 257wby. It basically was a point and shoot out to 350yds but could hammer those coyotes that sit on the outer range and served as a do all coyote gun. I would've gone down To the 70-75gr .257 bullets but the 90s were a struggle for accuracy in the wby freebore and I never bothered going lighter.</p><p>If it was me, I'd build a 25sherman max and run a 70gr hammer bullet as fast as you could. Just my food for thought.</p><p>Good luck with it</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Canhunter35, post: 1761792, member: 101677"] It should be a fun project. When I was hunting coyotes more and fiddled around trying to get the best mpbr in a few rifles. I found once 40gr bullets dropped below 2000fps they’re performance on coyotes was disappointing. Running the numbers a 40gr at 5000 is at 2000fps at 550yards. Often its the female that sits down on guy at the 550-650 range and if you shoot her first, male(s) will run out to 450-500 and give you a shot. My best combo, granted I never dabbled in wildcats but just worked with rifles I had, wasn’t a 55gr in my 240wby at 4000fps but a 90gr blitzking in my 257wby. It basically was a point and shoot out to 350yds but could hammer those coyotes that sit on the outer range and served as a do all coyote gun. I would’ve gone down To the 70-75gr .257 bullets but the 90s were a struggle for accuracy in the wby freebore and I never bothered going lighter. If it was me, I’d build a 25sherman max and run a 70gr hammer bullet as fast as you could. Just my food for thought. Good luck with it [/QUOTE]
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