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Coyote Hunting - From 10 Yards to over 1,000 Yards
53gr. V-Max Good for Coyotes?
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<blockquote data-quote="benchracer" data-source="post: 1173905" data-attributes="member: 22069"><p>Yep, I got confused between your remarks and someone else's regarding the .243 bullet. However, you keep referencing the 55 VMAX, when the 53 VMAX significantly outperforms it. The crossover point in drop between the 53 VMAX @ 3950 and Berger 95 VLD @ 3200 takes place at 900 yards, which is, as you noted, getting to be a far poke for either cartridge.</p><p> </p><p> At 500 yards, the 53 VMAX is within 1.5 MOA in wind drift, 2 MOA at 600, and 2.6 MOA at 700 vs the 95 VLD, so the difference is about half of what you have stated, while making a comparison to a bullet that is similar in weight, but inferior, to the 53 VMAX.</p><p></p><p>While the .243 is still clearly superior to the 22-250, the 53 VMAX shrinks that margin considerably. Moreover, the question posed in the thread is not directed at the optimum chambering for a coyote rifle. Rather, the OP wants to know if a 53 VMAX is appropriate 'yote medicine beyond 400 yards.</p><p></p><p>Ballistically, the answer is an unequivocal yes. The real question at hand is, will the 53 VMAX deliver adequate terminal performance at extended range? Based on the real world observations mentioned in this discussion, I would say that the answer to that question is also yes, but a qualified yes. I would expect attention to shot angle to be of greater importance with a 22-250 and 53's than with a .243 and 95's.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="benchracer, post: 1173905, member: 22069"] Yep, I got confused between your remarks and someone else's regarding the .243 bullet. However, you keep referencing the 55 VMAX, when the 53 VMAX significantly outperforms it. The crossover point in drop between the 53 VMAX @ 3950 and Berger 95 VLD @ 3200 takes place at 900 yards, which is, as you noted, getting to be a far poke for either cartridge. At 500 yards, the 53 VMAX is within 1.5 MOA in wind drift, 2 MOA at 600, and 2.6 MOA at 700 vs the 95 VLD, so the difference is about half of what you have stated, while making a comparison to a bullet that is similar in weight, but inferior, to the 53 VMAX. While the .243 is still clearly superior to the 22-250, the 53 VMAX shrinks that margin considerably. Moreover, the question posed in the thread is not directed at the optimum chambering for a coyote rifle. Rather, the OP wants to know if a 53 VMAX is appropriate 'yote medicine beyond 400 yards. Ballistically, the answer is an unequivocal yes. The real question at hand is, will the 53 VMAX deliver adequate terminal performance at extended range? Based on the real world observations mentioned in this discussion, I would say that the answer to that question is also yes, but a qualified yes. I would expect attention to shot angle to be of greater importance with a 22-250 and 53's than with a .243 and 95's. [/QUOTE]
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