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<blockquote data-quote="Three44s" data-source="post: 1514292" data-attributes="member: 43573"><p>More coyote action right off my deck:</p><p></p><p>This happened just a week after the night story I shared in post #124.</p><p></p><p>My wife generally fixes a nice breakfast on Sunday mornings and that Sunday was no exception. Right in the middle of eating it our two stock dogs go ballistic in the yard. A coyote right there in full daylight is all postured up and the dogs and this coyote are only about 20 yards apart. I rise and spot the source of the commotion, race to get a "day rifle" and using the deck railing to cover my movement I advance to the chair I have positioned for such four legged intruders and give him a 55 gr. Hornady SX in the lungs and front shoulders. About fifteen feet of blood trail and he is piled up with our dogs playing tug of war with him dead.</p><p></p><p>I put the Ruger American compact in 223 away and resume eating breakfast.</p><p></p><p>But not four minutes later it happens all over!</p><p></p><p>This time a coyote is standing about 70 yards away to challenge our dogs. Another race to the day gun and another slink to my chair and rest out on the rail. This second coyote of the day is a lot more nervous about my presence and I can not stop it for a standing shot. I take the moving shot (not fast though) and fire. The coyote jumps straight in the air and does a bite and spin and hits the ground flat out.</p><p></p><p>I put the rifle away and go finnish breakfast.</p><p></p><p>I then put on my work boots and go to retrieve my latest 'otes. The first one is DRT so no problem there. But the second one pulled itself together and split while my back was turned. I hate that!</p><p></p><p>I never found that one.</p><p></p><p>It has been 13 years since my Rem 788 in 22-250 died (barrel shot out) and I turned to the 223 cartridge but after the two recent run offs I had had enough! I broke down one of my Savage bolt guns and installed a take off from a SS Axis barrel I had bought off the net chambered in 22-250.</p><p></p><p>I got it swapped, got it on paper and then started working up a load. The top load of my first string put three into .230" at 100. Well I guess that means I am back in the 22-250 business again!</p><p></p><p>Three44s</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Three44s, post: 1514292, member: 43573"] More coyote action right off my deck: This happened just a week after the night story I shared in post #124. My wife generally fixes a nice breakfast on Sunday mornings and that Sunday was no exception. Right in the middle of eating it our two stock dogs go ballistic in the yard. A coyote right there in full daylight is all postured up and the dogs and this coyote are only about 20 yards apart. I rise and spot the source of the commotion, race to get a “day rifle” and using the deck railing to cover my movement I advance to the chair I have positioned for such four legged intruders and give him a 55 gr. Hornady SX in the lungs and front shoulders. About fifteen feet of blood trail and he is piled up with our dogs playing tug of war with him dead. I put the Ruger American compact in 223 away and resume eating breakfast. But not four minutes later it happens all over! This time a coyote is standing about 70 yards away to challenge our dogs. Another race to the day gun and another slink to my chair and rest out on the rail. This second coyote of the day is a lot more nervous about my presence and I can not stop it for a standing shot. I take the moving shot (not fast though) and fire. The coyote jumps straight in the air and does a bite and spin and hits the ground flat out. I put the rifle away and go finnish breakfast. I then put on my work boots and go to retrieve my latest ‘otes. The first one is DRT so no problem there. But the second one pulled itself together and split while my back was turned. I hate that! I never found that one. It has been 13 years since my Rem 788 in 22-250 died (barrel shot out) and I turned to the 223 cartridge but after the two recent run offs I had had enough! I broke down one of my Savage bolt guns and installed a take off from a SS Axis barrel I had bought off the net chambered in 22-250. I got it swapped, got it on paper and then started working up a load. The top load of my first string put three into .230” at 100. Well I guess that means I am back in the 22-250 business again! Three44s [/QUOTE]
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