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Coyote Hunting - From 10 Yards to over 1,000 Yards
Coyote Rifle Twist Rate and Bullet Weights
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<blockquote data-quote="westcliffe01" data-source="post: 1120414" data-attributes="member: 35183"><p>Grazing Bit, your location, pressure for food, habituation to hunters will all determine how close you can get the coyotes to your position (or the other way around). The average range for a shot is going to determine the best rifle to use. If you could get them close, then a combination 223/12ga may be ideal. Some hunters carry a rifle and a shotgun.</p><p></p><p>I personally can never get a close shot. The most recent one was 250 yards. Have been as far out as 430 yards. The 223 is a rather puny round to be shooting those distances and small light bullets (I started out shooting 55gr Vmax) can be blown off course by 3-4 feet at 300 yards.</p><p></p><p>I have settled on a 243Win. Mine has a custom 1:8 twist 26" barrel and you can shoot 87gr Vmax to 107gr SMK bullets from it. Doubt a coyote hit with a 107gr SMK will yield a good fur, but the coyote sure will be dead and it will buck the wind a heck of a lot better than a 55gr or less 223 bullet.</p><p></p><p>So you will have to answer your own question regarding the most suitable weapon / load. Figure out how educated they are (and yourself) and use rifles that you have. If you have a hard time hitting them with a 223 at extended range you just might want to use something better...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="westcliffe01, post: 1120414, member: 35183"] Grazing Bit, your location, pressure for food, habituation to hunters will all determine how close you can get the coyotes to your position (or the other way around). The average range for a shot is going to determine the best rifle to use. If you could get them close, then a combination 223/12ga may be ideal. Some hunters carry a rifle and a shotgun. I personally can never get a close shot. The most recent one was 250 yards. Have been as far out as 430 yards. The 223 is a rather puny round to be shooting those distances and small light bullets (I started out shooting 55gr Vmax) can be blown off course by 3-4 feet at 300 yards. I have settled on a 243Win. Mine has a custom 1:8 twist 26" barrel and you can shoot 87gr Vmax to 107gr SMK bullets from it. Doubt a coyote hit with a 107gr SMK will yield a good fur, but the coyote sure will be dead and it will buck the wind a heck of a lot better than a 55gr or less 223 bullet. So you will have to answer your own question regarding the most suitable weapon / load. Figure out how educated they are (and yourself) and use rifles that you have. If you have a hard time hitting them with a 223 at extended range you just might want to use something better... [/QUOTE]
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