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Coyote Hunting - From 10 Yards to over 1,000 Yards
Jack-of-all-trades varmint/coyote round
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<blockquote data-quote="lewwetzel" data-source="post: 1420185" data-attributes="member: 21496"><p>I went through almost exactly the same quandary: Own three .204s, sold my 14-twist .22-250 because a .204 with 40 gr. bullets was ballistically equal/better than the '250 shooting 55s (and the '250 wouldn't stabilize any heavier varmint bullets with that twist rate). But, another problem: All my .204s, like most factory guns which are cursed with too-slow 1:12 barrels in that chambering, would keyhole the 40 and 45 grainers, so I run 39 Blizkings, which give up a bit of speed to the 40s, and the energy and less frangibility of the good-for-'yotes Hornady 45 PSP. Also, I wasn't interested in fast-twist (1:9 or below) .22-250s shooting 75 or heavier bullets, with their rainbow trajectories and slow speeds; I'd just bring out my .243s, although I don't prefer the extra recoil/muzzle blast (btw, another plus of the .204 is the almost non-existent recoil that lets one see hits.) As much as I liked a .204, it frankly never seemed to have quite enough a** for DRT kills on our big Eastern coyotes and groundhogs much past 300 and 400 yards respectively, and I've long secretively wished for a magic chambering between the .204 and .22-250.</p><p>Enter the .22-cal. 53 grain Hornady V-Max. It's high BC and wind-bucking ablilty puts in on about the the same level as the .204 40s. Heavier, and some reloaders - such as one on this site - are pushing them well over 3900 fps. Allegedly, great on coyotes and varmints. I think I recently solved my "problem" by buying a $300 12-twist (which will stabilize the 53) Cabela's Savage FV special in .22-250, to try the 53 V-Maxes. Am already getting cloverleafs and 3700 with a relatively mild load (but haven't killed anything yet).</p><p>So, I'd recommend trying a nice off-the-rack .204 (such as a Varmint CZ or Tikka) and maybe later a 12-twist .22-250 if you think you need it. Or, build a .204 with a 1:10" twist barrel that permits use of heavier 20 cal. bullets.</p><p>Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lewwetzel, post: 1420185, member: 21496"] I went through almost exactly the same quandary: Own three .204s, sold my 14-twist .22-250 because a .204 with 40 gr. bullets was ballistically equal/better than the '250 shooting 55s (and the '250 wouldn't stabilize any heavier varmint bullets with that twist rate). But, another problem: All my .204s, like most factory guns which are cursed with too-slow 1:12 barrels in that chambering, would keyhole the 40 and 45 grainers, so I run 39 Blizkings, which give up a bit of speed to the 40s, and the energy and less frangibility of the good-for-'yotes Hornady 45 PSP. Also, I wasn't interested in fast-twist (1:9 or below) .22-250s shooting 75 or heavier bullets, with their rainbow trajectories and slow speeds; I'd just bring out my .243s, although I don't prefer the extra recoil/muzzle blast (btw, another plus of the .204 is the almost non-existent recoil that lets one see hits.) As much as I liked a .204, it frankly never seemed to have quite enough a** for DRT kills on our big Eastern coyotes and groundhogs much past 300 and 400 yards respectively, and I've long secretively wished for a magic chambering between the .204 and .22-250. Enter the .22-cal. 53 grain Hornady V-Max. It's high BC and wind-bucking ablilty puts in on about the the same level as the .204 40s. Heavier, and some reloaders - such as one on this site - are pushing them well over 3900 fps. Allegedly, great on coyotes and varmints. I think I recently solved my "problem" by buying a $300 12-twist (which will stabilize the 53) Cabela's Savage FV special in .22-250, to try the 53 V-Maxes. Am already getting cloverleafs and 3700 with a relatively mild load (but haven't killed anything yet). So, I'd recommend trying a nice off-the-rack .204 (such as a Varmint CZ or Tikka) and maybe later a 12-twist .22-250 if you think you need it. Or, build a .204 with a 1:10" twist barrel that permits use of heavier 20 cal. bullets. Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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