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Need a 300RUM Coyote load.
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<blockquote data-quote="Michael Eichele" data-source="post: 172357" data-attributes="member: 1007"><p>The two wolves I shot last year were with the 155 AMAX using my 308 at a medium velocity. The damage was minimal to the hides due to a bigger than coyote boddy and the lower velocity. They were head on and they took the shots to the chest. The bullets never exited. Velocity was 2800 at the muzzle. I have driven these as high as 3600 with my 300 RUM. Powder was Retumbo, RL-25 and US869. RL-25 did the best for accuracy, velocity and no excessive pressure. I dont remeber the powder charges as I didnt mess with it much (I decided that 3 or 4 different loads would be too time consuming to learn and too hard on my barrel.) I settled on the 200 AB and used that for everything until recently. Now I use the 178 AMAX for deer size critters and smaller and the 200 AB for elk and up. I dont mind using 2 different loads. I practice extensivly with both and take the appropriate range card to the field. Using 2 loads has worked for me so far with no mistakes. If you are hell bent on a specifec varmint load and the hide is of value to you, stay away from the 110 VM and any of the AMAX's (any of the VM's for that matter). The accubond or X bullets while not as sexy as some other bullets will save the hide much better. If you want a blazing fast bullet with a very high BC for its weight and you want to save the hide I would shoot none other than the 155 Lapua Scenar. It has a better than .500 BC and can be launched between 3450-3600 FPS in the RUM depending on your barrel. I use a 27.25" barrel with a 12 twist. A shorter barrel with a faster twist may give a bit less than 3600. This bullet also holds together very well for minimal hide damage. If you dont care about the hide then some of the others mentioned here already will more than fill the need such as the 110's or other 155's. The nice thing about the 155 AMAX is it can be driven fast and has a decent BC. It is advertised at .460 and I get .474 in my 308. I never tested the BC in my 300 RUM though.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.hunt101.com/img/430645-big.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Michael Eichele, post: 172357, member: 1007"] The two wolves I shot last year were with the 155 AMAX using my 308 at a medium velocity. The damage was minimal to the hides due to a bigger than coyote boddy and the lower velocity. They were head on and they took the shots to the chest. The bullets never exited. Velocity was 2800 at the muzzle. I have driven these as high as 3600 with my 300 RUM. Powder was Retumbo, RL-25 and US869. RL-25 did the best for accuracy, velocity and no excessive pressure. I dont remeber the powder charges as I didnt mess with it much (I decided that 3 or 4 different loads would be too time consuming to learn and too hard on my barrel.) I settled on the 200 AB and used that for everything until recently. Now I use the 178 AMAX for deer size critters and smaller and the 200 AB for elk and up. I dont mind using 2 different loads. I practice extensivly with both and take the appropriate range card to the field. Using 2 loads has worked for me so far with no mistakes. If you are hell bent on a specifec varmint load and the hide is of value to you, stay away from the 110 VM and any of the AMAX's (any of the VM's for that matter). The accubond or X bullets while not as sexy as some other bullets will save the hide much better. If you want a blazing fast bullet with a very high BC for its weight and you want to save the hide I would shoot none other than the 155 Lapua Scenar. It has a better than .500 BC and can be launched between 3450-3600 FPS in the RUM depending on your barrel. I use a 27.25" barrel with a 12 twist. A shorter barrel with a faster twist may give a bit less than 3600. This bullet also holds together very well for minimal hide damage. If you dont care about the hide then some of the others mentioned here already will more than fill the need such as the 110's or other 155's. The nice thing about the 155 AMAX is it can be driven fast and has a decent BC. It is advertised at .460 and I get .474 in my 308. I never tested the BC in my 300 RUM though. [IMG]http://www.hunt101.com/img/430645-big.JPG[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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