favorite coyote hunting caliber and loads ?

[SageGhost]

i am torn between 110 grain 270 loads and 55 grain 30.06 remington accelerators.....i am on a dry spell since moving back to idaho.....i have tried everything and came up empty handed everytime...i am going to arizona in 2 weeks and have to break that spell down there.

 

[Flatlander]

remington LV SF in 223, is my favorite rifle. its light but not to light and it shoots good. i shot 2 coyotes with the 40gr noslers and they did ok but i might try some thing heavyer next year.

 

[noharleyyet]

140 gr.ballistic tip 7mm rem mag...ruger #1...115 gr. ballistic tip 25-06...ruger #1

 

[Wally Dog]

My old 788 Rem 22-250 topped with Burris glass throwing Nosler 55 gr ballistic tips, propelled by 36.5 gr or H414 created by my Dillon 550.
WD

 

[T Bone]

223 WSSM with Hornady 55 grn soft points. Can't remember the exact weight of powder charge, but I use IMR4350, with the CCI 250 primer. Muzzle velocity of around 3800 fps.

All body hits have been bang-flops.

 

[tufferthandug]

We took this Yote' with a 7mm mag. What a mess. This is my friend standing beside the bugger. We had to pull the Yote to a different spot to hide the mess. I think I'll be downsizing for the next one.

 

[elkay]

Nice mess!!! tufferthandug.. Good job on the yote!! 22-250 55 gr. a nice round elkay

 

[gundog]

I like the old .222 for pelt hunting but use the 220 Swift more often than not.

 

[MarvB]

Great pic! Had to laugh about "downsizing" the first pic below doesn't look too bad but the 'yote in the distance didn't fair too well with the 300 Win

 

[GFHunter]

I've use a .243 with Hornady 80 grain FMJ for years and have never had a reason to look anywhere else for coyote loads. My father uses a 6mm and has just as much fun as I do. These are good coyote bangers.

 

[OSOK]

http://www.rockriverarms.com/images/nbrveop.gif

Picked up one of these in 20" topped w/ a Weaver GS 4x14X AO. Doubles as a fantastic prairie rat Splatter... Probably one of the most accurate weapons I've ever owned or fired. And there's been a few! Mine achieved accuracy levels half of which they garuntee w/ factory 52 grain hp ammo. Supposedly the accuracy garuntee for the rifle is w/ 68 grain match ammo. Have to try it out and post some pics sometime...

 

[tufferthandug]

Those buggers sure do stink when you open 'em up like that!

 

[OSOK]

Here's the actual Yote smoking, Prairie Rat exploding "Piece" itself.

 

[tufferthandug]

Holy smokes, OSOK is that yours!? That's it we gotta smuggle you up here with that thing and we'll put the smack down on some BIG GAME!!!

 

[MarvB]

Good looking piece there OSOK...which rate of twist did you opt for??

 

[OSOK]

Thanks,

In the flesh! It's actually been a great practice tool for big game. Getting the "Swing" pretty much perfected w/ it. Out of the 8 or 9 yotes the thing has waxed over the last 16 months, only 2 weren't running full out! :hump:

Marv,

I'm pretty sure it's a 1 in 8. Was told that it would like the 68 grain match stuff the best. Prints sub 1/2" 5 shot cloverleafs w/ the 52 grain hp blackhills run of the mill stuff laying in the bed of the pickup shooting off the very bi-pod you see w/ no bag underneath the butt end. Have probably put 7 or 800 rounds through it know, and havn't bothered to try anything different through it so far.

 

[MarvB]

Nice! I really didn't know if there would be that much difference with factory loads through the 1:8 or 1:9 anyhow, just was curious.

That is a nice rig, defiantley more firepower than my .223 SS1
My bro has a DPMS (the sweet sixteen, bull with a 1:9) that he loves but I actually like the lines and looks of the Rockriver a bit more....decisions, decisions....!

 

[OSOK]

Nice! I really didn't know if there would be that much difference with factory loads through the 1:8 or 1:9 anyhow, just was curious.

That is a nice rig, defiantley more firepower than my .223 SS1
My bro has a DPMS (the sweet sixteen, bull with a 1:9) that he loves but I actually like the lines and looks of the Rockriver a bit more....decisions, decisions....!

I was in the market. Wasn't sure which one to get, then my buddy picked up one of these. It was all over from that point! Seeing how his shot, I wasn't really too concerned w/ which twist it had. I like the splat factor the 52's offer, will probably just keep punching stuff w/ them.

What's a 223 SS1? DPMS?

 

[cmiddleton]

rem 788 243 with 80gr siarra bt 37.5 gr 4064 imr, kills coyotes dead.
out shot my 700 bdl 22-250,ruger 220 swift,mini 14 223 and model 7 .17 rem.

 

[MarvB]

OSOK- The SS1 is my single shot .223 (only Mossberg I've ever owned but a tack-driver none the less). I've got a 6x16 AETEC on it and it just splatters the squeeks all day long...no quick follow-up shot though LOL.

My brother's DPMS is similar to the lower version (bull bbl) in this pic- he do love it! I think I'd want a bit more tube than the 16.