Fovorite caliber for coyotes and why

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• Aug 5, 2024

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For calling I use an AR (223) with 53 grain v-max. When I'm doing spot and stock which is most of the time, I have been using 6 creedmoor with 110 a tips or 108 elite hunters. I've had good luck with both bullets furthest so far is 905 yards.

I'm switching to a 22 creedmoor this year with 75 eldm or 85.5 grain bergers. Both are shooting really good I just need a little more testing at long range.

 

popeye

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• Aug 5, 2024

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Love coyote killin, I usually use the .243 with 70 to 95 grain pills in bolt action or a 55 grain vmax in my AR.

 

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• Aug 5, 2024

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Had a friend talk me into a 6 cm . Shoot 87 gr vmax at 3100 now . Just got the new 80 gr eld vt and going to work up some loads with them and see what happens. Haven't had a runner with the 87s but want to go a little faster. Also have a 260 with 95 gr vmax going 3140 and like it as well.

 

waspocrew

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• Aug 5, 2024

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6 Creed for me. Works very well!

 

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22CM with 7.5 twist custom barrel is my current favorite with 85.5 Bergers. It does tear the pelts up, but in the AZ deserts where I hunt them, the pelts arn't worth saving anyway. I like the heavier bullet with the higher BC when situation calls for bucking the wind on a 400+ yd. shot.

 

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CoyoteConquest

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• Aug 6, 2024

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For the last few years I've used my 6x6.8spc shooting 70gr BT's at 3200 fps. I took my 20 practical out a few times but had a couple runners in to thick stuff not recovered. I use to use my 22-250 but I like the fast follow-up shots of an AR

 

Stang66

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• Aug 6, 2024

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Old school here use my mini-14 223 with some hand loaded silver ballistic tip 55grns. Sockem and Dropem…. Limited to 200 yards where I am at anyway so good enough.

 

rankin76

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• Aug 6, 2024

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My line up the last few years has been.

17 Remington shooting a 25 grain Hp at right around 4000fps

6.5 PRC shooting a 147 grain ELDM at 2955fps

5.56 shooting a Frontier factory 55 grain HPBT. Haven't run through a chronograph yet but is good to 250 yards so far with a 10.5" barrel.

 

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fur friendly 20 tactical. Working loads up this summer. Was delivered late winter.

 

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Rem 700 in 223 Rem with a hot load of Benchmark, cci 250, 55g Bal Tip or Sierra 55g Lead tip blitz at 3450 fps
" 22/204 8208, CCI BR4 53g V max or 55g Nosler at 3700 fps
" 22/250 AI Win 760 55g Nosler Bal tip at 4100
" 243 Win IMR 4064 80g Sierra blitz Bt at 3400-3500

 

Taj

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• Aug 6, 2024

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Have a couple but I'm really starting to fall in love with my .22-243 Middlestead. 70 grains at 3400 fps really reaches out and touches them. I also like my good old .243 Win.

 

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• Aug 6, 2024

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My 22 creed is my go to gun for yotes, right now im shooting an 80 grain berger but i am gonna switch to an 80 grain eld-murder. Im having a 6 PRC built at the moment as well, im going to switch back and forth between the two guns, just because i love guns so much lol. I plan on running a 108 grain eld-murder.

 

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@Taj are you downloading that 70 grain bullet? I feel as if you can get way more out of it then that safely! I tried a 70 grainer in my 22 creed with some VV N150, and had it at 3700 but it was incredibly dangerous so i scraped that combo.

 

Taj

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• Aug 8, 2024

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A-Tip said:

@Taj are you downloading that 70 grain bullet? I feel as if you can get way more out of it then that safely! I tried a 70 grainer in my 22 creed with some VV N150, and had it at 3700 but it was incredibly dangerous so i scraped that combo.

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Yeah, your right, I am downloading it a bit. I have seen 3600 + fps with no pressure signs but I wasn't getting the accuracy I wanted and I'm trying to preserve a little barrel life. I have even shot some 55s at almost 4200 fps. I think with the right bullet and powder combo I could bump the velocity up and still get the accuracy but haven't had a chance to work with it very much.