25-06 for coyote hunt?

[Jcord35]

I have been invited on a coyote hunt and I am not sure about which rifle I should use.
Would a high velocity round like a 25-06 suffice?
I have other rifles in 7mm08,45-70,45-90,308.

I know any rifle will work depending on distance etc.

What do you think?

While I'm at what kind of loads would you recommend ?

Thanks
Joe

 

[Tnwhip]

Heck yea a 25-06 is one of the best Coyote cartridge. The one I use to have shot 75g hps and 100g bullets great. but any bullet your rifle shoot the best is what I would shooot. My load of IMr 4831 and 75g hps pushing 3700fps is a coyotes night mare.

 

[Creedmoor shooter]

Hell yes that will blow em apart! Id load it with a 75 v-max. Its going to shoot flat and hit them like a hammer!

 

[warboar21]

I used a 25-06 for several years to shoot coyote. Pretty much any round you pick will work. If you are hand loading then what ever shoots best from your rifle. I have used Vmax, ballistic tips, blitz kings, game kings, and a bunch of factory ammo.

 

[Jcord35]

Thanks guys. I will start to work up some loads.

Joe gun)

 

[1TOMANYGUNS]

I have been invited on a coyote hunt and I am not sure about which rifle I should use.
Would a high velocity round like a 25-06 suffice?
I have other rifles in 7mm08,45-70,45-90,308.

I know any rifle will work depending on distance etc.

What do you think?

While I'm at what kind of loads would you recommend ?

Thanks
Joe

25/06 works if you want them really dead

 

[amu_shooter]

25/06 works if you want them really dead

+1 I use 56.1 gr of H4350 behind an 85gr Nosler BT, devastating

 

[1TOMANYGUNS]

80 barnes ttsx with f210 match primer with 57.5 of hodgsons hybrid 100v powder for just over 3800 fps , this load is in the barnes online manual, its very close to the257 wby ,75 gn hornady vmax or H P with f210 primer and59 gn h4831 sc about 3750 fps I recall shooting it it was very good accuracy

 

[Lone Hunter]

+1 I use 56.1 gr of H4350 behind an 85gr Nosler BT, devastating

+1 on this
I use H4831sc and a Nosler 85 gr B.T. It will turn coyotes inside out. Shoots really flat also.

 

[dstark]

All the calibers on your list have plenty of horsepower to make coyotes really dead really quick. Given those choices I'd go 25-06 as well. Probably a little hard on fur but sounds great for longer ranges. Good luck with it I hope you connect with some dogs!

 

[1TOMANYGUNS]

fur should not be a concern this time of the year they make really good targets anytime

 

[Catahoula]

I have killed a bunch of coyotes with the Sierra 100 MK. Very accurate, very dead & also a great fur bullet. Load it with IMR4831.
Thanks, Kirk

 

[Jason280]

I have been invited on a coyote hunt and I am not sure about which rifle I should use.
Would a high velocity round like a 25-06 suffice?
I have other rifles in 7mm08,45-70,45-90,308.

I know any rifle will work depending on distance etc.

What do you think?

While I'm at what kind of loads would you recommend ?

Thanks
Joe

Please use the .45-90 and post pictures.

 

[1TOMANYGUNS]

Please use the .45-90 and post pictures.

the 45-90 would severly limit your range anything over 150 would be a hail mary shot if you did connect it would look like the coyote got shot with a fence post by all means use the 45-90