Christmas coyote 195 Berger

[skipglo]

I woke up early this morning with a little egg nog grog to my dog barking excitedly, she never barks so I got up quick and went out for a look in my skivies.

A coyote was trotting by on my property, I realized I didn't have any rounds loaded up for my 7wsm cuz I just cycled through my brass.

I ran to my loading bench and speed loaded two rounds with 195 bergers, its an interesting experience if you've never done it..

I got some clothes on and made it out about 5 minutes later.
To my surprise that coyote was still around and drawing my dog out, I think it was playing the decoy trick there was heavy timber behind her and likely more yotes.

I took a super easy 200 yard shot, and that 195 absolutely slammed her.
Here's the coyote with my little elf helper
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And a nice exit wound for such a light target
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You sure you didn't take it out of the LEG TRAP before the picture! Lol. Hmmmmm...what are going to do if someone breaks in to your home....ask him to sit down and pour him a hot coffee....while you quickly run down stairs and make a bullet for him? And don't forget to holler upstairs and ask if he's got help coming....just incase you have to make TWO!

 

[Treeslug]

I woke up early this morning with a little egg nog grog to my dog barking excitedly, she never barks so I got up quick and went out for a look in my skivies.

A coyote was trotting by on my property, I realized I didn't have any rounds loaded up for my 7wsm cuz I just cycled through my brass.

I ran to my loading bench and speed loaded two rounds with 195 bergers, its an interesting experience if you've never done it..

I got some clothes on and made it out about 5 minutes later.
To my surprise that coyote was still around and drawing my dog out, I think it was playing the decoy trick there was heavy timber behind her and likely more yotes.

I took a super easy 200 yard shot, and that 195 absolutely slammed her.
Here's the coyote with my little elf helper
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And a nice exit wound for such a light target
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Did you scold that beautiful dog for waking you up early? Beautiful dog, and the coyote ain't so bad either.

 

[Shooter 69]

That's cool!!!!!

 

[esorensen]

Nice to see that the 7 wizzum still finds favor. A couple days ago. 175 yards and a 175 ELDX...a bit over gunned even for a big bobcat.

 

[cajun]

Nice dog. Nice shot.

 

[Overbore 28]

Nice work! What kind of velocity are you getting that 195 to out of the Wizzum?

 

[Send it 284]

Nice work! What kind of velocity are you getting that 195 to out of the Wizzum?

Thanks
I got 2900 with RL26 in a 22" barrel
I reduced it to 2850 though because I got ejector marks on the 2nd firing.
I've been loading a few Hornady cases over and over and I'm on #10 so far and still going strong

 

[HRM Johnny]

Congratulations. Thanks for the post. Thanks for the pictures.

 

[DJ Fergus]

I woke up early this morning with a little egg nog grog to my dog barking excitedly, she never barks so I got up quick and went out for a look in my skivies.

A coyote was trotting by on my property, I realized I didn't have any rounds loaded up for my 7wsm cuz I just cycled through my brass.

I ran to my loading bench and speed loaded two rounds with 195 bergers, its an interesting experience if you've never done it..

I got some clothes on and made it out about 5 minutes later.
To my surprise that coyote was still around and drawing my dog out, I think it was playing the decoy trick there was heavy timber behind her and likely more yotes.

I took a super easy 200 yard shot, and that 195 absolutely slammed her.
Here's the coyote with my little elf helper
View attachment 236151

And a nice exit wound for such a light target
View attachment 236152

Thats great. It sounds exactly like a situation I would get into. A couple of years ago, I was shooting a 270 WSM at a 300 yard steel target and had 3 shots touching. I went into the house, got my son and told him to come look at the target through the scope. He looked through the scope and said "wait a minute.... there's three deer standing behind the target". I didn't have any more 270 wsm rounds loaded. I ran in the house and got another rifle and ended up getting one of the deer. This was within about 10 minutes after banging that steel target with 3 rounds.

Me and my son were sitting on the ground when I was sighting in his first deer rifle and had a buck chase a doe from right to left between us and the 100 yard target. We couldn't get a shot but it was the most random event I've had happen in my hunting & shooting experiences. They were right in front of us before we knew it.

 

[WYO300RUM]

Great story and a good sized yote !

 

[clemens]

Beautiful Dog.

 

[Korhil78]

Good job! I have killed an antelope at 490 and a coyote at 785 with the 195 Gr berger and it did a great job on both. Like that bullet a lot.

 

[RYEWSKY25284]

I woke up early this morning with a little egg nog grog to my dog barking excitedly, she never barks so I got up quick and went out for a look in my skivies.

A coyote was trotting by on my property, I realized I didn't have any rounds loaded up for my 7wsm cuz I just cycled through my brass.

I ran to my loading bench and speed loaded two rounds with 195 bergers, its an interesting experience if you've never done it..

I got some clothes on and made it out about 5 minutes later.
To my surprise that coyote was still around and drawing my dog out, I think it was playing the decoy trick there was heavy timber behind her and likely more yotes.

I took a super easy 200 yard shot, and that 195 absolutely slammed her.
Here's the coyote with my little elf helper
View attachment 236151

And a nice exit wound for such a light target
View attachment 236152

WOw! You can drive a truck through that hole....LOL
Nice work.

 

[LVJ76]

That's one heck of a story and one good looking elf.