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Post by trappincoyotes39 on Jun 22, 2014 14:18:27 GMT -6
Joel,just to continue on ever lose a coyote from a hit on a .17? I have yet to loose a coyote to a hit with my .243 and 95 grain Nosler bullets, A few a good tracking job but the energy transfer even on off placed hits leaves a dead coyote to find even if it take a little While to do so. The spinning and biting thing disappears with the 243 Just dirt napped coyotes a high majority of the time.
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Post by mostinterestingmanintheworld on Jul 17, 2014 9:10:06 GMT -6
Yeah, I hit one at an obscenely long range once, it went down and got back up and took off.
I remember one that I shot with my 22-250 with a varmint tipped bullet that just splashed on the coyotes shoulder, watched it in the scope surprisingly enough.
I'd trade the few that get away for the ones that I don't have to sew up though.
If I was just worried about killing them I'd use my .300 Win mag though, it shoots better than my 22-250.
Although I remember one that I shot with it where the bullet just whizzed right through and left the same hole going out as going in.
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Post by trappincoyotes39 on Jul 19, 2014 6:27:03 GMT -6
Problem with that 300 mag is recoil and not seeing anything through the scope after she barks . Loved my 25-06 for predator control work but could never see anything in the scope past 4 power . The 243 IMO is a great balance of fur damage which again not my top priority and dead-dead coyotes. using the Nosler 95 grain bal tip makes for a very good setup for coyotes, not fox or bobcats etx, but as a coyote taking caliber this setup is about as good as I can find with all considerations mine being dead first and foremost. The 243 is a time tested caliber for various applications again IMO.
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