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Can you please give us some more insight on your coyote kills with that whoregnat? Placement, expansion, penetration, etc...
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all were lunged. all penetrated enuff to get said lungs, and not come out the other side. didn't autopsy to look at expansion.....
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Thanks. Have you given thought to what you might consider the limits of this cartridge on coyotes in regards to range or angle?
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Yeah. My 'limits' are just that. Mine. They'll most likely be different than others. I reckon most would say under 200 on a broadside. And would probably not be wrong.
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Huntsman22 are you loading your own yet, or shooting factory? You've probably already said, but didn't want to read all the back pages. In any event what load(s) are you liking best for the coyotes you have shot? Thanks
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Yup, I'm loading for it now. 10 gr lilgun under a 20 v-max. There may be a better coyote load, but the vmax and hornet are a match made in heaven. And I'll not screw with success......
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Gotcha huntsman, good to know. That's a lot of loads at 10gr.
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What primer you using? Do you have chrono data? I have a can of LilGun and A1680. Will load some hornets this week.
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Huntsman22 how many coyotes have you tipped over with your 17 hornet? Do they run alittle distance or do they basically drop on the spot.
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5 so far. 2 ran a ways, the others never quivered. bodei, cc1 400's
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Could you compare that to a 22 Hornet loaded with a 35 or 40 grain V-Max at 2900-3000 FPS? I just don't get it. Thanks, Mark.
If you really like something,you better buy two!
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Smaller dia. bullet(.172) that weighs 15-20 gr less than yours, at 3600+ fps. That's the comparison. Faster, flatter and funner. Only cool kids are allowed to have them. Sorry you was left out.......Get it now? Your welcome. Don
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Don, I meant killing power, range, how do they compare? I'm not your wife that you got to BS to buy one!!
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I reckon I'm partial to the 17 version, altho for what they are, they both kill outta perportion to their size/capacities....
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While I have not quite had the success huntsman22 has had with his- I am very partial to the .17 Hornet- I had mine built on a ruger action about a year ago (I have a thread here about it). I love the upgrade in power over the HMR and yet I still have no recoil and thus can easily see my shots through the scope...which is, in my opinion, the most fun part about varmint hunting. For how small those bullets are, they are extremely destructive as they violently expand on contact which does seem to allow it to kill out of proportion to their size!
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"...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe
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Swift fox! So cool. There are supposed to be some around here; I've never seen one.
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after living in swift habitat for 25 years or so, that is only the second one I've ever got.....you think bobcats are secretive......
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I would mount it! Or at least tan the hide.
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