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I found the gamechanger ammo to be the most accurate factory loads in my .308 savage ultralite and my .223 rap. So i bought a lot of them. Finally tested one out on a bear with my .308 about a week ago and he ran maybe 30 yards and dropped dead. Havent tried them on a coyote yet. The federal fusion shoot great out of my .243 and ive taken several coyotes, a lion and a bobcat with those. No complaints at all about performance with the fusion.

If its factory loads youre looking for luckygunner.com has them for 30 dollars a box. Doubt youll find them cheaper, if you find them anywhere else

Have killed dozens of coyotes with the 45 gr VMax in my 223’s. Same bullet and load for prairie dogs. I use the 69 grain sierra’s for hogs.

Finally got to test out the .223 gamechanger on a yote today. About a 30 yard shot and it dropped him in his tracks without excessive damage. Worlds dumbest coyote. No actual hunting involved. Just slide open the living room window and shoot really fast before he got away kind of deal. But im quite satisfied with the bullets performance. Ill try to enlarge my sample size in the future.

Bullschitoakie,

While a quaint and enchanting Story,there's simply no such thing as a .224" 45gr V-Max...you "lucky" kchunt. Hint. Congratulations?!?

Bless your heart for TRYING though.

Hint.

Fhuqking LAUGHING!...............

Should have went 40s 50s 53s 55s 60s or so on. I used to use the 50g vmax a lot but have moved to the 53g when going light for the little extra bc. In a 40 I like the heavier base of the nbt. They do good things at 4200 from a 22-250.

I ran 50g vmaxes over benchmark in the old model 7 ss truck gun in 223 for years until I built a faux ti 700 with an 8 twist 3 groove pacnor per sticks advice. It's shot 1000s of 75g amaxes and seems barely broke in. I used it to dispatch a coyote in the field across from my house that was trying to lure my dog out. Hut it at about 300 yards and rolled it with my little kids cheeering. The 75 amax hit a bit high in the lungs and you could see day light through the hole. Only a few thousand 75 amaxes left until I start into the eldms which I like better.

Bb

My go to coyote rifle is a 223 loaded with 55g soft points
I find they anchor coyotes well
Those 77 gr should also

The usual here-----YOU GET A LOT OF ANSWERS FOR QUESTIONS THAT YOU DIDN'T ASK !!!

Hip

If you’d like a new gun in a .223 go for it. A great lite gun and fun to shoot. Guy can never own enough guns.
Your .243 is a great option as well. I’ve used the .243 for this purpose for 40 plus years.
The shine.. back “in the day” all rifles had shine, coyotes didn’t mind. You can buy gun sleeves or no mar tapes to wrap your stock for stealth and protection. When hunting mine is laying besides me on stand, across my lap or up and outward depending on the situation. A blued barrel doesnt matter that I recall.
I have shot mostly 55 grain ballistic tips with great success and stretched them out a long way. As far as my abilities for sure.
Whatever you do, remember you are “calling” coyotes. Put more concern in your approach and method to getting them in close than how many miles out you can drop them and you will do well and enjoy a bunch.

Osky
An afterthought. In my case I’ve shot from Havre down to Eagle Pass on too many spreads to remember and I would say my average first shot is well within 100 yards. Other guys here may have other experiences, I’m not the end all do all. Hope this helps.