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And you will again.....

Sam , get youself a 204...you will love it

load up 40gr bt

good combo of killing power and fur friendlyness....

Fur friendly is a relative term. What works good on a coyote can still be excessive on a fox or bobcat. I have had pretty good luck with the speer 52 gr hp on coyotes.

I have to agree with BlueDuck on the Speer 52 grain HP (SP4708) for coyotes. I have used it for years in the Swift and turned several fur hunters on to it for the 22-250. Very seldom ever had an exit wound with it.

Mart

Hollow points and polymer tipped bullets will ruin some of them. Even when they don't blow a huge hole in the hide they will often create a big dark red stain on the underside of the hide. In the 22-250, regular old 55gr soft points can't be beat. I've killed a mountain of coyotes with them and don't remember ever ruining one. Best shot is a head on shot in the center of the chest. Tiny entrance, no exit, and no bloodshot hide. I guess I'm not good enough to avoid bone on a running double - They gets hit where they gets hit.

I don't know what some folk are talking about. I've only had/seen one blow up from 50gr. V-Maxs and that one was hit too far back and too low. Really ripped opened the belly. Other than that I've never even had/seen an exit using my .22-250 on coyotes.

In short, just about any of the 50gr. or lighter "varmint" bullets will do nicely.

CB

Thanks for all the ideas.

Went out for a walk this afternoon but didn't find any yotes, maybe tomorrow.

I don't even know what that means..

Winchester factory 45 grain, the 40 round white box if your only bangin a few dogs.

I'm thinkin' he's holding off on buying dies, and hoping to get his hands on my RRA gopher killer..

That would be one plan!


Not sure why but I have zero interest in reloading right now. Haven't loaded a round since we moved, still have a good stash loaded up.


I'd make my original first rifle(the '250) a truck gun but am afraid some [bleep] would steal it and that would suck.


Ruger?

Sammo...get a Tikka for a truck gun...no emotional attachment.....

kinda like a "Freind with benefits..."

I just can't do a Tikka. Truck gun says reload from the top down is mandatory for this Rezneck....grin

Chit.. I've gotta reload like a demon right now. Going to start packing up the reloading room pretty soon and I don't know how long it'll take to get cranking again.

Dude was selling a M700 ADL in .222 rem here in the classifieds. I'd be all over that.

Now you're getting all hoity toity..

Elitist.....

That's what I did, made up like 800 rounds and haven't touched the press since.


Do have a soft spot for the ADL!

I saw that ADL and successfully resisted....

First time for everything.....

Yeah, real fancy around here....grin


I just like to be able to open the bolt and reload. Start fiddling with a magazine while doing 55mph down the stubble and you might hit a washout....grin

Not much fiddlin' to do with 30 rd mags.....just sayin'....