223 w/ 50gr varmit grenades

coyotekilla83

coyotekilla83

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So, I have a fantastically accurate custom barreled tikka 223 & i want to hunt fox & coyote with it in northern pa. Shots are 75yds to 500 on the occasion, 300 more likely. Ive tried the 55 soft point, they are ok, the 62 eldvt flies better at long range, but is a grenade on foxes. Looking at a 50gr varmit grenade possibly, anyone else use them?

During the summer when the fur isn't prime & foxes arnt on the menu, my caliber of choice has been a 22cm w/ the 77tmk. Nice load, but goes thru coyotes, even big ones.

Note, I have almost all the common varmit calibers at my disposal. 17hornet, 223, 22-250, 22cm, 6arc, 6cm, 243, 6.5g, 6.5 cm.

Suggestions anyone? The 6arc w/ a 60gr sierra hp seems to do alright, but the bc kills it for 250 plus shooting.
 
If you don't have to shoot lead free bullets I would stay with lead bullets.

I was not impressed with Barnes 22 cal 50 gr Varmint Grenades on ground squirrels out of my 223 Rem.
 
55 gr NBT's was my favorite in .223; 87 gr Speer BTHP in 243 WSSM; 125 gr NBT or 110 gr Varmaghedon out of the .308's. Limit my shots to 300 yds.
 
Years ago WA was making serious sounds about going lead free so I worked up loads with LF bullets, I tried the VG out of my 22-204 and they killed called coyotes just fine but never stretched one beyond 100 yards on game. I did prefer the 55 gr NBT LF in my 6x45, 6mm-204 and the 62gr VG in the 243 but again all samples were called coyotes under 100 yards.

I keep some around I case I end up in a LF zone somewhere.
 
I’d skip the 50 grain .224 varmint grande. I checked a 250 box and 40 rattled, the compressed tin or whatever’s in them, is loose in there and I’ve had flyers. Nosler makes some good bullets. Worth the extra money. IMO
 
i have great success in my 223 1:8 twist 20 inch barrel with federal 53 grain v-max. on a good day i get 1/2 group at 200 yards from the bench, fur friendly on coyotes.

i havent shot at anything much past 200 yards, just havent seen a need to.
 
A great bullet for called coyotes is the 52gr Speer Varmint HP. It works in everything from my 222s to my 22-250AI.
 
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