22-250 45 gr Sierra Varminter

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tecumseh

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I'm running a 45 gr Sierra Varminter with 36 gr of Varget in my 22-250 and it flat out shoots best out of everything I've tried, anyone have any experience using this bullet coyote hunting? I'll be putting it to use this winter.
 
I shot the sierra lead tip spt, high velocity in a 22*250 and Swift around 4000 fps and forty two hundred fps respectively, just killed everything, no splashes ever. I shot IMR 4895 in the 22/250 and AA2700 in the swift.

There is a forty five grain bullet that is made for the hornet, this bullet is a round nose bullet...not a good thing at two fifty velocities!

Varget is a little slow burning for the forty five, probably is going to burn very dirty. I am shooting 37g with a fifty five grain sierra at 3700 fps.

We also shot a bunch of the sierra 40g HP that was designed for a sniper bullet for the LAPD so that it would not shoot a hole through a person's skull. This bullet performed great also, and speed was high with forty eight ninety five, we named this load the "cat bullet" because it just shot holes through bob cats.
 
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I've the 45 grain Sierra Varminters in a .223. On coyotes, they work very well. When I put them in the right place, I get a .22 caliber entry and no exit. One time, I did accidentally grab the 45 grain Hornets, but it was my own fault - they do say Hornet right on the side. The Hornets still work OK in a .223, but I wouldn't put them in a 22-250.
 
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