Have seen some talk about the 60 grain version of the TMK but haven't seen where anybody had put them on yotes yet. I took a number of rock chucks over the summer with them and the results were spectacular to say the least. So I was quite positive they would kill well but the question was what the fur damage would be like. Yesterday I got some initial results.
Rifle was a 1 in 10 twist 22/250, muzzle velocity 3655 FPS average.
Coyote 1: 311 yards. Broadside. POI crease of the shoulder. Bang Flop, no twitch that I saw but I wasn't looking really. If I know a yote is down I am watching for more coyotes not ogling the one on the ground. Exit wound was about 2 inches.
Coyote 2: Approx 100 yards, Broadside, POI crease of shoulder, bang flop with no observed twitch, small dime sized exit.
Coyote 3: 549 yards. Broadside, POI right on or just behind the diaphragm (too far back). Coyote ran 100 yards and laid down in a small wash. Dime sized exit. Walked over and gave a finisher at 40 yards to the back of the head with the predictable graphic results.
Coyote 4: Approx 100 yards, straight on, bang flop with no observed twitch. No exit.
Coyote 5: Approx 50 yards, coyote turned right as I shot and bullet raked its side. Yote did the death spin for 20 yards and had a 3 inch tear. Can't blame the bullet on this one obviously.
Coyote 6: 318 yards, broadside, POI pretty much dead center of rib cage, Coyote did a death run for made 40 or 50 yards, 2 inch exit.
Coyote 7: 564 yards. I screwed up, remembering yote #3, I gave a touch more windage. Looked like the impact was low and forward on the shoulder. Yote was laying down so it was hard to tell. Looked until dark but was unable to recover.
Based on the obviously small sample size, I am pleased with the terminal performance. In terms of saving fur, it looks like you better own a needle and some thread. These were norther border dogs however, I would expect exit holes on small southern yotes may be rather large.
Conclusion: yesterday was good day, saw 11, shot at 7, recovered 6.
No pics, we have seen dead coyotes before.
Rifle was a 1 in 10 twist 22/250, muzzle velocity 3655 FPS average.
Coyote 1: 311 yards. Broadside. POI crease of the shoulder. Bang Flop, no twitch that I saw but I wasn't looking really. If I know a yote is down I am watching for more coyotes not ogling the one on the ground. Exit wound was about 2 inches.
Coyote 2: Approx 100 yards, Broadside, POI crease of shoulder, bang flop with no observed twitch, small dime sized exit.
Coyote 3: 549 yards. Broadside, POI right on or just behind the diaphragm (too far back). Coyote ran 100 yards and laid down in a small wash. Dime sized exit. Walked over and gave a finisher at 40 yards to the back of the head with the predictable graphic results.
Coyote 4: Approx 100 yards, straight on, bang flop with no observed twitch. No exit.
Coyote 5: Approx 50 yards, coyote turned right as I shot and bullet raked its side. Yote did the death spin for 20 yards and had a 3 inch tear. Can't blame the bullet on this one obviously.
Coyote 6: 318 yards, broadside, POI pretty much dead center of rib cage, Coyote did a death run for made 40 or 50 yards, 2 inch exit.
Coyote 7: 564 yards. I screwed up, remembering yote #3, I gave a touch more windage. Looked like the impact was low and forward on the shoulder. Yote was laying down so it was hard to tell. Looked until dark but was unable to recover.
Based on the obviously small sample size, I am pleased with the terminal performance. In terms of saving fur, it looks like you better own a needle and some thread. These were norther border dogs however, I would expect exit holes on small southern yotes may be rather large.
Conclusion: yesterday was good day, saw 11, shot at 7, recovered 6.
No pics, we have seen dead coyotes before.