Favorite cartridge.

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gtoad

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I know this subject has probably been beaten to death. But I love reading about your favorite cartridge/ bullet combinations.
1) 6br...this little case is sooo fine
2) 243...75/87g vmax
3) 6 creed...75/87g vmax
4) 22br..New too me this year...promising 62g ELD VT.
5) 22-250..69g Tmk
6) 223...53g vmax

Last 204...just not enough for are northern coyotes it works but...
 
222 Rem is my al time favorite for predator hunting, to me calling coyotes is a game of how close I can get them and the 222 with 52gr Speer gets it done , I shoot it in bolt actions and combo guns. I've been shooting one since the 1960's

22-204, it was my go-to pelt hunting gun when living in the northern tier of states. I've been shooting it for 20 years. If I get in a slump the 22-204 comes out of the safe. It dotes on 40gr NBT's at 4000+fps.

20 Practical I won my first one at the PM Egg Shoot and have built bolt-actions, HB varmint rifle and a little lightweight calling rifles. 32gr Nosler HP's and 40gr NBT's

25-204, I built in 2005 and it gets used for coyotes with 75gr Vmax but it is pretty heavy handed for saving pelts but it doubles as my deer rifle pushing 100gr Partition at 2800+fps

22 Savage Highpower in a BRNO combo gun. It is very accurate and a great coyote rig from your shoelace to 300+ yards. 55gr Buffalo arms .228 bullets

5.6x50R Mag again because of the platform, another combo gun it is alot like the 22 HP but uses .224 bullets. 52gr Speer HP's

6x45 because it is in an old friend, customized Rem 600 that I bought new in 1966. 55gr NBT Leaded and Lead Free

22-250/22-250AI, it's kind of hard to be an old coyote hunter without one. I always think I need an open country rifle but rarely ever take them out and even when I do it seem I regularly kill them under 50 yards anyway and they are tough on pelts close in. 52gr Speer HP's

Honorable mention the 6.5x58Rimmed Sauer & Sons, ammo is a pain, brass has to be made from 9.3x72R and it has a .260 groove so I have to swage 90gr .264s down. It's in a very handy German drilling.

Surprisingly the 223 has little interest for me, I've been shooting one since 1966 and spent about 10-12 yrs doing control work with it but it is pretty boring, you can go into any store and buy satisfactory ammo off the shelf. When the barrel wore out I re-barreled it to 6x4. Now I usually buy 223's just for the action and kill a couple of coyotes with them to get a feel for the action..
 
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223. A 55 soft point or the 50 barnes ttsx
243 the sierra 85 hpgk
6.5 grendel the 95 vmax
6.5 creed 140 eldm
6.5 prc... just bought it, I'll tell you next year
 
Favorite for coyotes, hogs, & deer was the 243 WSSM w/ Hornady 87 gr. bthp
followed by .223 w/55 gr NBT
.308 w/either 125 gr NBT or 110 gr Varmageddon
.30-06 w/125 gr NBT
338 Win Mag w/210 gr NP for bigger exotics. Coyotes don't like it either.
 
.243 with 75 grain Hornady HP (no longer made. great bullet. good thing I've got lots)
Night hunting with thermal; 6.5 Grendel, 120/123 grain Hornady Amax (that one's gone now too. but I've got lots loaded up
Recent: 6.5 Creedmoor for sniping in my mom-in-law's sheep pasture: 140 grain Hornady ELD Match
 
.223 55gr vmax, shoots sub moa for me, Anchors them just fine when put where it needs to go. Suppresses nice.
.204 ruger has been great for me on Michigan predators with the 36gr sierra and 40gr vmax, sounds even better than the 223 suppressed and bug holes the rounds.
6.5 grendel 95gr vmax, 90gr varmageddon and 100gr nbt. Shoots all of them great, not very friendly on fox, have shot cats with no exit using the 90gr suppressed is nice
6mm creedmoor. 70gr nbt, shots great, pretty fur friendly on coyotes, anchors them well, suppresses nice
6mm remimgtion, 58gr vmax only killed one coyote with it, worked great.
.260 remington 95gr vmax had worked great on deer and coyotes, not fox friendly, used 130gr gamechangers on deer and bear as well. Sound decent suppressed
17wsm 25gr winchester, shoots the best out of my bmsg, only accurate out to about 75yds (i need to get a new barrel on it) but have had great success with it when i use it.
 
My .204 has been a joy with 40gr. Nosler BT, Bergers, or TNT's. However, I'm setting it aside for awhile and trying out my new 22-250 with 52gr Bergers or TNT's. So far she's shooting as I anticipated.
 
For coyotes...
243Win 75 grain max has been very lethal.
204 Ruger 35 gr Berger Flat Base Hollow Points (40 gr NBTs are a close second)

Currently awaiting terminal testing of 243 with 55 gr NBT's as they shoot very well. Just gotta find a few test subjects!
 
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