Hornady 35 grn ntx 22-250 for coyotes question

Nciyotehunter

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I was wondering if anyone has used the hornady super performance ntx? I have recently found some public hunting ground I would like to hunt coyotes on but apparently in Iowa you must use non toxic shot on public land. I ordered a box from my local gun store and it looks like it’s only 35 grains but travels at 4,450 feet per second. So will 35 grains be enough to really anchor a coyote? And will my POI shift a lot from the 50 grain super performance? I didn’t want to re-sight every time I switched ammo. Thanks in advance.
 
Originally Posted By: NciyotehunterI was wondering if anyone has used the hornady super performance ntx? I have recently found some public hunting ground I would like to hunt coyotes on but apparently in Iowa you must use non toxic shot on public land.


You can only use "non toxic shot" or non toxic bullets? Shot is a term associated with a shotgun round, not a rifle round.
 
I have seen 3 or 4 coyotes killed with the Hornady Superformance 22-250 loads with the 35 gr NTX bullets. All of these coyotes died quickly and did not move after being shot.

These 35 gr NTX loads may not shoot the same as a 50 gr lead bullet.

I would think that you would not want to hit the shoulder on a coyote with the 35 gr NTX, I would be shooting for the ribs just behind the shoulder.
 
I shot this one in the shoulder, pretty square, using a little triple deuce of mine and shooting NTX 35 222. BTW, You should and will have to change your sight in every time you change bullet weight and velocity that much.


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I believe the non-toxic is for selected areas only. The areas are listed in the Iowa game regs. You may check to see if your area is included.
 
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I have used those bullets out of a 223 running in the range of 3700fps. I killed about half a dozen coyotes with that setup and got along okay. They got the job done, but don't seen to deliver the shock and drt performance of lots of other bullets in my limited experience with them.
 
Well I appreciate the info. This is only my 4th year hunting coyotes. I’ve only managed to call 4 coyotes in that time but I’m definitely hooked. I need access to more land and that might help. Called in my 4th 2 weeks ago and that really has the juices flowing!! Thanks again.
 
The reason Hornady, Barnes and Nosler make those 22 cal lead free bullets in 35 gr to 40 gr is most of the 223 Rem, 22-250 and 220 Swift bolt actions have barrels with 1-12" or 1-14" twist and they can't stabilize the longer 50 gr and heavier lead free bullets.

When we had to start shooting lead free bullets in California I had a 22-250 made up with a Hart 1-8" twist barrel so I could shoot the 55 gr to 62 gr lead free bullets at coyotes.

I try to tell anyone that will listen to me in California that if you can't find a 22-250 with at least a 1-10" twist buy a 243 Win instead because you can shoot he 55 gr lead free varmint bullets in them.

Having to shoot lead free bullets at big game with 6 mm and bigger rifles is bad enough, having to shoot 35 gr to 40 gr lead free bullets through the good old 22-250's and 220 Swift's really sucks.
 
I have both, a 22-250 and a 243 Win that I use for calling coyotes. Nosler makes a 6mm 55 gr lead free varmint bullet and Barnes makes a 62 gr Varmint Grenade lead free bullet that I shoot in the 243 Win.

When I could hunt coyotes with lead bullets I used the 75 gr V-Max in the 243 Win and a 55 gr V-Max in my 22-250.
 


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