Range comparison chart for yotes

O

obsessed1

Member
Hey all, I'm looking for a cheat sheet to add to my scope that gives me a quick ranging method for coyotes using a mil reticle. I know how to range with the scope just wondering if someone has a chart already made. Thanks
 
I dont have a chart but you could maybe look at the data based off of the primary arms Orion scope. its what im using and I like it. May or may not apply to what your looking for
 
Last edited:
I find it easier to range some land features and have them in mind when calling. Coyotes seldom stand still long enough to mil dot them and do the math, then dope your scope, and get a shot off before they have moved in/out. I'd sight in at 200, know your hold overs and get a LRF.
 
Gotta figure altitude as well. What works for me may not work for you. I'm hunting from 4000 to 9500. Makes quite a difference and I've made multiple scope cap inserts for the different places I hunt. Put in the time.

My bad you're just ranging? Ok.
 
Last edited:
I usually use the range different spots where I'm calling method. Just looking at possibly cutting down on the stuff I haul from set to set. Im pretty good at calculating based on mils in the field and have killed yotes past 700yds using this method. As WYK stated coyotes don't often stand still long enough. I shoot a 243 and am zeroed at 240yds with mpbr of 290yds. But i hunt open ground where shots can easily go 400-800 for hung up dogs. A quick range finding method like stadia lines using mil dots would come in handy. I usually call with my scope on 6x to start
 
Last edited:
I had a Leupold converter to a Premier Reticle with a extra horizontal line representing 10 inches @ 200 yards for the backbone-to -belly range indicator. Like Obsessed1 said, and in my parts of the woods too, they don't stay still long enough for you to use it.
The drop dots and the 10 & 20 mph wind indicator dots works [beeep]! I've Waxed several crows in a 20 mph crosswind. One second there is a pile of feathers in the air......the next there is a group of feathers, all moving crossways, @ 20 mph!
smile.gif
Pretty Neat!
 
First off you need to find out if your scope is a true mil-dot scope or not. If it's not a first focal plane then it's not going to be a true mil-dot. That being the case, you need to find out what your subtensions are. As an example, my scope is a Millet 4-16x50mm mil-dot. But it's a second focal plane scope. So my mil-dots change depending on magnification. Over 10 power, my mil-dots go from .036 to .025 inches at the muzzle, which means they are 2.5in at 100 yards. This actually makes my calculations easier, as it's easier to multiply 2.5 You may have to actually shoot your rifle to figure out what your subtensions are.

Then take your average coyote. 3-4ft long (36-48in), 18-24in at shoulder.

(Target size in inches x 27.772)/#of mil-dots
OR
(target in inches/# of mil dots) x 27.772

Or you can use the formula:
(Target size in yards X 1000)/#of mil dots= Range in yards

I ranged a coyote that came in under my 1st mil dot. I figured the coyote was about 18 inches at the shoulder as it seemed to be an average looking coyote. Crunching the numbers I got 499.896/.75 mil dot= 666 yards. I made my adjustment and sent my first shot. I was a little high, probably too generous with my first adjustment using Kentucky elevation and the coyote looked up, so the bullet must have whizzed just over head. The second shot resulted in a downed coyote.

Now if you plug that formula into an excel spreadsheet, you can print out your DOPE chart. I laminate the chart and tape my chart to the inside of my rifle stock.
 
Snow, I use my mil reticle all the time for both ranging and shooting. Along with hunting I'm into elr shooting. what I was looking for is a quick cheat sheet to quickly establish a coyotes distance. My coyote rigs are set up with mpbr of close to 400yds so this would be for shots from say 350-800 yds. Typically my weak point is judging distance past about 300. I find it tough to estimate if it's 300 or 450 or is it 650 or maybe 800? Using mil dots like stadia lines could help out but it has to be done at one power setting on a SFP scope. I figured I could reference the chest of a coyote (13") against the mil dots to roughly determine distance...is it inside my mpbr or not?
 
Depends on your rifle. There are too many variables for me to answer that. Velocity, ballistic coefficient, etc. There isn't really going to be a "cheat sheet" that is going to get you everything that you are looking for. Sorry.

For my .308, with a BC of .338, 2820 fps, 1.5in sight height, my max pbr is 361 yards.

But if you use the calculations that I gave you, it can help you to estimate the range to target.

There are lots of online MPBR calcualtors out there that you can try to use, but I am not sure you're going to find what you are looking for there either.
 
Thanks snow. I made one up based on my min mag power setting using the mil dots as bracketing reference lines similar to stadia lines.
 
Originally Posted By: WyYoteKillerI find it easier to range some land features and have them in mind when calling. Coyotes seldom stand still long enough to mil dot them and do the math, then dope your scope, and get a shot off before they have moved in/out. I'd sight in at 200, know your hold overs and get a LRF.

I second this, I range quite a few things around me before I ever start calling.
 


Write your reply...
Back
Top