30 06 for coyotes

[Lefty-Canuck]

Originally Posted by crazy_davey

Your above posts says differently.

Have used those in the past, have no interest anymore.

Says what differently? I use a .223 or a .22-250 now when specifically hunting coyotes, with 52gr Amax or 45gr JHP....I also find these to be less expensive to reload for than the .270win. I used the 110gr Vmax in the .270 before I owned a "coyote gun". Like I said I don't use monometals. In my experience I prefer lighter faster calibers and loads what I did use was not fur friendly....so I changed. Glad what you use works for you.

LC

[crazy_davey]

Originally Posted by Lefty-Canuck

Says what differently? I use a .223 or a .22-250 now when specifically hunting coyotes, with 52gr Amax or 45gr JHP....I also find these to be less expensive to reload for than the .270win. I used the 110gr Vmax in the .270 before I owned a "coyote gun". Like I said I don't use monometals. In my experience I prefer lighter faster calibers and loads what I did use was not fur friendly....so I changed. Glad what you use works for you.

LC

Sorry, I thought you said TSX, not VMax, my mistake.

You are correct, 110g VMax's out of a .270 are not fur friendly, at all.

I use my 257 as my main coyote rifle lately, have had really good luck using the 100g TSX. Shoots deadly accurate out of that rifle and kills em dead so I never saw a reason to change. Plus, my shelves are loaded with them.

[Lefty-Canuck]

Originally Posted by crazy_davey

Sorry, I thought you said TSX, not VMax, my mistake.

You are correct, 110g VMax's out of a .270 are not fur friendly, at all.

I use my 257 as my main coyote rifle lately, have had really good luck using the 100g TSX. Shoots deadly accurate out of that rifle and kills em dead so I never saw a reason to change. Plus, my shelves are loaded with them.

The good thing about the larger bullets is they buck the wind a bit better too....I am too cheap to use premium bullets on coyotes, part of the reason I have never tried them . The best test is always field results and if the TSX worked well for me I wouldn't change either! One of my buddies uses the 257 Bob as his coyote rig and does quite well without wrecking too many.

LC

[antlerguy]

My opinion is that if you hit bone - be it a rib, shoulder ect your bullet will expand and if it comes out you will have a much larger wound. If you miss bone even with a bigger caliber damage will be much smaller. I like my 220 Swift heavy barrel with 70 grain boat tails. Just a pin hole in and no exit unless your under 50 yards. Then it will blow up on impact. Not pretty.

[roper1]

Best reason for .06 is practice for stuff you want to eat.

[Bergerboy]

Before the purchase of my 22-250, I used to load my 3006 with Sierra 125gr ProHunters on top of Varget ( not gonna say what I used as I was stupid back then and loaded stuff WAY too hot) and WLR primer. Very nice doggy load.

[Cowtown guy]

Originally Posted by Lefty-Canuck

The good thing about the larger bullets is they buck the wind a bit better too....I am too cheap to use premium bullets on coyotes, part of the reason I have never tried them . The best test is always field results and if the TSX worked well for me I wouldn't change either! One of my buddies uses the 257 Bob as his coyote rig and does quite well without wrecking too many.

LC

I have wrecked quite a few with 100 gr TSX and a .257 Bob at varying ranges.

I have also found that the 62 gr Varmint Grenade is literally a grenade in the .243 Win. It left multiple large exits on the 2 I killed with it. Both were broadside. One was at a little over 100 yards and the other was close to 200.

I am hoping to get one with 30 grain Varmint Grenades and a 22 Hornet in the next few days.

[happy honker]

Originally Posted by roper1

Best reason for .06 is practice for stuff you want to eat.

I like that line of thinking.

[DiabeticKripple]

if i see a coyote, i wont hesitate to use my 7mm mag with winchester ballistic silvertips

[El-Brento]

I got my fist coyote at 200 yards with a 165gr federal blue box.
.3" hole one one side and not much bigger for the exit and the yote was DRT. I must have missed all the bones. Got to be lucky to be good!

[Leather burner]

have used 100gr plinkers (speer), slowed down to 1500 fps. have to be close (50 yds), but they dont exit. sort of 22 magnumish, usually have a litle tracking job. not really ideal, but fur friendly, and keeps you in the 06 calibre.

[buschy03]

If you want to save the pelts, you better find the right bullet and load for your 30-06, otherwise it will turn them to mush.

[densa44]

In the days before time, just after the dinosaurs there was a load called "the load" it was featured in outdoor magazines.

This was a time when there were 2 powders, shotgun and rifle, the shotgun was red dot and I think the rifle was IMR 3031.

Believe it or not, get a grip on what ever you are sitting on, HUNTERS ONLY HAD ONE GUN! and it was .30 cal.

The idea was that you could use a 30 06 to "plink" witha round ball that had a MV of around 1200 fps.

The reloader put 17 gr. of Red Dot in an 06 case followed by a .30 cal lead ball squeezed into the neck of the case.

That was it you were ready for anything from grizz to gophers.

They were simpler times, hard to believe a guy would only have one gun that he practiced with and could shoot.