coyote load

[peterk1234]

Given our lack of ice, so no ice fishing, I am thinking of coyote hunting in January. My caliber choices are limited to 357 lever action or 308 and 30-06.

I am leaning toward the lever action, no scope just a peep sight. I'm in massachusetts. Woods hunting, probably 75 yards max. Solid lead shouldn't do too much damage to the hide. However, I want to bring my son in law as well. His christmas present from my daughter is a 30-06. Is there a load I could develop that would be able to take down a yote without blowing it to pieces? Thx Pete

 

[shb]

Fmj's?

 

[peterk1234]

Fmj's?

That's what I am thinking; so it won't mushroom on impact. In one side and out the other. I suppose a neck shot would do the trick as well, then maybe not worry so much about the damage to the main part of the hide.

 

[Don Fischer]

Given our lack of ice, so no ice fishing, I am thinking of coyote hunting in January. My caliber choices are limited to 357 lever action or 308 and 30-06.

I am leaning toward the lever action, no scope just a peep sight. I'm in massachusetts. Woods hunting, probably 75 yards max. Solid lead shouldn't do too much damage to the hide. However, I want to bring my son in law as well. His christmas present from my daughter is a 30-06. Is there a load I could develop that would be able to take down a yote without blowing it to pieces? Thx Pete

Wheel weight's in a 180gr Lee mold and 13gr of Red Dot covered with 1/4 sheet of toilet paper for the 30-06! Recoil is about like a 22 RF.

 

[Wildabeest]

I wouldn’t recommend Accubonds if you want to save the hide. This was the exit wound from a 140gr .270 at about 75 yds...

 

[pabearhunter]

It would be a great time to ask for a new 5.56 for Christmas.

 

[peterk1234]

It would be a great time to ask for a new 5.56 for Christmas.

I know but I have purchased too many guns this year. Anymore and the ATF is going to show up

I do have a Henry Big boy in 357mag. And plenty of ammo loaded up for it (lead round nose). That may be the better play. I can shoot my 38sp load as well which is going maybe 900fps. I think I am getting 1600 fps with the 357 load. Both bullets are 158 grain.

 

[Sask hunter]

If you go with a bonded bullet like a 180 in the 30-06 or a heavier bullet in the 308 should just punch through and not open up much

 

[winmag]

If you're going to make a load just for 75 yard coyotes in a 30-06 or 308, buy some 150gr FMJs and load them to reloading manual minimum. Or you could even use Trail Boss and get the velocity down to 1400fps or so.

You could shoot a Barnes or some other brand of monolithic projectile, but it'll still leave a 3-4" exit hole (larger if you hit the shoulder) with a full velocity load.

 

[EastTNHunter]

Cast bullet over RL7 or H4895. I would recommend a Lee 170 FNGC. A little bit of work, but super cheap to shoot if you can find some wheel weights. Light in the shoulder, wallet, and pelts

 

[std7mag]

If your trying to save the pelts, i'd pick a fast burning powder and a low weight bullet for your 30 calibers.
Something in the 110-115gr range, loaded down to about 2,800fps or a little slower. Should prove perfectly acceptable out to about 400 yards or so.

Even my 250 Savage with 100gr Ballistic Tips do a lot of damage to pelts.
I grabbed the wrong ammo headed out the door. I meant to grab the 90gr Sierra BlitzKings.

 

[Diewithyourbootson]

I had no luck with FMJ in 30-06 it still tore them up pretty good