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Post by: tlbradford on January 31, 2009, 09:43:13 PM
I have been using 35 grain Bergers as well with H4895 28.6 grains and Remington 7.5 primers. No complaints, and no chrono test. I am using my hornady and sierra brass from when I was shooting factory ammo.
For factory ammo performance the 32 vmax had the best field performance for fur and targets. Around an average of .75 moa on paper. 40 grain vmax grew to around 1" moa and I had a lot more exits on coyotes. 39 bk's had large exits on broadside shots over 100 yards and about a .75 moa on paper. I ran through a two boxes of the 45 sp loaded by Hornady, and just felt I was giving up too much speed to put them down the way I like. Every shot was a pass thru. Ranges from 5 yards to 190 yards frontal, and 260 yards broadside and rear. I shot 3 shot groups at 100, 200, and 300 yards and they were stabilizing just fine out of my 1:12 twist to that range. I didn't end up handloading any of the 45's, but I might like them if my rifle could handle the pressure and oal to run them a lot hotter than the factory loads. The Berger just shoots to well to try anything else for me at this time. Everythign was shot out of a Savage Model 12, 24" Barrel with 1:12 twist.
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tlbradford,Patterson - No runners with the 45's, just quite a few spinners. Unless, I missed completely, those kept running. I was 1.5" high at 150 and back to zero at 300.
How was the bullet drop on those 45's, say out to 200-300?
Also how about runners vs. DRT. All the dogs you got get good damage and drop?
For flat out knock down, no twitching, no tail wagging, just near-instant death, the 32 vmax did the best job. I just had a bigger mess with coyotes over 200 yards, but those are rare shots in my calling areas.
Post by: bowhunterforever on February 01, 2009, 12:41:52 AM
Post by: wastickslinger on February 01, 2009, 12:47:23 AM
What issues are you having with your gun and let me know how your gun likes the 45 grainers 509er?
He thinks his bullet holes should touch. :chuckle:
Post by: Elkrunner on February 01, 2009, 08:35:38 AM
I was thinking of picking one of these up this year and getting into coyote hunting next winter. What rifle seems to be the best deal for the dolllar? I do not want the cheapest one on the block but I am not looking to spend 1000.00 if I don't have to. Any suggestions?
Post by: atomicjoe23 on February 01, 2009, 12:33:29 PM
. . .another suggestion would be what I picked up a Weatherby Vanguard Varmint Special. . .they come in .204 Ruger (mine is a .22-250 Remington). . .and they all have 22" #3 heavy contour barrels with a recessed crown. . .my trigger pull is a little heavy but it is adjustable and replaceable. . .my .22-250 is averaging about 1/2-3/4 MOA 3-shot groups @ 100 yards with a variety of factory loaded ammo. . .my best group with factory ammo was .392" 3-shot group @ 100 yards and a 1.9" 5-shot group @ 200 yards using 45 gr. Winchester USA JHP's. . .I did some ammo testing this weekend and I'm pretty sure that the 50 gr. Winchester Supreme Ballistic Silver Tips will at least match that performance and from what I saw with the 40 gr. Hornady V-Max's I think that if I can pick-up some 50 gr. V-Max's they will match the 45 & 50 gr. Winchesters. . .
Post by: Elkrunner on February 01, 2009, 05:03:13 PM
Post by: wastickslinger on February 01, 2009, 08:44:41 PM
If I was mainly shooting coyotes I would get a 22-250. If you are looking to shoot bobcats and sell thehides I would get a .204. 22-250 will knock a coyote into the dirt better than a .204 at longer ranges :twocents:. 150 yards and less I don't think there much difference between the two. 22-250 ammo may be a little easier to find, price of ammo is about the same.
You gotta love the holes our .204 have been leaving.
Post by: ivarhusa on February 01, 2009, 09:56:17 PM
For your amusement, here is a look at the front of my rifle with a home-brew bipod, intended for bench-rest testing. It clips into the front swivel attachpoint.
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fpages.pocketinet.com%2F%7Eivar%2Fphotos%2Fbipod3.jpg&hash=334f773614b00e80dcf0465d2c8d1962df855f9b)
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fpages.pocketinet.com%2F%7Eivar%2Fphotos%2Fbipod2.jpg&hash=5c86078da03f09127994e34d00ee50b7ba0823f0)
That's a shingle nail being used as the clevis pin. Low tech.
Ivar
Post by: atomicjoe23 on February 02, 2009, 03:30:20 PM
with a .22 centerfire you can hunt up to a cougar. . .no deer. . .with sub .22 centerfire you cannot shoot cougar. . .
. . .with a .22 centerfire you can hunt coyotes year round with only a small game license. . .with anything bigger than a .22 centerfire you need to have a big game license and a tag for whatever the current big game season is in order to hunt during a big game season. . .
. . .this and availabilitry were why I decided on a .22-250 vs. a .204 Ruger or a .243 Winchester. . .just something else to keep in mind
Post by: tlbradford on February 02, 2009, 08:20:07 PM