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Title: Got a coyote with the 243
Post by: demontang on October 03, 2010, 01:43:11 PM
Well I finaly did it. I went out calling befor church today and called in a yote. It run up to 30yds and I slowly pulled up and the mossberg barked and the 55gr nosler hit it's mark. The yote did three spins before falling down. We I walk to it and picked it up there was a silverdollar size hole right behind the shoulder and no exit. So well see what happends when I get the next one. (https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi175.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fw131%2Fdemontang%2F9cf1f0e7.jpg&hash=85d011b29834dcfea846943807a2d67f2728ae8b)
Title: Re: Got a coyote with the 243
Post by: carpsniperg2 on October 03, 2010, 02:04:46 PM
good deal :tup: don't get all of them before the 1st :chuckle:
Title: Re: Got a coyote with the 243
Post by: ivarhusa on October 03, 2010, 02:18:05 PM
Nice job.
Title: Re: Got a coyote with the 243
Post by: demontang on October 03, 2010, 02:23:24 PM
Lol I was on a mission to get a kill under the 243 belt before deer opener. no more yote hunting tell nov 1st.
Title: Re: Got a coyote with the 243
Post by: carpsniperg2 on October 03, 2010, 02:24:09 PM
 :chuckle: :tup:
Title: Re: Got a coyote with the 243
Post by: ELKBURGER on October 03, 2010, 03:49:28 PM
Way to go. The .243 gets er done!!!
Title: Re: Got a coyote with the 243
Post by: ivarhusa on October 03, 2010, 06:21:42 PM
I've had kind of a soft spot for the 243 Ackley Improved (don't have one), since hearing about it from Randy Anderson's sidekick, Sean. Maybe that will be my next cartridge.
Title: Re: Got a coyote with the 243
Post by: rb2506 on October 03, 2010, 06:24:29 PM
good job on the dog  sweet looking gun too
Title: Re: Got a coyote with the 243
Post by: wsucowboy on October 03, 2010, 06:53:00 PM
Good shooting
Title: Re: Got a coyote with the 243
Post by: demontang on October 03, 2010, 06:59:32 PM
Ivarhusa your better off with just the 243 win then the improved. I looked long and hard at an improved and don't see a real advantage in it unless you shot comp with heavy bullets. The 243 is already semi improved so you don't gain much. I'm only in the mossberg 400 scope and all, it's one of the most accurate guns I own:)
Title: Re: Got a coyote with the 243
Post by: FALFire on October 03, 2010, 07:14:28 PM
Congrats on the dog, at least you got yours. I shot one yesterday at about 250 yards with my 243 using a 70gr TNT and it flipped and flopped, jumped and bit, then left. WE never did find it, I hit it too far back in the soft tissue, I'm sure he will have a tough time processing those mice for awhile. I also flat clean missed one at 244 yards earlier yesterday morning  :bash:
Title: Re: Got a coyote with the 243
Post by: demontang on October 03, 2010, 07:38:52 PM
Man that sucks. I thought I was going to have to put another round in my yote at first. I've hard a guy say he had to shoot it three times and ever shot was in the vitals which I find hard to believe since the 55gr bt did it's job.
Title: Re: Got a coyote with the 243
Post by: ELKBURGER on October 03, 2010, 07:54:40 PM
I loaded up a bunch of the 55.nosler bt. hav'nt had a chance to kill anything yet. so far so good, eh?
Title: Re: Got a coyote with the 243
Post by: demontang on October 03, 2010, 08:21:16 PM
Yea I want to shot more animals before I'm 100% on the light bullet. I know the 40gr223 has found a soft spot with me, so the 55 243 might too.
Title: Re: Got a coyote with the 243
Post by: fishermanjoe on October 03, 2010, 09:05:01 PM
Nice job bud!

I am guessing the lucky bird?
Title: Re: Got a coyote with the 243
Post by: demontang on October 03, 2010, 09:13:57 PM
Lol no I used cotton tail dist. That area gets no pressure from hunters ;) let me know when you want to go back out.
Title: Re: Got a coyote with the 243
Post by: fishermanjoe on October 03, 2010, 09:21:42 PM
copy that. any week day after 2:30  :hello:
Title: Re: Got a coyote with the 243
Post by: demontang on October 03, 2010, 09:36:39 PM
I can go out next week
Title: Re: Got a coyote with the 243
Post by: fishermanjoe on October 03, 2010, 09:49:32 PM
sweet give me a call when you want to go. you have my number
Title: Re: Got a coyote with the 243
Post by: demontang on October 03, 2010, 10:08:00 PM
Will do
Title: Re: Got a coyote with the 243
Post by: Gutpile on October 04, 2010, 07:02:24 PM
Sweet. I just made my first kill with a .243 a couple weeks ago. The exit was pretty big with the 55 grn b-tips, not quite baseball sized. Interested to see if they exit on a frontal shot. Can't wait to do it again.
Title: Re: Got a coyote with the 243
Post by: demontang on October 04, 2010, 07:17:49 PM
I'm suprised it didn't exit but it was a close shot so the speed might have let it just blow up.
Title: Re: Got a coyote with the 243
Post by: saylean on October 04, 2010, 07:21:22 PM
Nothing like starting out a sunday by wackin a yote... ;)

I guess prayers were answered early that day.
Title: Re: Got a coyote with the 243
Post by: demontang on October 04, 2010, 07:29:41 PM
Lol yea I've been wanting one for a while.
Title: Re: Got a coyote with the 243
Post by: gasman on October 04, 2010, 08:00:44 PM
good deal :tup: don't get all of them before the 1st :chuckle:

 :yeah:
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