hunt0168
Active member
12 year old post! Still valid conversation I guess.
Out of my 204 ruger I had too many runners and splashes with V-max bullets on our northeast coyotes. 35 grain Bergers and 40 grain Nosler ballistic tips are my bullets of choice for coyotes in that caliber. Even the 32 gr NBT performs better than the 40gr V-max on our beefier coyotes. I’ve never taken one over 300 yards with my 204’s and really prefer them to be 150 and in.
With fur prices where they are I’m less concerned with damage and more concerned with DRT. I recently stepped up to a 243 running 75gr V-max. Only killed 2 coyotes with it before our season closed but both were knocked off their feet with authority. No splash and no exits. Looking forward to next year to get a bigger picture of performance.
Out of my 204 ruger I had too many runners and splashes with V-max bullets on our northeast coyotes. 35 grain Bergers and 40 grain Nosler ballistic tips are my bullets of choice for coyotes in that caliber. Even the 32 gr NBT performs better than the 40gr V-max on our beefier coyotes. I’ve never taken one over 300 yards with my 204’s and really prefer them to be 150 and in.
With fur prices where they are I’m less concerned with damage and more concerned with DRT. I recently stepped up to a 243 running 75gr V-max. Only killed 2 coyotes with it before our season closed but both were knocked off their feet with authority. No splash and no exits. Looking forward to next year to get a bigger picture of performance.