If you have ever had a few spinners, you will want power from then on out.
69g Bullets in a 223 were not impressive at all, not to mention the trajectory. I never shot the 60g V Max or the 75g V max, but the trajectory in a 223 does not thrill me at all.
The average long shot for my kind of calling was between 250 and 325 yards, and a 223 is taking a nose dive at those ranges. When the bullet is taking a nose dive, you hit them low and unzip them...they are gone unless they get their guts caught up in a cactus.
A more serious consideration between the two cartridges is when you take a running shot and are off on your leade a little and hit them back in the stomach. Often this shot with a 223 will not phase them and they pour on the afterburners, while the 22/250 will at least knock them down for a while before they get up and try to hobble off.
In a standard 14" twist 22/250, the 55's at 3650-3700 are normal, and that is flat shooting and will knock the [beeep] out of a yote at 200 yards, and you have more destruction when you hit them in the stomach.
I have killed a lot of yotes with a 223 and I do not consider it a good 300 yard gun for coyotes, and have had many spinners with a 22/250 at 300. For those kind of ranges, the 243,6 Rem and 25/06 are king.
Most 223's with factory 55g loads are in the 3250 fps area, and the same 55g factory loads are in the 3650 area, 400 fps makes a big difference on the receiving end. With Hand loads using Win 760 with the 55's in the 22/250, the top accuracy node is usually in the 3700-3750 fps area with the 55's. I have a custom rifle in 223 that will push 3450 fps+ with the 55's, 26" barrel.
Having said this, most shots on yotes are in the 125 yard area or less, depending in the part of the country you hunt in.
A 22/250 is a cannon on yotes.
I don't save hides anymore. I prefer the 243, 6Rem, and 25/06. They can't run off if you blow them up.
69g Bullets in a 223 were not impressive at all, not to mention the trajectory. I never shot the 60g V Max or the 75g V max, but the trajectory in a 223 does not thrill me at all.
The average long shot for my kind of calling was between 250 and 325 yards, and a 223 is taking a nose dive at those ranges. When the bullet is taking a nose dive, you hit them low and unzip them...they are gone unless they get their guts caught up in a cactus.
A more serious consideration between the two cartridges is when you take a running shot and are off on your leade a little and hit them back in the stomach. Often this shot with a 223 will not phase them and they pour on the afterburners, while the 22/250 will at least knock them down for a while before they get up and try to hobble off.
In a standard 14" twist 22/250, the 55's at 3650-3700 are normal, and that is flat shooting and will knock the [beeep] out of a yote at 200 yards, and you have more destruction when you hit them in the stomach.
I have killed a lot of yotes with a 223 and I do not consider it a good 300 yard gun for coyotes, and have had many spinners with a 22/250 at 300. For those kind of ranges, the 243,6 Rem and 25/06 are king.
Most 223's with factory 55g loads are in the 3250 fps area, and the same 55g factory loads are in the 3650 area, 400 fps makes a big difference on the receiving end. With Hand loads using Win 760 with the 55's in the 22/250, the top accuracy node is usually in the 3700-3750 fps area with the 55's. I have a custom rifle in 223 that will push 3450 fps+ with the 55's, 26" barrel.
Having said this, most shots on yotes are in the 125 yard area or less, depending in the part of the country you hunt in.
A 22/250 is a cannon on yotes.
I don't save hides anymore. I prefer the 243, 6Rem, and 25/06. They can't run off if you blow them up.