25/06 loads for coyote?

[hans g./UpS]

Any  25/06 factory or hand loads for coyotes?
Thanks.

[varmit_master]

Hi right now i am using factory Win 90gr PEP. ammo.  My gun is new and i got 4 boxes of this ammo cheap so was going to shoot it up for the brass. I have 400 of the 85gr Nosler BT bullets. I was going to load But i am going to get me a box of Barnes TSX 100gr and load for coyote/deer load to see how they shoot. VM

[Hildy]

I shoot a 75 grain V-max at 3800fps from mine. A hard dose of IMR 4064 behind it.

Will smoke a yote...and its fur :-D

[oso45-70]

Any  25/06 factory or hand loads for coyotes?
Thanks.

Hans.
 About any load you hit a coyote with at what ever distance you might shoot it with a 25-06 is going to scatter his stuff from Here to glory land. Not a good idea if you want to save the hide but if not darn good way to hear a real loud POP............Joe.........

[Lawdog]

Any  25/06 factory or hand loads for coyotes?
Thanks.

Hans.
 About any load you hit a coyote with at what ever distance you might shoot it with a 25-06 is going to scatter his stuff from Here to glory land. Not a good idea if you want to save the hide but if not darn good way to hear a real loud POP............Joe.........

AMEN to that Joe.   :-D   If you're saving hides then get another rifle and leave the .25-06 for bigger game.  Even a 100 gr. TSX really rears them up.  Lawdog
 

[WoodyP]

I like the Hornady 75 gr. A-Max, in front of a good load od H4831sc.
Woody

[hans g./UpS]

I've already got a 223 bolt action.
Rather than getting a 22-250,I've got a 25/06[26" tube]-more overall versatility.
I wonder if there are FMJ loadings,that shoot flatter than the 223 yet
don't vaporize a 'yote?
I can handload,so I'm not solely restricted to factory ammo.

[Lawdog]

I've already got a 223 bolt action.
Rather than getting a 22-250,I've got a 25/06[26" tube]-more overall versatility.
I wonder if there are FMJ loadings,that shoot flatter than the 223 yet
don't vaporize a 'yote?
I can handload,so I'm not solely restricted to factory ammo.

Barnes makes 90 gr. solid bullet in .257 caliber.  Problem is unless you hit the central nervous system or a big bone(which leaves a very large exit hole thus ruining the hide) it doesn’t kill very quickly.  A Coyote hit thru the heart/lung area will run quite a ways before realizing he’s dead.  The wound channel just isn’t very big internally.  It’s even worse with smaller caliber solids and not much better with larger caliber solids either.  Lawdog
 

[bladerunner]

I just bought some calls and am badly wanting to vaporize a yote with my newly aquired tikka t3 25-06,are 117 gr sst hornady custom loads ok? will they open fast enough?

[Glanceblamm]

Lawdog Wrote:

Barnes makes 90 gr. solid bullet in .257 caliber. Problem is unless you hit the central nervous system or a big bone(which leaves a very large exit hole thus ruining the hide) it doesn’t kill very quickly. A Coyote hit thru the heart/lung area will run quite a ways before realizing he’s dead. The wound channel just isn’t very big internally. It’s even worse with smaller caliber solids and not much better with larger caliber solids either. Lawdog

This has been an interesting argument that has delt anywhere from ricochett hazards to Coyotes that bunch up then run.
My experience has been completely opposite. The  55gr solids out of the
.22-250 have worked so well for me that I have been tempted to shoot one through the big middle sometime to see what would happen.  :eek:  Not really, but I am seeing the yotes go down like they were struck by lightning without a twitch.
The skinned yotes have large bruised, blood shot areas on either side of the tiny holes.

There has to be a final answer here as I am seeing results first hand but am also respecting your experience. I figure that retained, or high velocity when the bullet touches the target is the key.
Range has to be the answer. I rarely shoot beyond 200yds with 135 to 150yds being A lot more common. Please keep in mind that with a case full of 3031 I am pushing Those 55gr bullets  around 3,760fps at the muzzle.
I cannot tell you what would happen if I poked one out at 250 to 350yds. Perhaps this is where your experience with the “solids” lies? Appreciate any thoughts you have on the subject as I know the solids (do work) but within a specified short range.