You're right the 32 and 26 grain usually stay inside wrecking havoc,but on many neck shots unless you hit the vertebrae it cleans house and goes through. Reason he made it 50 feet didn't know he was running expired.
Saw him in a field where i was set up ,fresh cut round hay bales,farmer says he sees coyotes randomly. This fat male was strolling along the edge near coverr and unaware of me about 200 yards away. I had the 204 resting over a round bale and could see the coyote plain as day through the 20 power Wea...
This spring a fox was killing everyones chickens,i mapped his schedule and show the end results. also late winter coyote sold to a taxidermist number 1 prime male 275 yards left side of head 35 grain Berger MVFB mushed him good,note in better times, chicken killer1.jpeg chicken killer 2.jpg big dog....
The 39 grain Blitz king is very accurate in my Thompson Venture 1/10 twist rate,this in a six shot group,the flyer i expected because i often change bullet weights just for fun.This is a factory HSM round ,under ideal benched down conditions.
I'm not seeing any downside at in in a little over a year shooting coyotes,i keep hearing bullet splash and this and that ,too me a load of tripe. I've yet had anything splash or run off. Don't shoot at shoulder bone when using a light grained fast round the bullet will penetrate ribs and do its job...
These were taken with HSM 35 grain v-max at about 4000 fps shots were 100 yards,one shot was bad as he started running,however as the photo shows he was dropped when the 204 took his spine out.My test target at 100 yards.
This is part of 2019 coyote haul,over fifty so far,i hunt from October till first of May generally. two methods ,calling and bait piles.I pick up a dozen road killed deer and chain them behind my house,if not chained they'll drag them away. The colder the weather the bet coy1.jpg coy2.jpg coy3.jpg c...
Sir,i own the Thompson Center Venture,and i couldn't be happier,being a hunter only this rifle can shoot.Topped with a Weaver Grand Slam 5X20X50,trigger set at 1.5 pounds mine handles all factory ammunition well from 24 grains to 45,i don't reload.Hope this helps.
Gentlemen,i just recently joined this forum stumbled upon it by accident a week ago.I've been a hunter my entire life,mostly varmints,but deer turkey and squirrel are also hot on my list.I'm in Northeastern Ohio prime coyote country and have access to properties in other states as well.Employed as a...