Thanks for the comments guys. So this is a picture of the rifle that I use on coyotes. Actually, this picture was taken down in your neck of the woods,
Song Dog. I shot him a couple of years ago around the Dixon Springs, Illinois area.
The rifle is a Savage 12 vlp in, naturally, .204 Ruger. It is stock and came from the factory with a 1.25 pound trigger pull. I definately keep my finger away from that trigger until
just before the shot.
I put a Bushnell Elite 4200 scope on it. It is a 4 x 16 x 40 scope with the matte finish and the multi-x recticle.
Right now I am shooting factory 34 grain Winchester Super-X hollowpoints. I am a fourth-year veterinary student so I don't have much time to range-test loads, however I do have some loads made up using the Sierra Blitzking 39 grainers with Remington 71/2 primers and H-4895 powder. If I ever get time between rotations and trying to find a job for 2 vets, I will stretch out a string to 100 and 200 yds and see what the loads do on paper!
You guys take care and stay warm out there in N. Dacolder,
Silverfox. I hear you are reaching record low temperatures out there!