pesky bandits. . . say hello to my lit'le friend

creekwalkr · Post by **creekwalkr** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 8:33 am

My dad had some coons at his farm getting in the feed and killing chickens. So, Mr. Savage and Mr. Hornady paid the Coon family a visit.

80 yds, Hornady 40 gr V-max then a 34 gr JHP, Savage mod 12 single shot .204

The first shot (40 gr) rolled the coon who then decided to run. Bad choice.

The 40 grainer got everything inside really juicy, but the 34 grainer rolled the coon again and opened the window

(shot taken 9:30pm......Pic taken morning after)

enjoy!!

Gmoney · Post by **Gmoney** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 10:01 am

Was the 40 grain shot a bad placement?

Coons are tough no doubt...

.204 Sniper · Post by **.204 Sniper** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 4:08 pm

Wow! Nice hole.
I thought there would be a bit more of an 'explosion' going on...................never shot a coon. Looks like they hold together pretty well.

Good Job!

creekwalkr · Post by **creekwalkr** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 4:07 am

the coon had her back to me when I shot. the 40 gr went beside the spine and the 34 gr hit and inch or so from the 40. The fragments from both rounds passed through the same tissue/goop.

I had expected the 40 to go through and stop the coon. . . . I assume that the damage inside would have finished her. . . in a short period of time. I'm impatient.

Later on, we had a bore coon come in to us (no pics). That coon took nearly an hour to finish and required 4 different calibers/gauges/guns to do the job (.204, .22 lr, 20ga #8 shot, .45acp)

Some shots were used to get the coon off a barn rafter (20 ga) where we didn't have a good rifle shot.

I don't care who ya are, coons are some of the toughest critters!!

BunGhoLeo · Post by **BunGhoLeo** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 4:45 am

I've killed many a coon with a 22. Ya gota getem high in the middle of the neck and they drop like a rock.

creekwalkr · Post by **creekwalkr** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 3:57 am

I ain't gonna promise that every round hit the coon, but I do know the bore coon took one .204 to the back, a .45 acp to the body, and at least one 20 ga to the body. I'm sure he was hit with more.......

I've always used a 12 ga for coon with #6 shot or larger. I've gone with fellers who used a 22 only.

There for a while the coon population was in southern Ohio seemed to be living on the highways! You couldn't go 100 yds without seeing a couple dead bodies on the roadway. We were also going through a hard drouth. Now that we're gettin rain. . . . few coons! Go figure.

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