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Coyote Hunting - From 10 Yards to over 1,000 Yards
Light 7mm bullets for Coyote?
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<blockquote data-quote="Catbrain" data-source="post: 3077541" data-attributes="member: 127536"><p>I have been experimenting with 139 grain hornady sst in 7mm. Been loading them to about 308 velocities-- which is pretty mild in both recoil and for that bullet. Its a thin jacketed bullet--- so it might be in the goldilox zone when slowed down some- I think I am using 60 or 61 grains of H1000. A faster powder might be just as good or better though. Like 4895 or rl-15 . Just that I had no other use for h1000. It may be a bit dirty in that lower pressure configuration. Had very good results with rl-15 and 4895</p><p>in 308 at about 2600-2700 fps.</p><p></p><p>ps--- my understanding from the hornady videos-- is that the v-max is an all-out varmint grenade type expansion.</p><p>and that the sST is a deer type application-- but on the thinner jack end of that--- so it opens faster than a controled expansion deer bullet but not just within 2 inches like the v-max. Sounds like the SST would be just right for smaller deer and big varmints. V-mag maybe good for all varmints if you are not wanting to save the skins. </p><p></p><p>The 139 gr SST was primarily intended as a reduced recoil load out of a light 7mm mag bolt gun. The full blast loads were doing some "scope-eye" ..... ( I have since moved the scope forward about an inch using a new base)</p><p> </p><p>Have not got to shoot a coyote or deer with it yet.</p><p>Proof is in the pudding !</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Catbrain, post: 3077541, member: 127536"] I have been experimenting with 139 grain hornady sst in 7mm. Been loading them to about 308 velocities-- which is pretty mild in both recoil and for that bullet. Its a thin jacketed bullet--- so it might be in the goldilox zone when slowed down some- I think I am using 60 or 61 grains of H1000. A faster powder might be just as good or better though. Like 4895 or rl-15 . Just that I had no other use for h1000. It may be a bit dirty in that lower pressure configuration. Had very good results with rl-15 and 4895 in 308 at about 2600-2700 fps. ps--- my understanding from the hornady videos-- is that the v-max is an all-out varmint grenade type expansion. and that the sST is a deer type application-- but on the thinner jack end of that--- so it opens faster than a controled expansion deer bullet but not just within 2 inches like the v-max. Sounds like the SST would be just right for smaller deer and big varmints. V-mag maybe good for all varmints if you are not wanting to save the skins. The 139 gr SST was primarily intended as a reduced recoil load out of a light 7mm mag bolt gun. The full blast loads were doing some "scope-eye" ..... ( I have since moved the scope forward about an inch using a new base) Have not got to shoot a coyote or deer with it yet. Proof is in the pudding ! [/QUOTE]
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