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Old 12-14-2006 | 08:45 AM
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If you had to choose between a 75grn. vmax or a 100 grn sp what would you pick? This would be for general target shooting and varmint shooting?
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Old 12-14-2006 | 06:49 PM
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V-Maxs have always been accurate in my guns, along with nearly anything Hornady. And they work well on coyotes on down to prairie dogs.
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Old 12-15-2006 | 08:17 AM
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the 75 grn. if its just for smaller varmints and targets

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Old 12-15-2006 | 12:36 PM
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I have a .243 and with 75 grain I hold a real tight group out to 400+ yards but I shoot mainly 100 grain my group is not as tight but still within an inch - I go with the 100 grains because it also doubles as my deer rifle and I like to shoot the same rounds out of it year round - no mess'n with the scope and I know where it is going to hit and when you're that accurate to 400 yrds on woodchucks and other varmints you sure as heck ought to be able to hit a deer
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Old 12-15-2006 | 08:31 PM
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I used the 75gr Vmaxs for a season out of my 243 and did not like them on coyotes. They always seemed to blow up on entry and left some serious holes. I switched to the Hornady 75gr HPs and have been using them for 3 years now with only one exit hole in that time frame on well over 100 coyotes.
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Old 12-18-2006 | 03:48 AM
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I have a Savage model 11 .243, with a 3x9x40 scope, I am shooting Hornady 58 grain V Max's, tight group, only about an inch of drop at 200yrds, 3" at 300. Stay pretty tight, real consistant. A 75 grain bullet is a large one for coyotes, considering a .223 or 22-250 use a 30 to 40 grain, or smaller, depends. It would probably blow a pretty big hole in a yote.
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Old 12-18-2006 | 08:33 PM
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75 gr V-MAX
i use 50 gr out of my AR and i love them. tight, flat round
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