6.5 X 55 for coyotes...What Bullet?
02-21-2005 | 07:44 AM
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RE: 6.5 X 55 for coyotes...What Bullet?
I am a .243 man myself and have used it for everything from chucks to deer. I find that as long as you choose the right bullet for the job it works great. I have a Savage model 11 chambered for .243 win mag and sight in in dead on at 250 yards.
I am an inch high at 100 and and inch low at 300. I use my righ mostly for coyotes in WNY an hour south of Buffalo, NY. With 95 grain teflon tipped remmington ammo. Knocks em down everytime and not much pelt damage. I have noticed that if you use a lower grain bullet the pelt damage a little more extensive. I don't know if that is because the bullet fragments more on impact or what. You would think that it would be the opposite. Higher grain more pelt damage.
What I am thinking is a lighter skined animal such as a coyote allows the heavier grain bullet to hold together and pass through the animal with out fragmenting much and causing pelt damage.
What are your thoughts on this?
I am an inch high at 100 and and inch low at 300. I use my righ mostly for coyotes in WNY an hour south of Buffalo, NY. With 95 grain teflon tipped remmington ammo. Knocks em down everytime and not much pelt damage. I have noticed that if you use a lower grain bullet the pelt damage a little more extensive. I don't know if that is because the bullet fragments more on impact or what. You would think that it would be the opposite. Higher grain more pelt damage.
What I am thinking is a lighter skined animal such as a coyote allows the heavier grain bullet to hold together and pass through the animal with out fragmenting much and causing pelt damage.
What are your thoughts on this?
02-23-2005 | 05:09 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: 6.5 X 55 for coyotes...What Bullet?
243 win mag? Did you mean 243 WSSM? Thats my guess anyway.
And I agree with your statements about the heavier balls holding together better.
BTW, what 243 do you have....reg 243 win or the 243 WSSM?
And I agree with your statements about the heavier balls holding together better.
BTW, what 243 do you have....reg 243 win or the 243 WSSM?
02-23-2005 | 05:21 PM
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RE: 6.5 X 55 for coyotes...What Bullet?
My mistake ...
it's a reg .243 win - don't know what I was thinking
I like what i see wit hthe WSSM though - Have you shot any - I would be interested to see how the reg .243 and .243 WSSM match up.
it's a reg .243 win - don't know what I was thinking
I like what i see wit hthe WSSM though - Have you shot any - I would be interested to see how the reg .243 and .243 WSSM match up.
02-23-2005 | 06:51 PM
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RE: 6.5 X 55 for coyotes...What Bullet?
I have been building uppers for the AR-15 in the WSSM line. The .243 has been selling quite well to the predator hunters. It's hard to compare aples to aples with hand-loads but I have been getting consistently higher velocities out of my .243 WSSM than I have gotten with my .243 Winchester out of an AR-10. The other "up-side" is that they are about 3 pounds lighter and $400.00 cheaper!
I like the WSSMs, I think they're here to stay.
I like the WSSMs, I think they're here to stay.
03-01-2005 | 02:55 PM
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Dominant Buck
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RE: 6.5 X 55 for coyotes...What Bullet?
ORIGINAL: 8mm/06
If anybody here had used the 6.5 X 55 Swedish cartridge for bagging coyotes, please give me your recommendations for bullet weight and construction that has provided you with good results. Good results meaning rliable quick kills with minimal pelt damage. I have a .243 at my disposal also, but on occasion can think of carrying the Swede.
If anybody here had used the 6.5 X 55 Swedish cartridge for bagging coyotes, please give me your recommendations for bullet weight and construction that has provided you with good results. Good results meaning rliable quick kills with minimal pelt damage. I have a .243 at my disposal also, but on occasion can think of carrying the Swede.
8mm/06....Here on my property i have Head shot and killed yotes with 22wrm @ about 25yds...I used to
kill them with a military surplus 6.5mm CARCANO for longer ranges.
03-01-2005 | 03:15 PM
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RE: 6.5 X 55 for coyotes...What Bullet?
ORIGINAL: Ks_Sniper
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't a 6.5x55 just a .308? If so, it wouldn't really matter what size round you used, just so long as it hit. Personally, I'd stick with the .243.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't a 6.5x55 just a .308? If so, it wouldn't really matter what size round you used, just so long as it hit. Personally, I'd stick with the .243.
No... .308cal is 7.7mm and 6.5mm is .260cal
Ks_Sniper, to convert caliber to MM>devide cal by .040.......to convert MM to cal multiply by .040..
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