Bullets that are legal to hunt yotes

[d1esel]

How effective is .22lr on coyotes. If you shot one in the chest @ 75 yards. And it was able to run off. What do you think it's outcome will be?

 

[Member 5605]

Ever look up the ft/lbs of force on a 22lr vs a 17HMR

@ 100 yards?
HMR: 136ft/lbs 17 grain
22: 92ft/lbs on High Velocity ammo 40 grain

@ Muzzle:
HMR: 245ft/lbs 17 grain
22: 116ft/lbs (standard non high velocity) 40 grain

Slower round, may be heavier but has less shock power. I just can't see something with 2500fps not being chosen over something a little bigger (but with 2x the weight) and 1/2 the velocity.

HMR rounds with the plastic tips explode. Either way though 22 or HMR your going to have that yote run. Unless it's a brain shot.

HMR Data taken from:
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22 data:
http://www.chuckhawks.com/22_rimfire_cartridges.htm

 

[d1esel]

I'm not trying to start a caliber debate. If I was to choose a round for hunting coyotes it would not be rimfire. My interest is in getting educated guesses on what happened to that particular yote

 

[Member 5605]

Yeah, no caliber debates.

One would assume it would probably run off and life for a while before dying from it's injuries. Not really a clean kill. 75 yards with a 40grain or even 32 grain hollow point isn't a lot of force. (which is what I was pointing out) so it's really not that efficient.

 

[d1esel]

Not really a clean kill. 75 yards with a 40grain or even 32 grain hollow point isn't a lot of force. (which is what I was pointing out) so it's really not that efficient.

I agree 100% . I guess the real question is if that shot could be fatal or not? My guess is probably not from the bullet impact. Possibly from some sort of secondary wound infection?

 

[Member 5605]

Impact: no

Hollow points, that don't hit bone and stop. So no shoulder shots. I guess you'd want maximum explosion within the chest cavity. You could make it suffocate with lungshot, heart explosion from a quartering shot. but not worth a broadside.

 

[coyote223]

Yotes can be hunted year around. I'd use a soft point or good varmint bullet. No FMJ's. I want them to die quick, not run off and maybe die.

 

[gsarkinen]

.17 hmr with hollow point hornady seems to work really well...

 

[LogicBomb]

.50 bmg

 

[Grizzly_A]

Yeah, no caliber debates.

One would assume it would probably run off and life for a while before dying from it's injuries. Not really a clean kill. 75 yards with a 40grain or even 32 grain hollow point isn't a lot of force. (which is what I was pointing out) so it's really not that efficient.

Speaking from personal experience, 75+ yds with a .22lr is not enough to drop a coyote unless you get lucky with a spine/head/soft tissue shot. (also from personal experience) 5 rounds in the vitals wasn't enough, and he was able to make it onto private property, where he probably died later. Maybe I just got a really tough one. I felt really bad about that. 22Mag I wouldn't hesitate. But right now my favorite is the .204 with a non-ballistic tipped bullet.

.50 bmg

Cute...not practical in most circumstances..but cute.