Long-range coyote

[D&T]

I shot this mangy looking coyote at a laser ranged 812 yds....

 

[H&Hhunter]

Details man details....

Rifle?
Caliber?
Rangefinder?
Bullet/load?
Environmental conditions?
Wind?

Looking forward to hearing your story....

 

[Hardtarget]

812! Wow! Those dogs are not very big...and that's a lo-o-o-n-g way out! Good shot. (he does look a bit scuffed up) Was he coming to a call or were you just watching?

Mark

 

[D&T]

Mark - I was sitting at my shooting bench, getting ready to do a little shooting when I spotted 3 coyotes off in the distance. I ranged them, dialed the scope in, settled the crosshairs on ones front shoulder, gently squeezed the trigger, and as they say - the rest is history....


H&Hhunter - here is a list of specs on this rifle:

ACTION: Winchester M70 / blue printed / set-up as a single shot...

BARREL: Lilja / 30" / 1.250" straight tube / 3-groove / D&T muzzle brake / 31 1/2" overall length with muzzle brake...

CALIBER: 30-284...

STOCK: McMillan Tooley MBR / pillar and glass bedded...

TRIGGER: Rifle Basix / adjusted down to 10 oz...

BASE and RINGS: EGW scope base / Burris Signature ZEE rings...

SCOPE: Viper Vortex 6.5X-20X-50mm with 30mm tube / fine duplex crosshairs...

BI-POD: Sinclair F-Class...

OTHER: Heavy duty firing pin spring / titanium firing pin / bushed bolt face...

SHOOTING CONDITIONS: clear sky's / 32 degrees / calm - no wind...

RANGE FINDER: Leica CRF 1600...


My preferred load was shooting Hornady's 155 gr A-MAX @ 3,400 fps...

I keep this rig sighted in to hit point of aim at 600 yds...

I made a drop table in 50 yd. increments, from 600 yds. out to 1,200 yds. - by actually shooting at each distance and then recording bullet drop....

 

[taliv]

that's a very interesting rifle. never heard of that caliber before.

 

[Outlaw Man]

Nice work. It's not every day you get moving targets at your long-distance range.

Did he drop pretty quick? That should be more than enough bullet at that distance, but it's not every day people get to actually take down animals that far away.

 

[MtnCreek]

My preferred load was shooting Hornady's 155 gr A-MAX @ 3,400 fps...

That is smokin fast! Mind sharing powder and charge weight?

 

[H&Hhunter]

DT,

Wow neat set up for your intended purpose. I too am a bit shocked at the velocity you are getting out of a 155 gr pill! That is a smoker for sure.

 

[redneck2]

The YouTube videos are most excellent. Nice set-up. Very nice

 

[josiewales]

3400 fps! Holy Moley! That is frickin' fast! Nice job man, nice job.

 

[atomd]

I like everything about this. Nice!

 

[H&Hhunter]

The YouTube videos are most excellent. Nice set-up. Very nice

Huh?

 

[Doc7]

Nice!

A coyote sat not 20 yards from me while I was sitting in the woods waiting for the squirrels to wake up two weeks ago, but the season didn't open till this weekend for shotgun.

What do you do with the dead yote?

 

[D&T]

Thank's guys!

yes, this is a FAST load and I had no idea it was running even close to 3,400 fps.. I thought my chronograph was giving me a false reading, so I checked velocity with two other chronographs and they showed the same thing. I just got lucky and got a "fast" barrel...

here is a little more information on my 30-284...

I started with the best brass I could find - Lapua 6.5-284. I made a tapered neck expanding mandrel and necked the 6.5 brass up to .30 caliber...




I use Redding's 3 dies set for loading...




Here is a 308 Winchester on the left for comparison, a 30-284 center and then a 30-06 Ackley Improved...







The 30-284 is loaded with Hornady's 155 gr. A-MAX and the 30-06 Ackley is loaded with Hornady's 208 gr. A-MAX...

Here is the load for both cartridges:


***30-284***

CASE: Lapua 6.5-284 brass necked to .30 caliber / Match prepped...

PRIMER: Winchester WLRM...

POWDER: Hodgdon 414 / 62.0 gr...

BULLET: Hornady 155 gr. A-MAX / bullet seated .005 into lands...

VELOCITY: 3,400 fps...

COMMENTS: A "standard" primer dropped velocity 72 fps. when compared to the magnum primer, now used in the load...


***30-06 Ackley Improved***

CASE: Lapua 30-06 / Match prepped / fireformed in custom barrel and chamber...

PRIMER: Federal 210 Match...

POWDER: IMR-4350 / 55.2 gr...

BULLET: Hornady 208 gr. A-MAX / seated .009 into lands...

VELOCITY: 2,700 fps. from 30" barrel...

COMMENTS: This load information came from the customer I built this 30-06 Ackley Improved for....

Neither load listed should be shot in any other rifle or handgun chambered in these calibers, without first dropping the listed powder charge by 10%

 

[MtnCreek]

Impressive work. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Clayne_b]

Good shooting tex, and thats a cool wildcat round your shooting! Im amazed with the FPS your getting out of it!!!

 

[CA Raider]

glad you showed pix of the 30-284 because i thought you were joking and meant 30-06. probably more people refer to them as 6.5 x 284 but still I have never seen them.

CA R

 

[josiewales]

That is beyond cool! I would love to have a wildcat sometime, I love things unique.

 

[ArchAngelCD]

that's a very interesting rifle. never heard of that caliber before.

I agree, very interesting.

Thanks for posting the pictures. What is the advantage of using the necked up 6.5-284 case over the 30-06 case? I see the 284 case is slightly fatter but the 30-06 case is longer. Is there a powder space advantage? Any other advantage?

No matter, it obviously delivered an accurate cold bore shot out to 800+ yards. That list of parts you posted cost you a pretty penny no doubt but in shooting you usually get what you pay for. How do you like that scope? (I'm in the market)

 

[redneck2]

The YouTube videos are most excellent. Nice set-up. Very nice

Huh?

Check on YouTube under "long range coyote". You'll see the shots of 800+ yards.

Quite impressive. What is the advantage of using the necked up 6.5-284 case over the 30-06 case?

Go back and look at the load data in post 14

 

[H&Hhunter]

Check on YouTube under "long range coyote". You'll see the shots of 800+ yards

Thanks.

 

[Art Eatman]

How do you get 62 grains of powder in that case?

 

[ArchAngelCD]

Go back and look at the load data in post 14.

What is the advantage of using the necked up 6.5-284 case over the 30-06 case?

And how does Post #14 answer my question? If you look at the Hodgdon load data they list a Max charge of H414 in a 30-06 as 60.0gr w/155gr bullet. Other sources are even higher so knowing his charge of 62.0gr in the 30-284 doesn't answer my question, does it Redneck? Besides, I was asking the OP and not looking to be talked at by you who didn't load the cartridges! Do you have a 30-284?

The reason I asked was according to my knowledge the 284 Norma case and the 30-06 case are almost identical when checked with water. I was wondering if blowing out the neck somehow added space or if there was a different reason for using the shorter slightly fatter case.
30-06 case = 68 gr H20
.284 Win case = 68.33gr H20

 

[Rudedog]

Nice!

 

[EchoM70]

Very nice indeed!


@ArchAngel:

The .30-284 case design is believed to be inherently accurate, shorter fatter cases give a more even powder burn. This was a point made for the WSM's as well.

At least that's how I see it, we will wait on D&T for his answer.