(Yep, I know this is the hog forum, but Grendel & other 6.5 shooters use this bullet...and I use it for hogs as well. )

It seems there's no end to the coyotes. Tonight, I took another large, mature male -- and again used my 22" 6.5x.225 IMP Van Horn Spl. shooting the Speer 120 grain Gold Dot Bonded bullets at 2615 fps MV.

Dating back to the very end of October 2017, this is the 29th coyote I have taken without leaving the front yard or hunting them.

I actually picked him up in the thermal while my rifle was about 15 yards away. By the time I got the rifle back and into position, he was gone, so I lip-squeaked as loudly as I could for several seconds. Bingo...he reappeared out of the distant brushline. There was nearly enough moonlight to make the shot, but I wanted to make absolutely certain and flipped on my red shooting light.

When I did, the coyote turned and faced me. As soon as the illuminated dot of the Noblex N4 Vario 2.5-10x50 swung onto his chest, I touched off a round and was rewarded by the unmistakable "thwack" of a bullet ripping through its target.

The range was app. 190 yards, and he folded on the spot. The coyote was about as large as they get in this area and weighed 40.5 pounds.

The bullet centered the coyote low on the chest and ranged all the way back to and through the hip. It was found just under the hide on the back side of the hip.

The heart was absolutely obliterated.



The bullet wound up just beyond the hip and under the hide, but not before it did some serious damage there as well, including chewing up the bone. In picking up the coyote, we knew where the bullet had been because the back leg swiveled freely.



While it still has a bit of "coyote" attached, the recovered projectile retained 117.3 grains of its original 120 grain weight. Also, in the last couple inches of penetration, the bullet -- as many do when rapidly decelerating and near the end of its flight-- appeared to have tumbled. I am guessing that's why one petal is skewed back upwards a bit.

Very nice Bobby! I'm amazed that the coyote provided a recovered bullet

I've recovered several big-game bullets from both coyotes and bobcats over the years. With length-wise presentation, that's quite a ways for a bullet to travel. Plus, a full stomach and the intestines provide a good bit of resistance. Lastly, the elastic qualities of the hide can act as a buffer in trapping the bullet inside.

Bobby:

That played hell with his pump for sure.

Good shooting again. Don't recall you ever
claim missing a shot.

IF you keep killing the coyotes that gut
piles gonna stink you off the place!

Thanks for sharing the results.

George

Good coyote. DRT! Sounds like your coyotes are used to the buffet you offer. Be Well, Packy.

Bobby, nice coyote and a very informative post! Nice to see how that gold dot performed for you. I just picked up 200 of them for my Grendel, I think they will be a good choice for hogs and deer on my place.

Good to see you are still laying them down!

Zee

The Federal factory 120gr Fusion in 6.5G shoots well in my AR15. Nice to know it will et the job done.