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New here ive been searching for the answer but can't seem to find it. I bought a new marlin xl7 at cabelas on sale to use as a coyote gun. I am wondering what factory ammo would be the best and most accurate out of this gun. I am not worried about saving the hides. | ||
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I reload and almost never buy factory. So I am not up on all the different ammo, but my go to in the 308 is 150 gr ballistic tips. Also I find that the factory ballistic silvertips in just about any caliber are superb. I usually can't match the velocities of the factory bst's and they are accurate as hell. For my friends that don't reload, thats what I reccomend across the cailber spectrum for deer and hogs. I guarantee they will work on coyotes, especially if your not worried about the hides. Best, GWB PS: I shoot a Matthews FX. What do you shoot. | |||
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There is no way to know without trying. Go by 3 brands of different factory ammo and see what works best in your rifle. I would give the following a try. Hornady Custom Federal National Match Black Hills Match Mike Never under estimate the internet community's ability to reply to your post with their personal rant about their tangentially related, single occurrence issue.  What I have learned on AR, since 2001: 1. The proper answer to: Where is the best place in town to get a steak dinner? is…You should go to Mel's Diner and get the fried chicken. 2. Big game animals can tell the difference between .015 of an inch in diameter, 15 grains of bullet weight, and 150 fps. 3. There is a difference in the performance of two identical projectiles launched at the same velocity if they came from different cartridges. 4. While a double rifle is the perfect DGR, every 375HH bolt gun needs to be modified to carry at least 5 down. 5. While a floor plate and detachable box magazine both use a mechanical latch, only the floor plate latch is reliable. Disregard the fact that every modern military rifle uses a detachable box magazine. 6. The Remington 700 is unreliable regardless of the fact it is the basis of the USMC M40 sniper rifle for 40+ years with no changes to the receiver or extractor and is the choice of more military and law enforcement sniper units than any other rifle. 7. PF actions are not suitable for a DGR and it is irrelevant that the M1, M14, M16, & AK47 which were designed for hunting men that can shoot back are all PF actions. 8. 95 deg F in Africa is different than 95 deg F in TX or CA and that is why you must worry about ammunition temperature in Africa (even though most safaris take place in winter) but not in TX or in CA. 9. The size of a ding in a gun's finish doesn't matter, what matters is whether it’s a safe ding or not. 10. 1 in a row is a trend, 2 in a row is statistically significant, and 3 in a row is an irrefutable fact. 11. Never buy a WSM or RCM cartridge for a safari rifle or your go to rifle in the USA because if they lose your ammo you can't find replacement ammo but don't worry 280 Rem, 338-06, 35 Whelen, and all Weatherby cartridges abound in Africa and back country stores. 12. A well hit animal can run 75 yds. in the open and suddenly drop with no initial blood trail, but the one I shot from 200 yds. away that ran 10 yds. and disappeared into a thicket and was not found was lost because the bullet penciled thru. I am 100% certain of this even though I have no physical evidence. 13. A 300 Win Mag is a 500 yard elk cartridge but a 308 Win is not a 300 yard elk cartridge even though the same bullet is travelling at the same velocity at those respective distances. | |||
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+1 on what Mike said. and, I've encountered very few rifles that don't like ballistic tips. GWB | |||
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If your shooting yotes or deer buy whats on sale first befor spending $$$$ on premium. Win. power points and Rem. cor-lokt 150 grn. bullets. Then take the same bullets and kill truckloads of deer and yotes with your new rifle. ________________________________________________ Maker of The Frankenstud Sling Keeper Proudly made in the USA Acepting all forms of payment | |||
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There is no reason to spend $30 for a box of yote ammo especially if you are not interested in the hides. Buy cheap, if it doesn't shoot worth a darn then try something else. "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then is not an act, but a habit"--Aristotle (384BC-322BC) | |||
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Thanks for the replys. I think I will try some cheaper ammo first and if that doesn't work the try better quality. | |||
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Get a buddy to handload 125 Ballistic tips at 3100 fps or 110 Hornadies at 3300 fps and pretend you have a 223 rem!  | |||
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