Reeder Custom Guns - Long Shot On A Coyote

Jim Taylor
Long Shot On A Coyote
Thursday, October 27, 2022, 19:01

I was standing out near the gate to the pasture when I saw a coyote sneaking around at the far fence line. I had my wife's Model 600 Remington in .243 with me, so I leaned over the gate and rested the rifle on my hand on the gate.

I got the coyote in the crosshairs as it stopped and I raised them up till they were near the top of its back. I knew it was sighted dead on at 250 yards and this was further.

I pulled the trigger and lost the coyote due to recoil, but I heard a dull WHOP come back. I got onto the coyote in time to see it spinning around, snapping at its left side, then it fell over.

My son-in-law was watching and started yelling "YOU GOT HIM! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!" He volunteer to run out and get the coyote .. which he did. Coming back he tried to step off the distance. His estimate was 350 yards. It was a long way, I know that.

The load was the Nosler 95 gr. Partition bullet at a bit over 3200 fps.

The arrow on the photo points to the far fence where I hit the coyote.

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Long Shot On A Coyote - Jim Taylor, 2022-10-27, 19:01
- Dandy! Great you took a photo to remember. - WB, 2022-10-28, 06:40
  - Ours did not have a plastic safety or a vent rib. - Jim Taylor, 2022-10-28, 06:49
    - Maybe I'm mixing up the safety with the XP100 - WB, 2022-10-28, 08:03
      - I have seen them. Ours did not have the rib or the sight .. - Jim Taylor, 2022-10-28, 08:56
        How the “Montana” centennial got to AR - WB, 2022-10-28, 09:43
        I bought one of the model 660 in 350 Remington Magnum - Gary Reeder, 2022-10-28, 11:42
- Nicely done, BZ! (nm) - JPL, 2022-10-27, 19:57
- That Sir is some fine shooting. (nm) - Mark Conner, 2022-10-27, 19:48
  - I was younger then and often got lucky. (nm) - Jim Taylor, 2022-10-27, 21:26
    - There goes Jim, bragging about his love life (nm) - Gary Reeder, 2022-10-28, 10:09
    - Luck favors the prepared. (nt) - AmBraCol, 2022-10-28, 07:28
      - Now THAT is good! (nm) - Jim Taylor, 2022-10-28, 07:59
        The bad part is, I don't recall where I "swiped" it from.(nt - AmBraCol, 2022-10-29, 07:02