The DIY Hunter

One of my favorites things to do is coyote hunt. With four kids and the demands of the family I haven't been able to get out as much as I would like. I end up saving all my kitchen passes to go deer and elk hunting.

Here are a few of the coyotes I have taken the past couple of years with my 243 WSSM rifles.

243 WSSM Coyotes Oklahoma 2005

My first double. I have had the barrel fluted on this rifle since this photo was taken.

  • 2005
  • 243 WSSM
  • Browning A-Bolt Stainless Varmint Laminate, 24" barrel
  • 75g Hornady V-Max Handload
  • 3440 fps
  • 50 yards and 132 yards

 

243 WSSM Coyote Model 1885 2006

 Hunting with my good friend Clint. This coyote was disemboweled.

  • 2005
  • 243 WSSM
  • Winchester Model 1885, 28" barrel
  • Bushnell Elite 4200 4-16x
  • 75g Hornady V-Max Handload
  • 158 yards

 

 243 WSSM Coyote A-Bolt 2006

  Hunting with my good friend Clint.

  • 2006
  • 243 WSSM
  • Browning A-Bolt Stainless Hunter Laminate, 22" barrel
  • Bushnell Elite 3200 3-10x SA
  • 55g Nosler Ballistic Tip factory load
  • 4080 fps
  • 280 yards

During the summer of 2010 I took a couple more coyotes with my Winchester Model 1885 243 WSSM rifle. You can read about this in my 243 WSSM Model 1885 Coyote Double journal entry.