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Hunting & Fishing Let’s start a coyote thread.

Anybody use Nosler 110gr Varmageddon in 308?
I've used 110gr v-max in a .308, and 168gr fgmm on coyotes. The 110gr v-max is just hilarious. It's similar to shooting Prarie dogs, just lots of explosive viscera and whatnot. You never have to question whether you hit them. I have a buddy up in Illinois that uses the 110gr varmegeddon in a 24" .308 at night. He's sent me some of his videos. Literally sends blood and meat 20-30' in the air sometimes, clearly visible in the thermal. Looks like a bomb went off inside of them. I've often thought that it would be a great way to tournament hunt. You won't have any runners.

Anyone Shooting a 40x?

Excuse me because I’m still trying to learn more about the 40x. I have a vudoo and a rimx but like the idea of a 40x repeater conversion in something like a m40 stock or fbi hrt stock. My question why do some 40x have a straight bolt handle and some have the swept handle seen on most 700s?
The early 40x's were based on the 722 action. The later ones were based on the 700 action.

Remington 722's had a straight bolt handle.

.260 Remington

Been playing around with my new TRG A1 in .260 lately. Rifle now has 157 rounds through it.

Went through a box of 130gr ELD-M, trying to see if it would shoot with VV N160. It did, but was pretty picky until I hit the 44.7 - 45.0gr window. Well...it shot amazing down around 42.5gr...but the velocities were just way too slow. Grendel shooters would have been excited though.

44.8 is where I stayed at, and I tested it again at 300 and 650 where I trued the velocity to basically 2,800 FPS on the nose. SD was under 10, but not by much. It shot a half-minute at 300, and 2/3 MOA at 650...which is perfectly fine for me. The low shot at 650 was me, but it wasn't out of the group enough to discredit it.

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Having ran out of 130gr ELD-M, I tried the 130gr Norma Golden Target this afternoon. I kept the charge weight of N160 the same at 44.8gr, and just messed with seating depth a little. There is a ton of room in the throat of that TRG. 2.925 was my max mag length, and I still wasn't at the lands. (2.925 OAL = 2.310 CBTO).

It's looking promising, so I'll split the difference and try again soon to verify. I didn't chronograph it today either.

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Specs:
26" TRG A1
130gr ELD-M/Norma
Virgin Peterson LRP brass
Fed 210
44.8gr VV N160
2.210 (ELD-M)/2.290-2.300 (Norma)

2,800 FPS
19 ES*
9 SD* (when I chronographed the ELD-M)
Very nice! I will definitely find time this year to resurrect my .260. I miss it.
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