I started a thread months back asking this question and was told to try it and find out, so I did and am reporting back though I couldn't find that thread....
I worked up a load for my 300WM using the 110gr V-Max bullet and 83.5gr IMR4831. It is .1 or .2 grains from going into a compressed load. I did not bother calculating how far off the lands, it is a long way, to keep it in the case far enough to be consistent and reasonable. Velocity is right at 3800 fps. Multiple groups all in the .5-.75 MOA range; higher charges open up the groups though pressure is ok.
Results on everything I've shot at have been impressive. Water-filled milk jugs turn into 20-ft balls of mist, often there is no discernible exit hole in what is left of the plastic. I have launched one to at least 20ft in elevation.
The purpose for this load is I'm still stashing money away for a good 243AI build, so my 300WM Sendero elk rifle is the only option I have for the potential coyote in my yard (I have a Garand but am not going to risk it with such non-standard bullets). I am rural but need something I don't have to worry much about traveling after impacting a surface.
I have not found time to go test on coyotes, but I did hit a small random nuisance animal about 4-5 inches in width this week at a range of around 50 yards. Initially I thought the results were unimpressive -- until I inspected it close up. Debris from the animal was scattered 10 yards to the right of the animal and 10 yards downrange. The exit hole, even after only 4 inches inside a very thin-skinned animal, was fully 4 inches across.
More importantly, the trajectory should have carried the bullet into the soft dirt behind within 10 feet of the animal and there was nary a mark on the ground -- the bullet clearly was destroyed already.
The verdict: While I will never shoot a lot of these rounds to spare my barrel, it is quite clear that they would destroy a coyote and the V-Max obviously blows up quickly and easily -- just what I was looking for.
I worked up a load for my 300WM using the 110gr V-Max bullet and 83.5gr IMR4831. It is .1 or .2 grains from going into a compressed load. I did not bother calculating how far off the lands, it is a long way, to keep it in the case far enough to be consistent and reasonable. Velocity is right at 3800 fps. Multiple groups all in the .5-.75 MOA range; higher charges open up the groups though pressure is ok.
Results on everything I've shot at have been impressive. Water-filled milk jugs turn into 20-ft balls of mist, often there is no discernible exit hole in what is left of the plastic. I have launched one to at least 20ft in elevation.
The purpose for this load is I'm still stashing money away for a good 243AI build, so my 300WM Sendero elk rifle is the only option I have for the potential coyote in my yard (I have a Garand but am not going to risk it with such non-standard bullets). I am rural but need something I don't have to worry much about traveling after impacting a surface.
I have not found time to go test on coyotes, but I did hit a small random nuisance animal about 4-5 inches in width this week at a range of around 50 yards. Initially I thought the results were unimpressive -- until I inspected it close up. Debris from the animal was scattered 10 yards to the right of the animal and 10 yards downrange. The exit hole, even after only 4 inches inside a very thin-skinned animal, was fully 4 inches across.
More importantly, the trajectory should have carried the bullet into the soft dirt behind within 10 feet of the animal and there was nary a mark on the ground -- the bullet clearly was destroyed already.
The verdict: While I will never shoot a lot of these rounds to spare my barrel, it is quite clear that they would destroy a coyote and the V-Max obviously blows up quickly and easily -- just what I was looking for.
