22 creed on coyotes

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I've got the 62 gr ELDVT up to 3650 out of my 22 CM. Going to toss the thermal on it and go with that for the winter. Hoping to put a few down with that combo.
Will be a laser, I ran mine 3600 with those last winter on dogs with the thermal. Was a great combo. Switched back to 69 tmk after some dogs needing multiple shots and got low on bullets available.
Have more for this winter
 
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Longest kill on a coyote with 22 Creed and 80 ELDX is 970 yards so far. First shot miss. Adjusted wind hold and lunged him. He ran 50-70 yards and died in some cactus.
Curious, what twist barrel are you running? I was gonna go with a.1:7, but then ended up going with the traditional1:8... hope I don't regret my choice. Plan on shooting the 80ELDX also.
 

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Curious, what twist barrel are you running? I was gonna go with a.1:7, but then ended up going with the traditional1:8... hope I don't regret my choice. Plan on shooting the 80ELDX also.
Yep 8 twist. See @dailyheroldinked post for full details on my Tikka.

My next 22 Creed barrel being cut right now is a 7 twist though. You’ll be fine and dandy with 8 twist.
 
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1:7 shooting Berger 80.5 full bore at 3183 fps. Has worked really well for me over the last few seasons. Also shot some 75 gr eldm that were also great!
 
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1:7 shooting Berger 80.5 full bore at 3183 fps. Has worked really well for me over the last few seasons. Also shot some 75 gr eldm that were also great!
Do the berger's just poke holes and exit or fo they expand and tip them over ...ie DRT?
How do they group at distance ...??
Curious if they will stay moa at 400 500 600 yds?
 
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Do the berger's just poke holes and exit or fo they expand and tip them over ...ie DRT?
How do they group at distance ...??
Curious if they will stay moa at 400 500 600 yds?
They usually pack a pretty good punch and tip them over right there, but the exits are pretty gnarly. Usually at least fist sized, so I would not consider this to be a fur friendly load. From what I have observed over the years is anything that is fast flying usually does some pretty gnarly damage, but that is just my experience. This load has been super accurate, when truing up velocity for my kestrel, I was getting 3/4 Moa groups at 600. I bought several hundred rounds from unknown munitions before I started reloading.
 
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@mxgsfmdpx My Gawd what an ugly stock! I just ordered a Tikka LH 22-250 and plan on having it punched to Creed just like yours. Obviously no issues stabilizing an 80 grain with that factory barrel?

Anything to look out for when punching the factory tube?

Overall impression on shooting that WT with 80 ELD-X?
 

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@mxgsfmdpx My Gawd what an ugly stock! I just ordered a Tikka LH 22-250 and plan on having it punched to Creed just like yours. Obviously no issues stabilizing an 80 grain with that factory barrel?

Anything to look out for when punching the factory tube?

Overall impression on shooting that WT with 80 ELD-X?
No issues with the factory 1:8 twist barrel.

That gun and 80 ELDX has 13 big game kills since September…

1. Bull Moose: Yardage: 523. Impact Velocity: 2,180. Shot Position: Seated Supported. Impact Location: What most would call "high shoulder". Distance Traveled After Shot:20-30 feet.

2. Black Bear Boar: Yardage: 110-130 (never ranged). Impact Velocity: 2,900ish. Shot Position: Standing Supported. Impact Location: Mid Body Distance Traveled After Shot: 80-90 yards full sprint before collapsing.

3. Mule Deer Buck: Yardage: 636. Impact Velocity: 2,150. Shot Position: Prone Supported. Impact Location: High Brisket. Distance Travelled After Shot: 180-220 yards tumbling/rolling downhill.

4. Coues Deer Buck (Different Shooter): Yardage: 212. Impact Velocity: 2,720. Shot Position: Seated Unsupported. Impact Location: 1st Shot Neck. Ran 40-60 yards and stumbled but stayed up. 2nd shot broke as it started jogging forward again, impacted rear quarter. Deer dropped and died. Distance Travelled After Shot: 40-60 Yards.

5. Whitetail Doe: Yardage: 203. Impact Velocity: 2,740. Shot Position: Seated Unsupported. Impact Location: 4th Rib Bone. Distance Traveled After Shot: 20 Yards.

6. Whitetail Buck: Yardage: 40-50 (Never Ranged). Impact Velocity: 3,050. Shot Position: Standing Unsupported. Impact Location: Between 4th and 5th rib bones. Distance Traveled After Shot: 0 Yards.

7. Whitetail Buck: Yardage: 404. Impact Velocity: 2,390. Shot Position: Prone Supported. Impact Location:Scapula. Distance Traveled After Shot: 20 Yards.

8. Whitetail Doe: Yardage: 20-30 (Never Ranged). Impact Velocity: 3,070. Shot Position: Standing Unsupported. Impact Location: Quartering Away, 5th and 6th ribs. Distance Traveled After Shot: 110-130 Yards.

9. Whitetail Doe: Yardage: 272. Impact Velocity: 2,610. Shot Position: Seated Unsupported. Impact Location:Between 3rd and 4th rib bones. Distance Traveled After Shot: 120-140 yards.

10. Whitetail Doe (Different Shooter): Yardage: 208. Impact Velocity: 2,740. Shot Position: Kneeling Supported. Impact Location: Forward-Facing Neck (head up smelling us). Distance Traveled After Shot: 0 Yards.

11. Whitetail Doe: Yardage: 510. Impact Velocity: 2,225. Shot Position: Seated Supported. Impact Location: 1 Shot, 5th Rib. Deer ran 60-80 yards and stopped. 2nd Shot, Scapula. Dropped. Distance Traveled After Shot: 60-80 Yards.

12. Whitetail Buck: Yardage 232. Impact Velocity:2,730ish. Shot Position: Standing, supported by tree branch. Impact Location: 3rd Rib. Distance Traveled After Shot: 5-10
Yards.

13. Bull Elk: Yardage: 120ish (never ranged). Impact Velocity: 2,920ish. Shot Position: Kneeling Unsupported. Impact Location:High on the 5th Rib Bone. Exited 5th Rib Bone. Bullet lodged in offside fat/hide. Massive fragmentation, damaged spine, damaged lung, heart was chunked up mess. Distance Travelled After Shot: 0 Yards. Paralyzed. Heavy and labored breathing for around 90 seconds.
 
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F-Me......Wow! I skipped seeing your photo of the rifle and moose skull, or assumed it was a "Pic for attention" type photo. Wow!

I've shoot a 223AI with 77TMKs for years. But never bigger than Coyote. Impressive
 
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How is the pelt damage with the 22 creed on coyotes?
Lots of factors. Velocity, RPM’s, bullet, shot placement, etc.

As long as I don’t get a fringe hit it’s pretty fur friendly with the 52 Berger Match or 53 Vmax.

80.5 and 85.5 Bergers leave a giant hole if hit in the guts.
 
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22CM - 24" Bartlein 400ModBB barrel runs 80gr Berger VLD's at 3495-3510fps. Most yotes shot off my dead hog pile, between 265-300 yds. Chest hits at that range does not exit.
Just door nail dead Yotes.
 
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