.223 for bear, mountain goat, deer, elk, and moose.

No deer for me on opening day, but I saw this coyote chasing a tiny yearling & well...... we just can't have that!

128yds RSS/77TMK impact velocity 2448. Almost head on shot, slightly downhill.

Can't find an entrance wound (I've yet to skin him out) small exit just in front of the right hip. No blood, but it dropped on the spot & it sounded like a balloon full of jello when I picked him up.
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Was walking some public all day. On the way back to the truck I popped up out of the last drainage to see this guy. Seeing it was my last day he looked big enough. He took off with a bunch of does and I got tunnel vision on him. I ranged after the fact but at about 55 yards running broad side to me. I did nick the back of his leg but it popped his heart. This makes deer #3 and one elk for my little 223 and the 77TMK. All one and done. Heard the thwap, knew it was boiler room. He slowed, hunched up and went down within a few yards.

Heart pic is terrible. My phone started shutting down from dead battery when I was taking it.
 

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