Who uses a 300 yard zero when hunting coyotes? I have a Leopold Boone and Crockett 4 1/2 to 14 long-range And I am using a 200 yard zero. I am thinking about changing it to 300 because several spots that I hunt require 300 350 and 400 yard shots. Shots need to be quick. I am now using a 200 yard zero. I am thinking about changing it to 300 because several spots that I hunt require 300 350 and 400 yard shots. A coyote is 10 inches from belly to back bone and as long as I connect inside that 10 inches I should be good to go. With a 300 yard zero, I'm 10 inches low at 400 yards with an 88 Grain Berger at 3200 ft./s. What do you think? Thank you.
Who uses a 300 yard zero when hunting coyotes?
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The power the scope is set at changes the moa . And is backward from what I would like. Larry
What is a scope set up you like/use?
We don't very often get shots longer the 200 So just 125 yd zero cross hairs work fine .
KY yardage from on . I have got a couple at longer.yartage. But you must know the yardage regardless with any scope. Larry
Knowing the exact yards after 300 works Larry
In my younger days, a three hundred yard ZERO (.22/250; .257 Ack.; .270 - yeah, cave-man days) was my standard method for coyotes - following a little learning, it was very effective: this was LONG B4 [laser]range finders.
Once I got conditioned to it, it was, as you presume, very fast and effective - one just need to learn to hold on the bottom of the hair-line for most shots . . . a few misses never killed anyone! Once you learn it, it's very good. Or, if you have time, you probably already use a laser. 
Good huntin'! RGYou mean you miss . I thought I was the only one. LarryIn my younger days, a three hundred yard ZERO (.22/250; .257 Ack.; .270 - yeah, cave-man days) was my standard method for coyotes - following a little learning, it was very effective: this was LONG B4 [laser]range finders.
I have a rangefinder. That's why I am questioning the maximum point blank range for a coyote at 10 inches in diameter.
I zero my scopes for max. point blank what ever that is, and then put a drop chart on top of the scope and dial in elevation. There are several good calculators on the web., Hornady has one. If you work up a drop chart it is best to have cronographed your ammo so that you are sure of the velocity. Then never hunt with a drop chart you have not checked in the field. I use mil-dots for windage and lead, but as previously stated, if your scope is variable and not set on the hightest power your mil-dots will be farther apart.
Depending on age and sex . I would think more like 6" . Larry
While you're checking your charts and graphs a good coyote hunter will have him on the ground. Those days are gone Happens with age . Larry
We are not talking about your personal unit.
I talked to a biologist and 10 inches is what he told me in general speaking terms w/ yotes in Southern Illinois. That's what I tell all the girls the yotes measure anyway.I have Bullets Flight App on my phone. The B&C are dead on. It's my coyote fever that I am having trouble with.
Straight crosshairs are a lot less busy. I talked to shooters from the sand box and they said multiple crosshairs are faster than turning turrets. I guess I just need to shoot more at 3 & 400 yards to settle myself down. I have a 2.5-8 VX-3 w/B& C reticles that do not allow me, with my skills, to hit small targets at 400 yards as good as my 4.5-14. I need all the help I can get. The 2.5-8 would be great for larger critters like deer for me.
I had a fx 6x 40 with lrd reticle on my custom .22-250's shooting 75gr amax at 3 150 fps I think. Reticle was zeroed at 200 (if I remember right) but first dot down was for sure zeroed at 300 and 2nd dot was zeroed at 425. I did the calculation on streloc ballistic calculator and confirmed it in the field. It was pretty slick. IMHO 6x is fine on coyotes out to 400.
If I could only get myself to slow down at the further ranges!
Just remember If your not Separateing the copper from the brass You will never learn. Larry
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