243 is a barrel eater

[line052]

TAC 50, in Meaford my last year (2005) 1820M 12" gong shooting at the range with JTF boys and Peel Regional shooting competion. What a fun shoot that was. PM'ed my cell to you.

[DGearyFTE]

Would love to shoot a TAC 50. Friend of mine instructs RCMP Sniper team. They had a 338 Lapua out at the ranges in Petawawa. They were shooting 2x3 gongs at 1900 m. There is a good YouTube video of a couple of guys in the US dropping a coyote at 1000 yds with a 338 Lapua...

[line052]

Seen that one, .338 Lapua is dream for me but not likely in the near future. Unless caribou hunt is in the future. YouTube 50 BMG and Deer 1000M with tracers, the guy is a bad shot, but fun to watch

[Bluebulldog]

LOL. question asked, question answered.

Thread now thoroughly hijacked by a couple of old coots reminiscing about how big their "ahem" caliber is.....

....P.S. I include myself proudly as one of the "old coots" in question.....

[line052]

HAHAHA

[DGearyFTE]

LMAO... to get back on topic sort of ... both the 50 BMG and 338 Lapua are not recommended for coyote hunting in Ontario and both are rather costly to start out with. Good thing my ex-Armor friend isn't here. He would be telling us how fun it is to pull the trigger on a 105 mm...

[Bluebulldog]

LMAO... to get back on topic sort of ... both the 50 BMG and 338 Lapua are not recommended for coyote hunting in Ontario and both are rather costly to start out with. Good thing my ex-Armor friend isn't here. He would be telling us how fun it is to pull the trigger on a 105 mm...

Having recently left a reserve artillery rgt. I concur.

....but lousy on coyotes, unless they're together when the HE round goes off....

[line052]

Been there done that, liked the 106 recoiless rifle off Willis Jeep in ADP platoon, last 106 course before we got TOW weapons system. Here is me in 1982 with RCR dog and pony show. I am on the back sitting, notice the SMG on "jumpruck", back then it was just a rucksack. I love how AB call it a jumpruck now...lol
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[skypilot]

I would almost wager the .338 Lapua is the most resold gun in Canada.

Seems all want one until they lay prone behind it OR start feeding it a 5 dollar bill every trigger pull.

[DGearyFTE]

Sky - good point. In talking with my RCMP friend he said that the rounds they were using were $14 each. The Mounties (buyin in bulk) get them for $7. I like the ballistics of the 338 bullets but I won't ever own a Lapua. I do have a 338 Win Mag. It is my choice for moose and will be first in my suitcase when I go west to Alberta to hunt elk.

Before I bought the 22-250 for yotes I was loading 110 Gr V-Max bullets into my 30-06 (alternate was 125 Gr SST) for small game. If I knew I was going into an area where a shot beyond 300 yds was likely needed to take a coyote I would likely take the 30-06.
I see from the Hodgdon site that there is a 90 Gr bullet load for 270 Win that will rip out at 3600 fps (about 150 fps faster than my 30-06 will send the 110 Gr).
Now this would be a truly awesome coyote round, like a 243 on steroids.