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223 is plenty of gun for coyotes, stepping away from the 55 grain bullets is probably a good idea though if you plan on ranges out to 500 yards. I shoot a 223 20-inch gun with 75gr ELDM's and it'll put a coyote in half at that range. We've shot deer-sized game with them at 300-400 yards. There...
Here is a bunch more info on them:
https://coldboremiracle.com/2022/11/25/cayuga-solid-copper-match-bullets-from-patriot-valley-arms-are-excellent-hunting-projectiles/
Extremely easy, the opposite of picky. I literally stuck them in the case with the powder charge and OAL Josh suggested, and they were like .4 first group I shot.
This is the very first group I shot with the 6mm Cayugas, five shots. Zero load workup.
I've killed a bunch of elk using just about everything, in 6.5 one of my favorites has to be the Cayuga Solid though.
But when I'm not shooting those, its usually Barnes Match burner 140's, Hornady 140 BTHP, and PRVI 120 BTHP.
Yessir they are, I love them, and you cannot beat the price. I bought almost a thousand of them a while back, just to make sure the boy has hunting ammo for life.
This is my son's hunting rifle, he's been hunting with it since he was 12. It's a 16" 260 Remington, arguably more underpowered than an 18" 6.5CM, particularly when shooting the 120-grain bullets that this little rifle craves and shoots so well. He has killed 4 mule deer and one cow elk with it...