Stanley: Would you shoot a coyote at 22yds with a .22 rimfire if you didn't have a .223? Wouldn't you take a head shot at it if it were that close?
I can't shoot a .223 here. All the neighbors will wake up and the cops will be at my door in 3min. or less. Wouldn't you shoot one with rimfire in the head if you had the chance at a close-up shot? You don't need a .223 for shot that close.
Well the Condor .25 at 90fpe muzzle energy has just over 3/4 the energy of a standard velocity (1100-1,150fps) .22LR rimfire bullet. Believe me, their heads are pretty fragile. They are not made out of steel. They are slightly bigger than the head of a fox. Timmy took many foxes with his 34 .177 at 15yds. A good head shot is the key. Their head is may be say 30% tougher/thicker than a raccon's. I have taken coons with my .22 Condor when it was low on air with a Predator only shooting about 30fpe. Even if it were twice as thick as racoon's it wouldn't be a problem for the Condor.
Coyotes don't stand a chance against my power-tuned .25 Condors or even my .22 Condor. Trust me on this
They shoot through very tough pressure treated (for outdoors) 2x8" boards that are a lot tougher and thicker than a coyote's skull. My 850 only penetrates the length of the pellet inside the 2x4" (or 2x8" I usually get) plus 1/8". You can see the CP skirt inside the wood right past the surface. These are are very tough wooden boards made to last & used for outdoor structures like a deck, or a well-built home, etc. The .25 pellet shot from the Condor pushes large splinters of wood outwards in the back of the board at 22yds with the 1st shot. The 2nd shot if on top of the 1st, blows a hole right through the back, but usually if it's just clover leaf or ragged hole groups by the 3d shot there is a hole in the back of the 2x8". These are the toughest 2x8's according to the guy at Home Depot. I paid a lot of $ for these boards for my penetration tests
and a lot of $ for the Condors too lets not forget! hehehe.
And since you live in Canada, 2" translates to 50 milimeters or 5 centimeters thick of very tough pressure treated wood
A coyote can be taken with a head shot from an accurate PCP at much longer distances than what I plan on shooting it from.. The guys at the TAG have proven that over & over. I think 90yds was the longest shot that brought down a Coyote with a Condor and that was recently, but there could be longer shots because I don't frequent that forum as often as I used to. Hopefully I 'll make you a believer this winter. If not, hopefully next Fall maybe
"We don't need no sticking .223.." :p
hehehe..
