For anyone looking for a good .30 cal hunting slug, I would highly suggest trying out some of Dale Riggert's 62 grain VKs. He can make them in a harder format than his traditional lead slugs (BHN-7).
They buck the wind VERY well, about as close as the older hand-made 66 grain NSAs. When I had last shot them with my MKII using my LabRadar, the 10y BC was 0.16 - 0.17 (somewhere between 905-920fps) and 0.15 - 0.16 with my R5 long (850-860fps).
The expansion is pretty insane. Here's two that I shot through 1.5" duct seal that I had in front of a bucket of rubber mulch:
I have yet to have a coyote in my sights with one of these racked, but I'm hoping to have the opportunity when I go hunting further east!
They buck the wind VERY well, about as close as the older hand-made 66 grain NSAs. When I had last shot them with my MKII using my LabRadar, the 10y BC was 0.16 - 0.17 (somewhere between 905-920fps) and 0.15 - 0.16 with my R5 long (850-860fps).
The expansion is pretty insane. Here's two that I shot through 1.5" duct seal that I had in front of a bucket of rubber mulch:
I have yet to have a coyote in my sights with one of these racked, but I'm hoping to have the opportunity when I go hunting further east!