Best .25-06 Rem loads for coyote 18 of 18 .25-06 Rem factory loads carry 250 ft·lb and expansion velocity for coyote; the best reach 1,000 yd (Federal 117 gr Power-Shok JSP). Ranked, with the drop chart for each.
Load gr Max ethical yd MV fps 500 yd ft·lb Shoulder shot Federal 117 gr Power-Shok JSP 117 1,000 3,030 875 behind the shoulder only Federal 120 gr Fusion 120 1,000 2,980 1,102 yes Hornady American Whitetail 117 gr BTSP InterLock 117 1,000 2,990 809 behind the shoulder only Hornady Superformance 117 gr SST 117 1,000 3,110 894 behind the shoulder only Remington 120 gr Pointed Soft Point Core-Lokt 120 1,000 2,990 737 behind the shoulder only Winchester 115 gr Ballistic Silvertip 115 1,000 3,060 985 behind the shoulder only Winchester Deer Season XP 117 gr Extreme Point 117 1,000 3,100 1,038 behind the shoulder only Winchester 85 gr Ballistic Silvertip 85 950 3,470 806 behind the shoulder only Winchester Super-X 120 gr Positive Expanding Point 120 950 2,990 689 behind the shoulder only Remington 100 gr Pointed Soft Point Core-Lokt 100 850 3,230 672 behind the shoulder only Hornady Precision Hunter 110 gr ELD-X 110 750 3,140 1,085 yes Winchester Super-X 90 gr Positive Expanding Point 90 750 3,440 594 behind the shoulder only Nosler Expansion Tip 100 gr E-Tip 100 650 3,200 969 yes Nosler Trophy Grade 100 gr Partition 100 600 3,300 962 yes Barnes VOR-TX 100 gr TTSX BT 100 550 3,225 860 yes Nosler 115 gr Ballistic Tip Hunting 115 550 3,000 951 behind the shoulder only Federal 100 gr Barnes TSX 100 500 3,210 770 yes Hornady Superformance 90 gr CX 90 400 3,350 602 yes
Predator-size animals: 200–300 ft·lb is the quoted band. Placement is everything on a 5″ chest. Floor used: 250 ft·lb at impact plus the bullet's published expansion velocity. Orange = a target or varmint bullet (construction, not energy); red = never carries the energy. Sources: www.grandviewoutdoors.com .
All .25-06 Rem loads
Figures are the maker's published BC and muzzle velocity in the maker's test barrel, solved with ZeroDope's point-mass engine at 59 °F, 29.92 inHg, sea level, 100 yd zero, 1.8″ sight height, 10 mph full-value wind. Your barrel, your chronograph and your conditions change them — the app corrects for all three, then you true it on steel. Terminal figures are energy floors from the sources on each animal, not a licence; legal minimums vary by state. © ZeroDope.