Win 243 conversion to predator rifle

[okrattler]

What's a good round for hide preservation on small animals?

.223 or .204 if you're wanting to save the pelt on coyotes and bobcats. I'd go with a 22 Hornet or .17 Hornet for fox.

As for the .243, 87 grain Ballistic Tips or 90 grain Softpoints will straight hammer a coyote.

[Cajun Blake]

What's a good round for hide preservation on small animals?

bullet construction is more critical than cartridge or round

Note the pics below. 1st cat was shot with a 17 Rem and a 25 gr Berger match bullet. 2nd pic details what happens when a 223 with a 50 gr BT "splashes" and blows up on contact.





Here is a video of my friend Dave Afflect who is using a custom 17 Predator cartridge on ALL kills. These dogs were shot in Colorado and Utah. 30 gr custom bullet at 4100 fps kills 'em stone dead

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[Brute Killer]

My advice as to the changing the stock is float the barrel and bed the action. If you have a good wooden stock, that is fine, in my opinion. Also, put in a timney trigger or similar. as for ammo, if you're shooting coyote, probably any 243 round will do. You don't need a varmint round. Just hit em good