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Armoredman
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Caliber for coyote?

I am going to try like crazy to get out this fall/winter, (we call it winter down here, but you Northerners would call it early fall, extended version), for coyote, with a buddy of mine trying to teach this fat old dog new tricks. Just wondering what people's favorite caliber is for the Wiley one. I have the choice of 9mm in a carbine, 7.62x39 bolt and 5.56mm semi auto, right now. No, sorry, no shotguns.
Thoughts, comments, rude noises?
Thoughts, comments, rude noises?
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What the smelly one said.
What won't work? I've killed them with a .308 and a.45-70 as targets of opportunity....pretty much whatever you've got will work. HOWEVER...my .223 or 6.8 SPC gets most of it done...if it's open country with the opportunity for longer shots...a .22-250...
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You'd need a cold climate for it to be worthwhile. Since that's not the case, 85 grain Ballistic Tips in a .243 or 6mm Remington would be my golf club of choice. Flat shooting and splatty!
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Hell in reality they are just a 40lb dog, a .22lr will work if you know your dope.
Dad 5-31-13
The .22 mag stoked with 45 gr. Hornady Critical Defense ammo is what I am currently using, though it's admittedly a bit of an experiment to see if they will do too much damage versus a traditional softpoint. All I know right now is that they are incredibly accurate out of my Savage93GL.
The area I am in is tough to hunt for coyotes. Numbers aren't terribly high and some of the meadows are very small. That said, when one comes into range, there is no doubt that a .22 mag will be beyond adequate.
I couldn't believe it took til post #19... :roll2:
Glad it was you.....and I thought it was only adequate
I've heard the .22-250 badmouthed on here and elsewhere as a needless cartridge, but for an all around rifle you can't beat it, especially since they come with tighter twist barrels nowadays where you can utilize more of the wide variety of excellent bullets available for it. You can hunt varmints, and Coyotes are varmints that are right up its ally, to deer and antelope size animals. Lots of hogs fall to the .22-250 around here. They are a very pleasant to shoot, very inherently accurate, very versatile cartridge.
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Wasn't it "Damned adequate"?
I really believe that's supposed to be Dumpy. All these guys are past the Humpin' age.
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It's only just adequate because it is not convenient to use on Mangie critters. The Ammo costs more, it's a waste of barrel life because it is more suited to larger critters, it has more recoil than I want to go plinkin' at mangie critters with, and .22 CFs are more than adequate for the job and cheaper and more efficient to use. That's what the original calling of the .22 CF was in the first place. So, while the .270 will work, and is adequate, it is over kill.
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Yeah, even though I prefer the .22-250 where I hunt, whether you use a .22-250, a .223. or a God help you, a .460 WBY if you so choose, the bullet can be very important. You don't want to hand grenade anything of which you want to save the pelt of. Around here I'm not into saving Coyote pelts. Too many fleas and other critters. So for me, hand grenading a coyote doesn't concern me. I just want to keep their population in check. Buzzards gotta eat too!
Now, the occasional Bobcat is a different story.
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Adam J. McCleod
Damned for sure adequate for Jack pun intended
I shot most of them with the 243 because I was varmint hunting. However the coyote has eliminated the woodchucks here in New England! And I really used to enjoy chuck hunting.
When we go to the eye doctor they ask us what lens we like! They have us look through lens's and find what we see best with! Do that with your shooting optics.
Just gotta hunt/trap them in the winter.
Got a friend that traps them and sells the furs.
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