Coyote gun
Lookin at mabey a 22-250 or a 25-06.Never shot either one, but the guys say my 300 is too much...thanks to all u experienced yote hunters. I won't be handloading. As always Thank You guys for ur Time!!!!
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25-06 will definitely do the job but is overkill. Ammo cost and recoil are substantial. 22-250 is an ideal caliber out to 600 yards if you are up to it with skill, practice and good equipment. The great variety of guns and ammo in 22-250 along with accuracy gets my vote. 0 -
Depends on how far you want to shoot. .222 or .223 is great out to 250 yards. As stated, .22-250 out to 600 IF you are good enough. 0 -
223 in an AR, that works well. Or 223,22-250, 243 in a bolt. I usually use an AR when looking for coyotes. that in addition to the cost of the ammunition ($50+/box in my case) if you don't reload.
Get a 223, in a bolt or an AR. Whichever one you are more comfortable with.
If I'm coyote hunting/calling very very rarely are my shots over 100-120 yards. I'm usually set up where the Wiley coyote has 2-4 approaches. So rifle is on sticks(so I don't have to lift/movement) aimed at one approach. Now, as usually happens, coyote comes up other approach, I have found it very difficult to swing rifle onto coming coyote without being seen. That's why I use and AR with Aimpoint. I have used my deer rifle a few times as well, my best easiest shot was a yote at ~150-200 yards broadside looking at my orange vest? 25wssm later, one dead yote, one runner that will never pause for orange again.
And most of all have fun, they are coyotes by the way.0 -
Out of the two calibers under consideration, I vote for the 22-250. But I wouldn't use either of them, the SKS is a cheap platform with the range for most coyotes and the 7.72x39 is plenty of knockdown. And you don't have to worry about skinning up the stock
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Either will be good guns for sure. I second skyfish suggestions.
If you have a .300 now why not use it? Dead is dead. What do the "guys" mean by "too much"? IMHO if you use a 300 now for hunting why not use it to hunt yotes too and improve you skill that much more with your main hunting rifle?0 -
There is no thing as using too much gun for coyotes, your just shooting them to kill them. Your not going to be wasting meat if you use too much gun because your not going to eat them. And your not going to waste the pelt if your not going to sell the pelt. Shoot the gun that you shoot and be happy with it. Consider it practice with your deer gun, very good practice as your shooting at a smaller target than a deer that is moving faster than a un-spooked deer.
I always love to hear people say that you need a 300 Ultra Mag to kill a 150lb deer your going to eat and that nothing else will kill them reliably, then say that half the rifle is too much for for a 30lb coyote that is going to be left as food for the crows. Personally, every gun I own has killed a coyote, from 17HMR to a 50 Cal muzzle loader, heck I've even killed them with a 12ga loaded with sabot slugs. That's just the way I break in a new gun.
If you really want a good varmint only rig then get a .223, it is cheaper to shoot than the 22-250 or 25-06 so you'll be able to practice more often. The most important thing about the new varmint rifle is going to be the scope. Remember one thing when it comes to optics, you get what you pay for. Go cheap on the rifle and buy a great scope, after all you'll never hit what you can't see.0 -
Thanks for all the great info. 600yds with a 22-250?wow, had no idea!! One last question on the matter, how much does wind effect the 22-250 a say 250 yds at 15-20 mph? Thanks again. Friends are thinking that some land owners will shy away from a yote hunter with the 300 mag 0 -
The wind will drift a 300 less than a lighter round. If a landowner wants to rid himself of varmint he wont be measuring your barrel. 0 -
A 22-250 55gr will drift aprox. 4.3" at 200 yrds with 10 mph wind,10.2" at 300.Depends alot on the load,hotter load less time to target. 0 -
My first choice would be an AR-15 type platform with a 18-20 'nch medium contour barrel, chambered with the Wylde chamber. make it a flat top, so scope mounting will be no problem.
My second choice would not be either of the ones you picked, but it would be a 243. The 243 can do anything the 22-250 can, only better. I would have it in a good bolt gun like a Tikka T-3. I currently Have an older Ruger 77MKII in stainless, that I accurized, and it will drive a 55 grain Ballisticp at the muzzle to 4100FPS. That particular load will shoot between 1/4 and 1/2 MOA on windless days. It will do the same with Barnes TSX bullets.
Those are my choices0 -
Remington R-25 in .243 with a good scope on it. Don't scrimp on the glass! 0 -
For me the .223 or .25-06 from a Ruger M77 Mark II Target Bolt Rifle will more than take care of it, although I like the .22 Mag as well since I like to keep the pelts and of the 3 it does the least amount of damage but of course doesn't offer the range of the other 2.
The Remington R-15 and R-25 Rifles are intriguing and look like nice semi-auto hunters especially with the camouflage, however really wish that there was a gas/piston conversion kit for the AR-10 type rifles though.0 -
The only concern I would have with shooting a 300 for varmint is the wear and tear on the barrel. Most 300 calibers have a short enough barrel life, that in addition to the cost of the ammunition ($50+/box in my case) if you don't reload. 0
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