I have a situation where I need to do some coyote and groundhog control on a horse farm. For obvious reasons the report cannot be too loud and for obvious reasonsthe bullets do not need to richochet as I don't want to kill or wound a high dollar horse. Shots will be max of 200 yards and I will be calling the yotes in. Houses in this area are spread out and seems like everyone has 50-100 acre lot. Any cartridgesuggestions? I just don't do any varmint hunting anymore and have never dealt with coyotes in this type situation.
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I got a 17 Fireball awhile back, and I really don't think there is any more report withit than you would get from the Hornet.
A guy I know bought a 17 remington about 30 years ago and it shot well but he used it for woodchucks. I don't recall how loud it was . Would that work on Coyotes the 17 Fireball ?
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Are silencers/suppressors legal in your state? If so, that would be your best best, even though they are pricey.
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Are silencers/suppressors legal in your state? If so, that would be your best best, even though they are pricey.
I haven't checked but I doubt they are ...I would just like to go with a stock gun of some sort maybe a Rem LVSF in a tiny caliber...I don't care if the yotes run far I just want to make sure that it's their last run.
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Even if you silence it you will still have the crack of the bullet breaking the sound barrier. It would be quieter than a normal rifle, but still noisy. The big difference being it is very hard to locate the sound like you would with a normal rifle report. Plus they are a pain to get, if you can get one, expensive and may not even be legal to hunt with. You have to get a permit to own one I think.
Keep in mind short barrels tend to make more noise. As would anything with a ported barrel, so stay away from that.
I would suggest a .223 with a varmint bullet that is very frangible in something you can shoot well for a second shot. A semi auto would be nice if you could afford it, but not needed. This would easily cover the range you want, works just fine on that size game and smaller, inexpensive to shoot, shouldn't be overly loud and would reduce ricochets with the right bullets.
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oldelk - my friend gets predator magazine and I get to look in them once in a while. I did see in there several times about a 50 cal air gun that is supposed to be pretty potent on coyotes but range is limited to 50 - 75 yds I think.The company that makes it is Quackenbush Airguns.
Some may say that its too small but from a good rest and the accuracy of the 17HMR, I don't think someone who shoots as much as you shouldn't have any problem poking them in the ear out to 100 yds. And the noise problem would be minimal.
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