Coyote Loads/Guns

[Rammer]

What does everyone in here use for their coyote weapon? I've switched a few times over the last few years, from a Remington 700 223, to a Rock River Arms 16" Varmint, to a Remington 700 243, to a Tikka T3 243.

Right now I am still hanging onto to my 'ol faithful Tikka 243, with a Leupold VXII 4-12x40 on top, and Hornady 75gr HPs.

I am seriously thinking about adding a coyote only gun to my collection, and was just wondering what eveeryone else was using.

[Rebel Hog]

Read this test article on the .17cal?

Varmint Al's Field Testing The 17 HMR

[Rebel Hog]

This made a believer out of me!!





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Was able to try the HMR out on a little bit bigger varmint this morning.

17 grain V-Max fired from a Anschutzinto the lungs at 114 yards

[Rebel Hog]

[Rebel Hog]

The Stinger was very impressive. American Eagle had deep penetration.
All the 17 HMR's were shot from 35 yards. Notice the pellet stuck to the
face on the left side next to the TNT box. The pellet was shot from 20 yards
with a MV of about 675fps. Thanks Mike for the penetration pictures.

A pure lead brick 5/8" thick shot from 25 and 50 yards with both the Hornady
and CCI ammo. There is quite a crater difference between the two loads.

[Rebel Hog]

I already knew that the 17 HMR 17 gr V-Max would penetrate through a 2 x 4 at 50 yards but wanted to see what shape the bullet would be in when exiting. The board is laying on a prickly pear pad.

The bullet exited with about a 3/8" hole in the wood and blew a fair size hole through the pad. There was a 3/4" crater in the ground under the pad.

[RUFNECK]

ive yetto get a coyote but i hunt coon and small game with a marlin boltaction 17hmr with the bull barrell read alot about it with coyote and fox and would have to say its the best out there for them in the n.east out west where its more open to 200yrd plus shots i would go with a
22-250 well hope i helped

[missed_another]

that was a pretty good write up but don't believe everything you read. i lost faith in the write up right after the testerstated that he was holding a foot high to make his long shots from 275-320 yard shots. do the math at 300 yards the bullet drop of a .17hmris 35 inches how can he hold a foot high and make the shot. i own a .17 hmrmodel 93 stainless savage and i will also say that they are one of the best shooting guns that i have ever owned. but they are a long ways from the kill machines that they are made out to be. there are just to small. back the question.. i have a gun that i only use for coyotes. it is a .223 h&r ultra light youth model with a 3-9 powerand a camo kit on it.it only weights five pounds and with the short stock it is perfect for sitting in a snow bank with my heavy coat on. the standard length stocks i think are to long with a heavy coat. and the five pound riflefeels really good after draging the gun around for 5 or 6 hours. the lighter the better i think.

[Rammer]

Ya, I've shot my buddies' 17s and killed coons/jacks/cottontails/skunks/etc, and I personally feel they are too light for a 'yote. I've shot yotes with my 22mag while calling, and that is almost too small. Yes, a well placed shot will put one down, but tracking a wounded yote is not fun. I will more than likely invest in another 223, as I have 1,000 rounds loaded and ready. I believe it will be a Tikka Tactical when I take the plunge.

[Deerslayer_37]

I'm using a Remington M700 BDL varmint with 26" bull barrel, leupold varix III 4.5X14 scope,and harris bipod in .22-250. i'm good to about 350 yards with that boy. shooting 55 grain hornady VMAX rounds. it's pretty heavy, and if im in brush and doing some walking, I got a ruger m77 in .223 witha leupold rifleman 3X9. 50 grain flat base hollow points in that. nothing like a .22-250