the 22-250 is also a good caliber. . . .but the horror story i'll tell ya is of the day my columbus friend shot a coyote 3 times at 200yd with his reminton 22-250 and the dog still ran off. . . . my 204 will drop a coyote in one shot withing 300yds and he MIGHT run 5 yds. . . if i hit a rib.
Now wait a minute, in one breath you're tellin' us that this can happen with "any" caliber, and then in your next breath you're tellin' us that your .204 will
with one well placed shot at any range that animal is dead. . . the "shock and awe" of the 204 is overwhelming to a dirty bag of fur such as the coyote.
So, you're trying to convince us that your .204 will do everything any of .22 cal. will, but better. Yeah Right!! I'll bet your friends haven't shot more than a hand full of them at 400 yards either. Does that really give you enough "proof" that if you can hit a coyote at 400 yards, you'll drop them in thier tracks every time with the mighty .204!!.
And 50 coyotes on a gut pile in an hour. I'd like to see a pic. of your gut pile with more than 10 coyotes on it at any one time.
I'd guess that Desert Dog has probably killed enough coyotes to know how tough they are. It's really easy to tell when someone hasn't shot very many coyotes when they say that they have "bang flopped" every one that they have shot!! Or that they've never had one run more than "5 yards" after taking a hit!!
I like the my .204, but it won't out perform my 22-250! It will, how ever kill coyotes, and it does it well.