Originally Posted by
DavidD.
Thanks for the info guys! I am really liking the .270 Remington 770, because it has the detachable magazine and I like the stock. I have really taken in interest in Coyote hunting and am considering picking up a .22-250 or a .243 Remington 770 for Coyote hunting.
If you're going with the .270win, then for your "coyote rig", I would advise you lean towards the .22-250 or .223rem, rather than the .243win. You won't notice much difference in performance between the .270win and .243win, both are light deer rifles. The .22-250 or .223rem will be a step down in power, translating to less pelt damage for lighter game.
With a 12ga shotgun, a .22lr, a .22-250, and a .308win, you could hunt everything on the American Continents.
There IS, on the other hand, something to be said for "having a back-up". So I suppose if you're looking at the .243win as a potential back-up deer rifle, then power to ya. I tend to lean towards variety more than back-up, but to each his own.
I would also strongly encourage you to look into the Savage 12 Varminter VLP-DM for your coyote rig. It's a heavy barreled stainless bolt action repeater with a detachable magazine. Very deadly coyote rig. A little more expensive than the budget friendly 770, but still very reasonably priced. The Savage Accu-trigger alone is worth the price difference between the two in my book. I own 5 Savage 12 rifles, and none of them shoot worse than 3/4MOA out of the box. One of them shoots 0.1-0.2MOA... That's from a $750 factory rifle!