As you may be aware, I have always disagreed with guys who say that the existing 22s are sufficient for humanely shooting coyotes at any real distance. The energy and accuracy of this new little baby looks outstanding even at 200 yards and sure beats anythng else out in the market right now if you read the entire article. I think from what I just read that I would say it would be the way to go if you are limited to rimfires for yotes.