RE: best deer and coyote rifle
 

.243 if you prefer a SA
.25-06 if you prefer a LA

I prefera Savage 110(originally chambered in 30-06) with a custom 25-06 barrel, M40A1stock, and a Zeiss Conquest 3.5-14x44

RE: best deer and coyote rifle
 

Okay so I will answer , I think it would be hard to beat one of the 25's with the .264 win mag being my pick. The 25-06 ,.260,257 wthby, are all hard to beat for your purpose. If you hand load the .270 can be loaded down to 90hp that work really well on varmits then you can load up some 130 sp and shoot deer all day long. It will require a scope adjustment for each weight. So if I had to pick just one .264 win mag!!!!!

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.25's are hard to beat, so you recommend a .264? How does that work? The .264 Win Mag is a fine cartridge, but WAY more than needed for coyotes and whitetails. I guess the .264 has advantages if you love noise and recoil, or maybe if the shots are going to be beyond 400 yards.

As BS and others have said above, .243 if you like a short action; .25-06 if you like a long action. You'll be able to get ammo for them pretty much anywhere (at a reasonable price), and both guns have plenty of pop for your purposes.

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Hell I cant argue with that !!! I love the 06 too. If I was going for a one rifle rack I think I would have to go with the .264wm ! Just my worthless opinion. And you are right the 06 will take yotes and deer as good as anything I have seen.

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You cant go wrong with anything that has been mentioned so far. Although I am not sure if a person could afford to fire that 50BMG too many times in a day and if you are looking to keep the pelt you may want to go with something just a lil' smaller in caliber lol. I really dont see how you could go wrong with with a .243 though. Cheap ammo, good selection of rifles out there and a pretty accurate round.

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Yeah, the .264 Win Maghas very impressive ballistics. But, wow...it makes some noise. I was shooting a couple stations down from a guy who had one, and I had to move.He was 12 feet away, and was making ME flinch... Of course, I'm kind of partial to my .243 Win.,which I would consider perfect for this guy's application out to 300+ yards. .25-06 out to 400 yards.

RE: best deer and coyote rifle
 

25-06 no question about it

RE: best deer and coyote rifle
 

Bolt action Savage or Remington in:

.243
.25-06
.270

Take your pick.

RE: best deer and coyote rifle
 

.240 Weatherby or 6MM-284.

RE: best deer and coyote rifle
 

7mm-08 or 25.06 IMO