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Old 12-12-2011, 05:22 AM
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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.
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Old 12-12-2011, 07:24 AM
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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!
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Old 12-12-2011, 11:54 AM
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Originally Posted by VAhuntr
If you were using a .270 Winchester then you would not have to "track your kill", as it would likely drop within eye sight. Just picking at you a little there.

I have never found a scoped, sporter weight bolt action rifle to be any problem to tote in the woods.
x2. a 30-30 might be a couple inches shorter than a normal bolt action in most cases, but its not a big enough difference to make me go buy a 30-30.
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Old 12-16-2011, 06:21 PM
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The .270 anyday. You know that song anything you can do I can do better? And I would advise against the rem 770. Know people who have them and hate them. There is a BIG difference in the 700 and the 770. Looks at the savage 111, TC venture, and marlin xs7. All in the same range and better guns IMO. Also I agree with the 22-250 over the 243. No better varmint gin than the .22-250. Very flat shooting round. I shot a coyote this summer with a rem 700 in 22-250 at 353 yards. Held it on his back and spined him. Live that round. We shoot hand loads with a 53 gr accu tip. Another great gun if you don't have your heart set on a bolt gun is the h&r line with the bull barrel. Everyone I have ever seen shoot was a flat out tack driver!
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Old 12-28-2011, 06:39 AM
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So I picked up a nice ATR 100 chambered in .270 with a Bushnell scope. Using 150gr bullets. I really like shooting it. It fires straight and the recoil isn't bad at all. I can't wait to try it out on some 'yotes and White-Tail this week! Thanks for all the input guys! I really appriciate it and hopefully 'yall can help me out with my next venture.....a good turkey shotgun!
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Old 12-28-2011, 09:49 AM
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David,

Congratulations................Sounds like a nice set-up !


Now it's all about; practice, practice, practice !!!


Enjoy your new rig and NEVER look back.
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Old 12-31-2011, 10:26 AM
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I gotta say, you guys were more than right! I've been shooting my .270 quite a bit and it's deadly accurate and has more power than I could imagine! My brothers have a .308 and a .243 and neither of them could keep up with my range and accuracy with that gun. I am using Hornady 130gr Ballistic tip rounds as well as Winchester 150gr Power points. I was blowing cinder blocks apart at 200 yards with both rounds! So glad I went with the .270!

I got a simple ATR 100, so my plan is to completely deck it out and make it a gun that will last me a long time!
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Old 01-02-2012, 06:28 PM
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For you a .270 is better if you have open fields for long shots. You might regret the 30-30 if siting there with a big one 300 yds out. Go out west and .270 win. all the way. Long range fun targets, .270 Win. All that for an extra .15 per round.
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Old 01-05-2012, 05:49 AM
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I really do like the .270 more than any other gun I've ever shot. My favorite place to hunt is looking over the field because there's a huge amount of area I can watch and I was using a 12 GA and I could get about 85 yards with it but I'm looking at distances of 250+ yards with that particular tree stand. I still love the 12 GA for Crow, Squirrel, and small game, but that .270 just totally tops the rest. The recoil is almost non-existent (at least to me), so I can hop right back into another shot it I need to. Thanks for all the advice, I was afraid I would have gone with a 30-30!
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Old 01-06-2012, 07:14 PM
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I would look at the Weatherby Vanguard series 2 in a .270, just a thought.
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