whats the best gun for coyotes
 

im looking for a long rang gun, thanks



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RE: whats the best gun for coyotes
 

Big bag of worms you just opened. I have always been a fan of my .223 and .22-250. But now that I am working more with my .243 I am loving the hell out of it.

Pick one of the three, but buya Savage. Won't be dissapointed.

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.308 Mossberg
165 grain Winchester ballistic tip

Thats what I'll use each and every time
We stack em' up like cord wood with the .308
and my cousin uses a .284
Snipers were using the .308 for the longest time, some still do, although I'd
probably reccommend something smaller if your using the hides.

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What ranges do you shoot? Almost any high power will shoot farther then most want to shoot anyway. Here are some to think about .
.220swift my first choice
.22-250
.223
.243
25-06
6.5X284 great long range shooter
264winmag
.270win
.270wsm my 2nd choice
7mm rem mag
.308
.300wsm
good luck

RE: whats the best gun for coyotes
 

22-.250, .223, or even a 17.cal might even work

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.50 BMG

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One that you shoot well!!!

The best round is a well placed round!

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Amen!

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never fails...

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Nice, you can keep all the varmints at bay with that one.

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Best gun is deffinatly the one you shoot well. Personally I love useing my ruger chambered in .257 roberts but I am know to take out my 7mm-08 at times as well. Have killed a couple while crow hunting useing my .204 so it all depends on what you want.

BP

RE: whats the best gun for coyotes
 

thanks everyone,lots of choices.

how about a 2.22 maybe to small.



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IMO i would say a .223 or a .22-250. Savage of course!:D

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222 is not to small, 22/250 is ok if your taking long shots!! but 22/250 is not fur friendly.

.223 is ok I use one on occasion if I am hunting thick stuff and I need quick follow up shots.

I go for my 204 mostly, it just shoots flatter further and is very fur friendly and our coyotes are up to 50 pounds very often.

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.204, I'm getting one today. There up and coming. The rounds are a little hard to find, but the suppose to be one of the best in the next year or so.

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Ive talked to alot of people that have shot yotes with a .17 in the sweet spot and they still run off. My first choice would definately be a .223 though. anything lower than a .204 your pushing it.

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Depends on how far is far and if you want to have a salvagable pelt.

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AR-15, nothing better for varmints in my opinion

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U talkin hmr or rem? My friend here uses a .17rem for yotes and shoots more yotes than anyone i know combined. He is the largest fur buyer in sask as well so it is his business to knock down the dogs. He has taken over 40 this winter near his yard alone and has been using a .17 for probably over 10 years now. I think if it was a real problem cal he would have swithced by now. He has a pic of his yote carcasses piled up in his yard, the pile is about 6 feet high and spans the whole width of the picture. Don't have the pic myself but i seen it with my own ears.

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I have a .223 and it works good. If I were buying a gun exclusively forvarmints, I would buy a .204 or a 220 swift. The .204 witha 40gr bullet has more energy and velocity down range than a Swift, no matter what bullet is used, even though the push higher velocities out of the barrel.

RE: whats the best gun for coyotes
 

thanks everyone for your help.,.
no one likes 222 rem. i have one it shoots great...
any comments, please fell free.

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Please post some figures on what you have said above. When a .204 pushes a 40 grain pill out to ~3900 fps (highest load data found on net) and a 220 swift pushes a 40 grain pill to 4477 (Lee's Modern Reloading Book info), I just wonder how the .204 retains it's energy and velocity and the 220 doesn't.

I am not saying that you are wrong, just want some info to help improve my knowledge.

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When someone told me about the .17 not being really good for yotes...... who knows i might have been being fed alot of crap but i kinda figured. Anyway i was thinking about getting a .17HMR for squrriels and small game and even yotes sometimes. What does everyone think about that??? Thanks

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Whatever happened to your plan of buying a 22-250?? Besides in most states you cant buy a gun if you are under 18.