That should be a awesome shooting gun.In my opinion it is hard to beat a savage for out of the box accracy.

I love the 243 you should be able to make it shoot good enough to kill them at 350yards.I have a stock rem. 700 sps that I bought for my little girl,I have done a trigger job on it,it shoots MOA groups with the right bullets.It likes fed fusion 95gr.and loves hornady 58gr. there just not big enough for deer.But they have enough energy for a songdog as far as you can hit him.I dont know your gunsmithing ability's but make sure the barrel is floated not touching the stock,until you get to the receiver,and scrub that bore good fouling can kill a rifles accuracy,in my opinion you already have one of the best calibers,the 243 was one of original short action magnums.As for the 240 weatherby have you priced ammo for if you dont reload they can be pretty high.

I have been using my Browning A-bolt .243 for Coyote Hunting and it has reached out a few times and knocked down several Coyotes,trouble is I'm using 100 grain Hornady shells and have hunted Deer with it also so I don't intend on dropping down to a lighter grain bullet.I'm considering a CZ-USA model 527 in the American or Varmint in the .204.This is a great long range Rifle and it has some pretty good knock down power with the Sierra Blitz King 39 grain bullets it will do some serious damage.The .223 Rifle with a lighter bullet is going to reach out pretty far also and have some good knock down power with say a 40 to 50 grain bullet...as far as the .17 HMR I think it is too light a caliber to take down a Coyote or Bobcat?

I use a .243 and have never felt undergunned.

At those distances and futher, most would recommend a .308.

If pelts are not a concern surely a 7MM RM or a .300 WM would be your best long range calibers if needing factory loads.

Whomever mentioned the .338 Lapua sure wasn't mess'in around.

someone dug up an old thread, from '08........and then recommends the .204 for long range coyote work......apparently, GTO's long range and most others aren't the same because to me,..the .204 is NOT a long range coyote caliber. Best stick with the .243 or larger for LONG range work..If you're just shooting rock chucks or prairie dogs, then the .204 is fine.

I have two rifles that I consider good for coyotes. One is a relatively light weight and very accurate .223. If I am planning on doing considerable calling and hiking, this is my favorite rifle to carry. It is easily a good 300 yard rifle for coyotes. My other is a
6MM Remington that I built on an old 30-06 action. Its a bit heavier than the .223 but also very accurate, and quite capable on coyotes to 400 yards with 75 gr. vmax handloads. Have fun making your selection.

I beg to differ...checkout the following Site and tell these Predator Hunters the .204 can't reach out and put a Predator down!

www.204Ruger.com

GTO,

I use a .204 with 40gr. V-Max and just took one out yesterday.

I think RR's comments had to do with "long range" shooting.

As we all know when RR talks long range, well...............................

So, a 40 gr. bullet gets pushed around by the wind pretty good out passed 300 yards.

That's when I prefer to use my .243 with a 75gr V-max.

Sheridan,"Congratulations on the Coyote"!By the way...what State are You located in?



...I ordered me a CZ-USA Model 527 Varmint .204 today...should be in before the 4th of July so hopefully I can get my bases/rings and a Leupold 3X9X40mm scope by then and start out early to site it in...thinking about the Hornady 40 grain bullets or the Sierra Blitz Kings in 39 grains.The "Varmint" has a 24 inch Heavy barrel so hopefully it will reach out further and more accurately too?I'll let You know how things go and keep everyone up-dated on how far it will shoot.

The thing about Predator Hunting here in Missouri is that we have lots of thick timber,rolling hills and some large open fields where Farmers cut hay and it gives us a chance to shoot some pretty far distances...for the most parts we have more close encounters with Coyotes,Bobcats and Foxes...so sometimes shooting a long distance isn't in the equation!....and I have my Browning .243 as a back-up if its windy or we hunt in thicker cover.

GTO (BTW- my father & my brother owned one- the car),

I live in San Diego & every Saturday I head up to the mountains.

Two in three weeks, both with my .204 using 40gr.V-max while set-up.

Mounted with Burris Signature Select 6.5X-24X 44MM Mil-Dot Reticle.

Used my turkey decoys this past week - worked like a charm !

Most CZ are good shooter (set trigger ?).

Bring a shotgun with you when your in tight cover.....................

All the best bud !!!