A good coyote gun for not a lot of $$$$$
 

Can you get a good varmit gun for say less then 350- 400 dollars. i dont have the money to buy anything really expensive in fact i think that 400 might be pushing it but o well. Should i look for a quality used one...whats do you think.The .270 i have will do too much damage. Thanks.
ryan

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.223 would probably do just fine. Plenty of range and you can get a single shot for about$225 ammo cheap too

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Buckhunter, I bought a .223 for just that reason. It's a New England Arms single shot. Pretty little gun, and it shoots well with good ammo. Mine was $179 brand new. They're a little more now, but still at or below $200. You can put a Bushnell scope on for about $100 and you're good to go.

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the remington 700 ADL-synthetic is another option to the single shot.the last i check(about two years ago)you can get one brand new out of the box for around 350.places like walmart should be even less.

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Pro-Line:
How far will your gun shoot accurately. Like say maybe with in 3 inch groups. I want a gun that can shoot atleast 200 yards at a coyote. Lots of fields where i hunt. Do they make those single shots in 22-250? Thanks for replying everyone.
ryan

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Buck...the 223 is accurate to 200 yards. Shooting 55 grain V-Max bullets from Remington and sighted in at 100 yards, the bullet hits 2.5" low at 200 and 10" low at 300.

NEF used to make a 250, but I don't know if they still do. The 22-250 is one whale of a caliber. Sighted in at 100 yards, the 250 is only 8" low at 300, and still smoking.

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I believe that 223 is same calibur used in m16 in military used to shoot targets out to 400 yards I have a 243 wich is also a calibur used on m1 tanks very accurate My wife bought one two years ago the 243 that is and man is that gun accurate about 350 dollars nice gun though

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The new Remington 710 comes with a scope for about $350 and is available down to a .243 cal. This may still be more gun than you want, but I've put down quite a few with a .243. By the way does anyone have any feedback on this model 710 from Remington. I am thinking of getting one for my nephew to use.

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I AGREE GO WITH A .223 GOOD GUN FOR THE PRICE. BEST OF LUCK

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Buckhunter, I have a little .223 H&R that I just bought. I sighted in at 100 and moved it up 1 1/2 inches. I can shoot 5 shot groups under an inch from a bench at 100 yards. Better than 3" that you want.
-Ost

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TxTechsan:
I looked at their website but it said that the 710 only came in the 3006 and the 270. Is the 243 a newer caliber they came out with for that model. thanks.
ryan

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The singel 223 is a good price. Just something to remember. The barrels are interchangeable. So that one rifle can be many with a barrel change. Just thought I'd add. I bought my savage 223 scope an all for 350.00 and love it. Good luck with your choice <img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>

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BlackLab's right. If you want a repeater, Savage makes a quility gun for a decent price.

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check out the savage 110

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pabuckhunter,yes, the M-16 uses the .223 or as we call it the 5.56mm NATO. As far as shooting it 400 yards, that is not a coyote sized target, and it has lost most of its energy by then. When shooting an enemy, we don't care if we make a clean kill or not, we just want them down. As far as the .243 being used on M1 tanks, nope. The .243 Win is an off-shoot of the .308 Win, which was a military cartridge used in the M1A1 and M14 rifles. The 243 has never been used by the U.S. military, at least on the books. I wish we would go to it instead of the 223.

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I would agree with the majority of the guys. I use a ruger .223 (m77) With a good scope and a bi-pod I'm sighted in 2&quot; above bulls @ 100yds. and can smoke half inch groups @ 200yds. & have taken critters @ 300yds. with no problem. maybe it's the shells I'm using but I had little if any bullet drop at 300yds. It's a great gun and ammo is cheap, cheap, cheap!!!!!!
My buddie just bought a savage .243 bolt for a pretty reasonable price and it shoots nice and flat also. I don't know how he is at 200+ but I do know that he had 1/2&quot; groups at 100yds using a bench.
Now my brother uses a 25-06 with a tacticle scope (nice!). I think I might pick a scope up like it. I think he paid $140 for the scope but, it has a range finder built in and a bullet drop compensator that you dial in according to the distance. Pretty slick! It has diff. dial rings for a whole list of ammos depending on what you use.
Many, many choices!
Good Luck!!!<img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>

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<font size=5>Don't buy a 710</font id=size5> i know 2 people that already have sold theirs. And my local gunshop owner has a couple used ones on his shelf. I looked at them when they came out, and I think Remington goofed on this one. There are much better rifles in the same price range. Savage, Win. Black Shadow, ect.....

Edited by - fight4yourguns on 02/10/2002 10:08:54

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I would have to agree with .223 as a good choice of caliber. I have a remington model 788 in .223 that I just love.

Save the sport. Take a kid hunting twice and hook them for life!!!

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buckhunter12,

If you're still in the market for a gun, check out the savage package guns at walmart. If you get lucky, like I did, you may be able to find &quot;last year's model&quot; on clearance for around $300. It's the exact same gun as &quot;this year's model&quot; except they knocked 60 bucks off to get it out of inventory.

Outside of the single shot guns, you'll be hard pressed to find a better deal than a Savage for an accurate new gun.

Check out www.savagearms.com for more info.

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