i think my gun is way to big
01-09-2005, 02:18 PM
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i think my gun is way to big
well ive never gone coyote hunting before, and i really want to try it because i just have the urge to hunt.
there are some farmers around me that will actually pay for us to kill the coyotes. However the only 2 guns i own are a 7mm rem mag and a remington 870 express magnum 20 guage. i would much prefer using the 7mm because of distance reasons, but im afraid the bullet will just absolutly destroy the coyote. is the gun too big? i would still like to keep the hide.
there are some farmers around me that will actually pay for us to kill the coyotes. However the only 2 guns i own are a 7mm rem mag and a remington 870 express magnum 20 guage. i would much prefer using the 7mm because of distance reasons, but im afraid the bullet will just absolutly destroy the coyote. is the gun too big? i would still like to keep the hide.
01-09-2005, 05:30 PM
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RE: i think my gun is way to big
too much gun. i shot a coyote at 10 feet during deer season lsat year with a 130 grain .270, Hornady interbonds, it was a young male coyote. i basically gutted him. i shot a fox with it 4 years ago at 250 yards, and it also gutted the thing.
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01-09-2005, 09:26 PM
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RE: i think my gun is way to big
use a big game bulet in barns or corelock. get the heavest grain you can .It will not expand in a yote or a fox intill you hit a bigger bone.JUST as LOUI said 2 holes 1 in 1 out.
good luck
good luck
01-10-2005, 01:31 PM
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RE: i think my gun is way to big
I would say to get some full metal jacket rounds, as they wont expand at all, but always make sure you're shooting into something. I have a 6.5*55 Swedish Mauser and use full metal jacket rounds, this gun is very powerful and will flatline shoot 400 yards, leaving in and out holes.
01-11-2005, 06:18 PM
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RE: i think my gun is way to big
Depends what you want. Like Deerslayer_37 said, if you don’t mind destroying the thing go ahead and use the 7mm mag with deer loads. I’ve shot two coyotes in deer season with a 30-06, 150 grain ballistic tips and it absolutely destroyed them. Since I just wanted to be rid of them it didn’t matter, but if I wanted the pelts it would have been a bit messy.
If you reload you can get some light bullets and load them lighter than max, if you don’t reload look for some factory fmjs.
If you reload you can get some light bullets and load them lighter than max, if you don’t reload look for some factory fmjs.