Best rifle for coyote hunting
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I like the .243- 95 grain for long range and the 55 grain @ 3900 fps is flat for 300 yds.
1.75" high @ 100 yds- 1.5" high @ 200- and 1.5" low @ 300 thats just hard to beat
I have one in a rifle like this. You end up with almost no recoil and fast follow up shots. http://www.dpmsinc.com/LITE-HUNTER_ep_154-1.htmll
1.75" high @ 100 yds- 1.5" high @ 200- and 1.5" low @ 300 thats just hard to beat
I have one in a rifle like this. You end up with almost no recoil and fast follow up shots. http://www.dpmsinc.com/LITE-HUNTER_ep_154-1.htmll
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1911Beast, I can't make a recommendation. I have never hunted coyotes in your area. Most places I hunt I could kill the coyotes with a shotgun. You have everything from desert to thick crops around Las Vegas. Tell us more about the areas you like to hunt.
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The 25-06 with an 87 gr. or 117 grs. bullet. There is a good chance I may encounter a wolf and they take a lot more pounding.
In my oppenion the Rock River Coyote is the best gun on the market. All of the coyotes I have ever shot have been running and I have only killed 2 with 1 shot kills. The last 1 I killed I shot at 6 times, and hit it 5 time, they are hard to kill. I do use eather a 224 TTH or a 6-284 and soon to have a 6-300 WSM for long range, well any time I`m going to be shooting over 300 yrds. I use a drop chart and a range finder and dial up the hold over so that I can keep the cross hairs on the target. These set up are not the best for under 300 yrds.
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My main Yote gun is a Rem 700VS in .243 Win. where I use a load with 75 grn V-MAX bullets over Varget powder.Very accurate and flat shooting, which I need as most of my shots are between 300 and 600 yds. on the flats.
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In the states with big coyote populations you will see shotguns as well as rifles. The wide open western states with miles of Public Lands will allow for some real coyote shooting.
I shoot in a number of western states. I prefer the 25-06 and the .220 Swift. These are both proven old timers on the High Plains. Texas has a big kill each year. The states in the Northern Plains have big annual kills with no seasons or permits. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service puts Wyomings annual coyote kill at 50,000 to 80,000 animals per year.
If you like long range coyote hunting and want to prove your rifle spend a week on the High Plains.
I shoot in a number of western states. I prefer the 25-06 and the .220 Swift. These are both proven old timers on the High Plains. Texas has a big kill each year. The states in the Northern Plains have big annual kills with no seasons or permits. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service puts Wyomings annual coyote kill at 50,000 to 80,000 animals per year.
If you like long range coyote hunting and want to prove your rifle spend a week on the High Plains.
Choosing from your three choices?
I would choose the 223 bolt action rifle,it should be more accurate then the other two factory semi auto rifles.
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.22 High-power I use 65 grain and they work well. .22 LR will terminate a coyote if the bullet is properly placed, but rarely beyond 75 yards.
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I have been looking for a nice .22 Hy Power for years. I like old rifle calibers like the Hy Power. Do you have this in a Savage 99? Where do you find the .228 bullets?
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223 also preffered
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My favorite version of the coyote culling game is hunting off bait. The farmers around here drag dead livestock to a remote corner of their property to decompose. They will call me as soon as they discover a deceased cow. I will set up on it the next morning with my .25-06 and AR. At first light you can see the 'yotes feeding. I pick a likely candidate and eliminate with the -06. Subsequent runners are engaged with the AR. Not uncommon to take 5 or more in a very short time. This does seem to put a damper on the local polulation for a couple of months
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