 thedreamer123 
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Posted: 8/3/2012 12:43:29 AM
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Posted: 8/3/2012 11:01:43 AM
Anything centerfire that you can hit a target out to 300 yards should do fine.
They're kind of small. One young soldier at Ft. Riley tried to help one that was hit by a car. The good will well went dry when the coyote tried to bite him. Killed it with tire iron. |
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DanaHillen
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Posted: 8/3/2012 11:33:38 AM
A .308 would not be my first choice but it's surely "enough gun".I would use bullets of 110 or 125 grain.While coyotes are tough as hell you really don't need penetration.It's a pretty rare coyote that will exceed 40/45 lbs.
There are several really good websites dedicated to varmint and predator hunting. http://www.varminthunters.com/ http://www.predatormastersforums.com/ (if you go to this site there is a guy who posts as "mousedipper".....he is a fucking thief) |
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Posted: 8/3/2012 12:16:24 PM
Wow thats a crazy story. And thanks for the link. The reason i was looking at. 308 is it seems to be a good starting point for bigger game. And if i ever wanted to do competitions which i have thought about i really like that round for longer ranges. Thanks gor the advice again!
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Posted: 8/4/2012 1:10:32 PM
A rifle for coyote hunting is more of a personal choice. I know guys that have heavy rifles (8-9lbs) and love them. I don't like to carry a rifle that heavy. Why? Because I like to cover a lot of ground and a heavy rifle makes me think twice about crossing that next ridge. I went from a heavy 22-250, to a real light .223 bolt gun, and then to a ORC AR. For me the lighter the rifle the better. The .308 wouldn't even cross my mind when picking a predator rifle, but how you hunt and where you hunt makes all the difference. Will the .308 kill em? Heck yeah it will. Hunt them hard and have fun.
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Posted: 8/9/2012 9:19:46 AM
I'm getting the itch to load up my .30-06 with some 125 grain loads for groundhog and coyote b/c for some reason or another PA won't let me use the more suitable rifles I own for the task––it's the only bolt gun I have on hand right now. Any reason to think that I can't do with the '06 what I could with the .308?
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Posted: 9/1/2012 12:14:23 PM
People load 110gr in a 300 WM, I see no reason that a 308 or -06 couldn't do it, as long as your barrel twist is ok.
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Joenavy85
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Posted: 9/4/2012 3:55:14 PM
as cliche as it may be I use a Winchester 94 in 30-30 for yotes, I also use it for deer. You can pretty much use your deer rifle for a yote without any issues, but like what was said above, be comfortable with your rifle out to 200-300 yards (or the max that you would be shooting at). Where I hunt my shots are 125 yards at the most (that's just the big area, others max at around 75 yards) so the 30-30 works great with iron sights.
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Joenavy85
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Posted: 9/4/2012 3:56:21 PM
Originally Posted By ocshaman:
I see no reason that a 308 or -06 couldn't do it, as long as your barrel twist is ok. yep, make sure your bullet will stabilize in your barrel. |
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