Just put together my dedicated "Coyote Rifle".

[Jay]

Hey Guys;

At Cabelas today I picked up a Ruger American Predator in 22-250 on sale for $539.99 ($100 off), as well as a Bushnell Legend Ultra HD 4.5-14x42 scope with the mil-dot reticle and steel Weaver rings.

I saved an additional $77 bucks by using two $20 customer survey questionnaires and asking for 10% off the scope (37$) because it was the display model & last one they had in stock.

Coyotes BEWARE!!!

Cheers
Jay

 

[nomad 68]

You will be pleased with the accuracy of that rifle.

 

[TacticalTeacher]

Go and get those critters! Nice rig! Kick some butt!

Cheers,

Barney

 

[SHELL SHUCKER]

Looks to be well set up for the job. It would be nice to see some 200 yd. groups from 'er.

 

[freezer filler]

Those scopes have nice glass for the money... Wile E better have an eye!

 

[kamlooky]

Whut?
No toezs in the foto?
Leest I'd suspect perch'd awn yer bench.

Don't furgitt the camera when yewse owt cawl'in and chewt'in dem Yote`s.

Oh, whut'jah buy the Bride?.......................................................

 

[Jay]

Whut?
No toezs in the foto?
Leest I'd suspect perch'd awn yer bench.

Don't furgitt the camera when yewse owt cawl'in and chewt'in dem Yote`s.

Oh, whut'jah buy the Bride?

No toes, video will be shot of the hunts if possible and the Misses got Emerald Earrings... HE HE

Cheers
Jay

 

[mark222]

Very nice looking set up, good luck! I'm starting year two and have yet to pull the trigger on one. It's only a matter of time though!

 

[luckey]

congrats. I got the same rifle @ cabela's a few days ago in .380 win after doing lots of research. great value. plan to load up some 125 SST for yotes and 150/165 SST for deer. should be fun!

 

[Jay]

Thanks guys!

I looked around at 'value priced' options, including the Remington 783, but discounted it when I had a look at the specs because it has a 1 in 14 twist. That means it will only stabilize varmint weight rounds...

If you look at the Ruger American Predator specs, it has a 1 in 10 twist, so it will stabilize the heavier bullets (like the 64 grain PowerPoint for deer) as well as the lighter bullets...

Add the sale at Cabelas and the discounts with the coupons & that's why the Ruger won out.

Cheers
Jay

 

[diemaco]

Anyone else see the humor in requiring a "dedicated coyote rifle" to have a fast twist to shoot deer bullets?

It's ok though. I have a dedicated coyote rifle and and for some reason I'm still working up coyote loads for my "dedicated target rifle" and my one of my deer/coyote rifles. Gun nutz sure are a funny breed...


PS enjoy the new rifle Jay!

 

[kc34]

Very nice!
I like the look of the Predator.
Enjoy the new rifle.

 

[Jay]

Anyone else see the humor in requiring a "dedicated coyote rifle" to have a fast twist to shoot deer bullets?

It's ok though. I have a dedicated coyote rifle and and for some reason I'm still working up coyote loads for my "dedicated target rifle" and my one of my deer/coyote rifles. Gun nutz sure are a funny breed...


PS enjoy the new rifle Jay!

HE HE, you just can't get the East Coast (New Brunswick) out of my blood! Chuckle, diemaco that was a good catch!

And here's how she shoots boys!

Cheers
Jay

 

[caramel]

HE HE, you just can't get the East Coast (New Brunswick) out of my blood! Chuckle, diemaco that was a good catch!

And here's how she shoots boys!

Cheers
Jay

Beware wyle coyotes, Jay will hurt you good... Nice shooting rig... JP.

 

[Jay]

Ruger lists the rifle's weight at 6.6 lbs and with the Bushnell Legend scope, rings & 4 rounds of ammo it weighs in at 8 lbs 4.5 oz. Not bad I'd say!

Cheers
Jay

 

[Superbrad]

Dang jay....... missed you by a day....... was just there this morning...... nice rig...

 

[Jay]

Dang jay....... missed you by a day....... was just there this morning...... nice rig...

We will eventually bump into each other SB! My free time is so fleeting nowadays that even sneaking out during a snow storm is a luxury! HA HA

Cheers
Jay

 

[257Roberts]

Nice Rifle Jay, I am using the same scope on my Coyote 243 and am happy with it so far.
A friend has the same Ruger as you in 243 and it is very accurate.

David

 

[brybenn]

Those ultra hd scopes are awesome for the money. I was going to buy another but caught Cabelas sale on ziess terra for $300 and order 3

 

[Jay]

Those ultra hd scopes are awesome for the money. I was going to buy another but caught Cabelas sale on ziess terra for $300 and order 3

Ya, this is my first one & my first impression is that I like the Bushnell Legend Ultra HD and really like the parallax adjustment on this model. (I have been a fan of the Elite 6500 series previously.)

Initially, I was thinking 3-12 or 4-16, but the Legend comes in 4.5-14 and the price point was right... So...

Cheers
Jay