Coyote Rifle

Isn't this the perfect opportunity to obtain and use a black rifle?

To hunt, you need larger than .23 caliber, which relegates black rifles to the range. But against coyotes, .223 is legal and suddenly you can shoot moving live targets with your black rifle. Why waste the opportunity with a bolt action?
 
nomad 68 said:
They are restricted!
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This is not restricted:
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You need to look beyond the hunting gun rack.
 
B-78 said:
I would recommend handling one before you buy it. I mail ordered one from a site sponsor and was so disappointed in it when I got it I traded it before I even fired a round. The rifle had the look, feel and handling of a budget rifle( I know that is what it is). The Weatherby Vangaurd I traded it for was twice the rifle IMHO.
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As I said, I've never handled one, and I always do before buying... I have two Weatherby S2's, but most of my bolt actions are Rugers... I think I'll give my son my S2.
 
quorum said:
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This is not restricted:
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You need to look beyond the hunting gun rack.
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The reason that they are on the "hunting gun rack" is that they are inherently more accurate than most black rifles... I want to kill the game with the first shot, not the fifth shot.
 
Both the 223 and 22-250 are good varmint rounds, find the rifle that fits well then decide what calibre. The 22-250 ammo is usually higher priced but it is awesome on varmints. That pic of a xcr-l is nice but hardly a budget rifle.
 
Get a 223 - who cares what rifle - buy whatever you can afford - (I shoot a 700 SPS)

Load some 64 grain Nosler Bonded Performance bullets, and then come back and laugh at the clowns that said you can't shoot deer with a 223....





PS - Google is your friend.....:dancingbanana:
 
Kudu said:
Load some 64 grain Nosler Bonded Performance bullets, and then come back and laugh at the clowns that said you can't shoot deer with a 223....
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Hopefully you are able to laugh at the clowns after the first deer... Not the fifth... But the clowns would never hear about deer one through four...

Such is the nature of "internet" expertise...
 
skypilot said:
The choice of .223 ammo is a little more fur friendly than ammo from a .243 generally speaking. It is quieter around farms compared to a 22-250 or.243 and not too bad in the wind if using 75 gr or similar.
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X2 I find that with my 223, it shoots 50 gr v-max bullets incredibly tight, but not a little light for those tough animals if the shot is not perfect. I use my 243 as my goto, but it punches out large holes to be of any use for fur.
 
im in for something similar, my thinking was a .270 to be used for distance coyote shots and maybe some deer. the more i think about it though, perhaps a smaller calibre is a better idea. esp with ON hunting regs
it seems there are quite a few savages to be had, most getting pretty good reviews. I do like the vanguard as well, hmm decisions decisions

anyway, tagged for interest.
 
A little outside the "budget" end of rifles, but a CZ-527 Carbine in 7.62x39 will drop coyotes with hollow points, soft points, or those Hornady SST type rounds, and will be plenty accurate out to 200yds . Added bonus - if you run surplus through it, you can afford to high volume shoot varmints, and even with cheap surplus, it's "minute of gopher" accurate past 100yards. And because it's a bolt gun, cleaning it after running corrosive surplus is easier than a semi-auto.

For "ultra budget" an SKS is a surprisingly good choice for coyote shooting out to 100, maybe 150 yards if you get a good one. Great skidoo gun, primarily because you won't cry if it falls into a snowbank or frozen pond like you would if it was something that actually cost real money.
 
Actually, a CZ-527 Varmint in .223 is pretty hard to beat as well. Again, a little out of the "budget" range, but bang for $$, they're among the best out there. Comparable quality American made rifles would go for 150% the cost of a CZ.
 
grelmar said:
A little outside the "budget" end of rifles, but a CZ-527 Carbine in 7.62x39 will drop coyotes with hollow points, soft points, or those Hornady SST type rounds, and will be plenty accurate out to 200yds . Added bonus - if you run surplus through it, you can afford to high volume shoot varmints, and even with cheap surplus, it's "minute of gopher" accurate past 100yards. And because it's a bolt gun, cleaning it after running corrosive surplus is easier than a semi-auto.

For "ultra budget" an SKS is a surprisingly good choice for coyote shooting out to 100, maybe 150 yards if you get a good one. Great skidoo gun, primarily because you won't cry if it falls into a snowbank or frozen pond like you would if it was something that actually cost real money.
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Out Bantario way were restricted to .275 :( for small game and coyotes
 
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...now this is a verygood gun for the price..i have a 22-250 for sale
 
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