Going to take a peek. My last savage put a VERY sour taste in my mouth about them. Id rather stay away.
Seem to be able to find the hawk eye varmint target
Have I made a mistake? Second guessing myself now.
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Going to take a peek. My last savage put a VERY sour taste in my mouth about them. Id rather stay away.
Seem to be able to find the hawk eye varmint target
It's not a hawkeye.... it's a mkII
There is good and bad stainless!
well that is cryptic ! Lol
It would fair much better than the SPS......
Remington has some bad stuff. Doing their business on the CHEAP_CHEAP!
Aaaaannnnnnndddd you lost me..... lol
You may be interested in this. I have the older version of it and it is a great rifle. They are worth the bit of extra money. Seem to be among the better rifles Remington produced. HS Precision stock too. All I did to mine was a new trigger. Shoots awesome and killed a few dogs too. Hornady 50gr Superformance is a lazer beam.
https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/for...Remington-700-VSSF-II-Stainless-Fluted-22-250
https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/for...Remington-700-VSSF-II-Stainless-Fluted-22-250
That is nice! How heavy is it? Lol Maybe its because im a bit of a young gun. I have yet to find to heavy of a coyote gun. I would say the gear is more cumbersome then anything lol.
Specs list the VSSF ii at 8.5 lb. I haven't officially weighed mine but with rings and a 4-16x Vortex viper I know I'm pushing close to 10.5 lb's. Whether or not it's too heavy depends on the type of hunting you do. I use mine where I know I'm going to be walking to one spot and staying there for a while. Not the best for off hand shots at longer distances due to the weight but if one comes in at 100 or less I can off hand it pretty good if I have to. And I'm not an overly muscular guy either. Yes I find dragging the heavy clothes and gear around harder on me than dragging around a gun that only weighs a pound and a half extra than a lighter barreled gun. However if I'm going to be moving around a lot and hunting a few different spots I leave it at home and take something lighter. This is more of a take it to your spot and wait to pick them off type of gun than it is a stalking or calling gun.
Also they say slow and steady wins the race but from my experience that doesn't apply to guns for predator hunting. I've seriously considered a 6.5 Creedmoor for coyotes but I'm awfully glad I picked up a 25-06 instead. I now find myself using the 25-06 with 85gr nosler ballistic tips more than I use the 22-250. Both are extremely fast and flat but the 25-06 really hammers them hard when they are a long ways off.
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nice, yeah here in SWO I dont really need the extra energy for long shots. Very few spots I have safe shots over 500 yards. most of my fields are around 300 and under for a shot on a yote.
Ive hunted with a 14 lbs bench gun lol
Bipods/tripods always in use. Usually dragging a bunch of gear into my stand... Chair, tripod, call, decoy, back pack, rifle... So an extra few pounds doesnt hurt.
Probably half of my coyote hunting consists of moving from one calling position to the next, sometimes on foot, sometimes via ATV. Depending on which sits I have planned, I might be walking a kilometer or two at a time, usually in snow. For this kind of hunting, I like a lightweight rifle; my favourite, a Mini14 Target, is too heavy for perfection, but is great for fast follow-ups when multiple dogs come in. I also like a Tikka T3 in .22-250 and a Rem700 semi-heavy-barrel in .223. I carry a bare minimum of stuff; no electronic calls, no chairs or tripods or ghillie suits or any other superfluous crap. A gun like that stainless HB Rem700 above is not on my radar.
The other half consists of sitting in an elevated deer stand that overlooks an open field surrounded on 3 sides by woods; maybe a half kilometer from my back door. I keep a bait pile at the far end of the field, almost exactly 300 yards away. This is pretty relaxed and relaxing; out of the winds, enclosed and concealed, comfortable chair, benchrest-steady shooting support...and even in this circumstance there is no way I would enjoy using that pig of a rifle!
You're not shooting prairie dogs, no high-volume long-drawn-out strings of fire involved. You are shooting once, maybe two or three times, and then there will be a lengthy cool-off period. That negates the entire point of a heavy barrel. Contrary to popular myth, a heavy barrel has no inherent accuracy advantages over a lightweight one of equal quality. It might be slightly easier to hit with because it hangs in place with a bit more solidity...but that's why we practice: so we can develop good form and shoot well.
I've owned guns like that in the past...but it didn't take long to realize that they just didn't return any benefits to counteract their disadvantages for this type of shooting. Looking cool...if that looks cool...is not a benefit; it's just a feature, and one that doesn't improve accuracy or effectiveness.
Edited to add: I typed out this post and then saw your post just above. Wow. What a difference in perspective.
I got 2 dogs this morning in about an hour and a quarter of walking. My gun (Tikka), fully loaded/scoped/slung, probably weighs 8.5 pounds. Everything else I had with me fit into a courier-style shoulder bag.
The other half consists of sitting in an elevated deer stand that overlooks an open field surrounded on 3 sides by woods; maybe a half kilometer from my back door. I keep a bait pile at the far end of the field, almost exactly 300 yards away. This is pretty relaxed and relaxing; out of the winds, enclosed and concealed, comfortable chair, benchrest-steady shooting support...and even in this circumstance there is no way I would enjoy using that pig of a rifle!
You're not shooting prairie dogs, no high-volume long-drawn-out strings of fire involved. You are shooting once, maybe two or three times, and then there will be a lengthy cool-off period. That negates the entire point of a heavy barrel. Contrary to popular myth, a heavy barrel has no inherent accuracy advantages over a lightweight one of equal quality. It might be slightly easier to hit with because it hangs in place with a bit more solidity...but that's why we practice: so we can develop good form and shoot well.
I've owned guns like that in the past...but it didn't take long to realize that they just didn't return any benefits to counteract their disadvantages for this type of shooting. Looking cool...if that looks cool...is not a benefit; it's just a feature, and one that doesn't improve accuracy or effectiveness.
Edited to add: I typed out this post and then saw your post just above. Wow. What a difference in perspective.
I got 2 dogs this morning in about an hour and a quarter of walking. My gun (Tikka), fully loaded/scoped/slung, probably weighs 8.5 pounds. Everything else I had with me fit into a courier-style shoulder bag.
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^^^^ I hunt the same way..... more or less.... add a tvvek suit and a caller in a shoulder bag..... but do th ebait thing as well...
My go to rigs are Rugerm77 compacts in .223 and .243..... the one I pick just depends if I might get a shot at a wolf (at home vs. camp).....
My go to rigs are Rugerm77 compacts in .223 and .243..... the one I pick just depends if I might get a shot at a wolf (at home vs. camp).....
Probably half of my coyote hunting consists of moving from one calling position to the next, sometimes on foot, sometimes via ATV. Depending on which sits I have planned, I might be walking a kilometer or two at a time, usually in snow. For this kind of hunting, I like a lightweight rifle; my favourite, a Mini14 Target, is too heavy for perfection, but is great for fast follow-ups when multiple dogs come in. I also like a Tikka T3 in .22-250 and a Rem700 semi-heavy-barrel in .223. I carry a bare minimum of stuff; no electronic calls, no chairs or tripods or ghillie suits or any other superfluous crap. A gun like that stainless HB Rem700 above is not on my radar.
The other half consists of sitting in an elevated deer stand that overlooks an open field surrounded on 3 sides by woods; maybe a half kilometer from my back door. I keep a bait pile at the far end of the field, almost exactly 300 yards away. This is pretty relaxed and relaxing; out of the winds, enclosed and concealed, comfortable chair, benchrest-steady shooting support...and even in this circumstance there is no way I would enjoy using that pig of a rifle!
You're not shooting prairie dogs, no high-volume long-drawn-out strings of fire involved. You are shooting once, maybe two or three times, and then there will be a lengthy cool-off period. That negates the entire point of a heavy barrel. Contrary to popular myth, a heavy barrel has no inherent accuracy advantages over a lightweight one of equal quality. It might be slightly easier to hit with because it hangs in place with a bit more solidity...but that's why we practice: so we can develop good form and shoot well.
I've owned guns like that in the past...but it didn't take long to realize that they just didn't return any benefits to counteract their disadvantages for this type of shooting. Looking cool...if that looks cool...is not a benefit; it's just a feature, and one that doesn't improve accuracy or effectiveness.
Edited to add: I typed out this post and then saw your post just above. Wow. What a difference in perspective.
I got 2 dogs this morning in about an hour and a quarter of walking. My gun (Tikka), fully loaded/scoped/slung, probably weighs 8.5 pounds. Everything else I had with me fit into a courier-style shoulder bag.
Yeah haha, most fields are at max a 700 yard walk to my stand from the truck. So its not exactly a hike so the extra gear really doesn't bother me. Im sure if I had crown land or the vast openness of Manitoba,sask,albert ect I would prefer a light rifle and try to minimize my gear.
If I had to walk a light rifle and a pack like this would suffice.
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I actually like that pack! Those diagonal arms are to support it as a backrest for leaning against, yes? I wouldn't use it for coyotes, but I think that has "turkey hunting" written all over it.
I use my turkey vest for yote hunting all the time..... even has an arse pad that hangs from the back.....
I actually like that pack! Those diagonal arms are to support it as a backrest for leaning against, yes? I wouldn't use it for coyotes, but I think that has "turkey hunting" written all over it.
yup and a little saddle for the electronic call ect. Good little pack. A lot of the US yote guys i watch use it. I have no need for it really so I dont own one.
