Personally I like my 204 for coyote. Mines a little heavy (rem 700 vtr) but it shoots well enough. T3 would be nice and light. I've had good success with the 32 gr vmax, either factory or hand loaded. Nice thing about fast cartridges they sure give an advantage on range estimation.
New coyote calling rifle suggestions
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Mount Sweetness
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
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- Southern Ontario
I'd recommend a CZ 527 American in 223.
PM me if this is something you'd be interested in.
PM me if this is something you'd be interested in.
I tried the tsx in my 25/06. They could never keep the petals on no matter what I shot into. I shot one coyote with them thru the lungs at about 150-175 yards. It's the only animal to ever run after being hit. He ran about 100 yards and fell over. There appeared to be no expansion what so ever. Just a clean hole in and out. I've completely given up on Barnes bullets in small calibers.
The vmax works amazingly even out to 750 yards. Internal damage is huge. Under 200 yards and you may get a fist sized exit. A slower load from a 250 savage should be perfect out to 500 yards.
BC Bigbore
CGN frequent flyer
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- BC's Peace Country
I picked up a BLR 81 and Rem Model Seven both in .243 with wolves in mind. That said, my choice for an everyday truck gun here in the north Peace country is either a Model 70 in .270WCF or a Model 700 in .300WinMag. Both will do the job on wolves at whatever range they present a shot. My predator calling rifle remains a Model 700 in .223Rem. I think I NEED a .22-250 in the vault next...
After shooting coyotes for many years I now have 2, 243s and numerous 22 cfs. At calling range for coyotes (under 100) any of the center fires will work with a well placed bullet. The problem is sometimes we don't always make the perfect shot. A little extra energy helps. If you want to have enough gun at all ranges and power use your 257 Wby.
I use TTSX in nearly every other rifle/cartridge combo that I own and have never been disappointed with their performance on big game. I have no intention of using TTSX bullets on varmints with the 250. I might consider them in a 22 centerfire if that's all I had and wolves were in the mix.
I have also used the Vmax bullets in several cartridges including 25-06 on everything from gophers to badgers to coyotes with results similar to yours. With my 24" featherweight barrel, I expect to achieve somewhere around 3100 fps with the 75's in the little 250.
I ended up with a 243 for my yote gun. It was on sale for cheap so i couldn't say no. I would have likely gone for a 223 if they were the same price.
223 is plenty capable of taking a wolf if you use a heavy bullet that's not meant to be frangible. A tsx for instance. I wouldn't want to shoot one with a 55gr vmax or anything though.
223 is plenty capable of taking a wolf if you use a heavy bullet that's not meant to be frangible. A tsx for instance. I wouldn't want to shoot one with a 55gr vmax or anything though.
First year trying to call coyotes after no luck shooting a Whitetail. First animal that showed up was a very large black wolf at around a hundred yards that saw me about the same time I saw him. He dived back into the treeline and I don't think I even had time to swallow let alone shoot. Local farm lady told me that she thinks the wolves have been interbreeding with the coyotes. Not sure if that is common but she invited me back to shoot on her farm anytime. Try to be more on my toes next time. I am packing my 257 Wby or should have the canines outgunned. Central and Northern Alberta can get wild in a hurry once afew miles out of town!
