Opinions on caliber for coyote?

[scotteboy]

22-250 is great for yotes

 

[leadchucker62]

Good day: I use a .222 for nice quiet mornings, and a 243 for windier days.

Z

 

[AlbertaBandit]

The only thing that wastes meat in the CWD testing as we cant do headshots anymore.

 

[CV32]

I am looking into a gun for coyote hunting. Am leaning towards a .243 with a smaller grain bullet to also have capability for deer hunting, but looking for opinions from those who have experience coyote hunting. I am also wanting to make sure to keep hide and fur damage to a minimum. Thanks

The .243 will be a hammer on coyotes, but stay off the shoulder if you want to save fur.

 

[iron cat]

If deer also are in the mix, 6mm Remington would be my choice .
If not, .223 Remington
Cat

 

[FatCatsDad]

Meat waste has a lot more to do with bullet construction, and where you shoot than how much energy the cartridge has. Shoot a deer behind the front legs with a heavily constructed bullet designed for big bear and you might wish you had more disruption.

I can shoot two identical deer, hitting one with 4000 ft/lbs and another with 2000, and waste twice as much with the lower powered cartridge.

If you really want to minimize blood shot meat, shoot a heavy bullet at 1500 fps.

300 grain, 4570, soft point, 80 yards, vitals, toppled last week's 12 point moose.

 

[pathfinder76]

Meat waste.

243 is marginal when used incorrectly.

What in the world are you talking about? Seriously.

 

[FatCatsDad]

What in the world are you talking about? Seriously.

243 is a marginal caliber past a certain distance.
Meat waste with a 300 win mag on deer, simple

 

[Tokay444]

It is dependent on the size if the animal.
Coyote at 200 yards yes, 1000 yards, well what do you think ?

Take some time and read the free papers on the Hornady site, it's cute interesting

At a mile, my 6BR is still over 900fps. Would you stand in front of a 105gr Berger going 900fps? If it will kill you, it will kill a coyote, AND a deer.

 

[pathfinder76]

243 is a marginal caliber past a certain distance,

what distance is that?

 

[FatCatsDad]

what distance is that?

Use your head or look up some ballistics.
Somewhere between 100 and 1000yards it loses effectiveness

 

[pathfinder76]

Dude, I’ve shot more game with a 243 than you will in six lifetimes. Quit giving advice on things you have no clue about.

 

[MiG25]

Unless you're in AB or SK coyote fur isn't worth the effort and even with current prices I doubt it is even in AB or SK so I say 22-250, and it drops Deer like they were hit by Lightning. Of course this assumes the legality of a 22 Centerfire on Deer in the place you live.

 

[FatCatsDad]

Dude, I’ve shot more game with a 243 than you will in six lifetimes. Quit giving advice on things you have no clue about.

Quit ignoring facts.

I think the team of engineers at Hornady know more than you.

 

[pathfinder76]

Quit ignoring facts.

I think the team of engineers at Hornady know more than you.

Jon, what are they saying that is contradicting what I am and supporting what you are?

 

[FatCatsDad]

Jon, what are they saying that is contradicting what I am and supporting what you are?

That the 243 has diminishing lethality as distance increases.
You seem to think it has no limits on distance.

 

[pathfinder76]

That the 243 has diminishing lethality as distance increases.
You seem to think it has no limits on distance.

Where did I say that? What distance? How is that different from any other cartridge? Better yet, what experience do you have with the 243?

 

[FatCatsDad]

Where did I say that? What distance? How is that different from any other cartridge? Better yet, what experience do you have with the 243?

Enough to know go /no go based on my barrel length bullet type, weight, distance and approximate game size.

My whole point to all this is that people just say 243 is fine for deer without really thinking about all the details.

 

[Meroh]

.243 will work fine for you for coyotes and deer, no problem. I'm partial to 6.5 x 55; groundhogs to moose; 85gr to 160gr.

 

[rar]

22 250 or the 220 swift.