I'm looking for a bolt action .223 or 22.250 for Coyotes. Would prefer an older model with a wood stock instead of synthetic, but will consider all. If you have one you want to part with drop me a PM
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I'm looking for a bolt action .223 or 22.250 for Coyotes. Would prefer an older model with a wood stock instead of synthetic, but will consider all. If you have one you want to part with drop me a PM
I use a 270 with hand load 110grn for anything up to a coyote, I think you can buy 110grn cheap at almost any large spoting goods retailer, and then use 150 for larger game. The rifle are not to hard to find either.
I love my 243 with 85 grain shells but then again I also love my 30-06 with 110 grain shells too! I have field dressed coyotes using a 110 grain shell in a 30-06. OK SO I MISSED HIS HEAD WITH THE FIRST SHOT AND HAD TO GIVE HIM A BUTT SHOT WITH THE 2ND ROUND! BUT I GOT THE JOB DONE!
I have a Winchester 223 varmit rig, bolt action, wood stock, QD bipod, nice scope, less than 100 rds thru the bull/heavy barrel, some brass, reloader equipment. An interest that never paned out for me. Love to shoot praire dogs, now that is FUN.
Aww "dog" hunting. Now "that" is fun! My favorite rifle is a Savage 112v in a .220 swift, with a short barrel and a muzzle break. Loaded hot, close to 4000 fps, it really makes them jump. When the distances get out past 400 yds, then I switch to another 112v with a 26inch, 1.2 inch diameter Shilen premium barrell in a 25-06, with fiberglass stock and a 24 power leupold. Longest shot (by laser finder) was a 1200 yder. Yes, there was some luck involved in that one.
I have a cz 223 with scope, take 750.00 cash
CZ is an "excellant" rifle, wouldn't mind having that one myself, but I have too many already.
Aw man! you make me jealous! That 25-06 with the Shilen should be an awesome combo for anything from dogs to deer! I can't afford a top notch varmint rig right now, just an old beater that still shoots good will do just fine:oQuote:
Originally Posted by gunner_1911
If hard pressed I can always use my old Parker Hale in 7MM Rem Mag:eek::D Only problem is it takes about 15 seconds to re orient yourself after touching off one in that rig! You might as well forget a quick follow up shot if you miss the first time!
the 7 mag is not that bad i have hunted with one sense i was 14 am 47 now killed a lot of deer with it i also been hand loading for for as long to have made some long kills in clear cuts and gas lines i dont use it if i cant shoot 500 yds or more my favorite hand load is 139gr game king with 73grs of imr 7828 powder and the winchester primer using a federal case the secret to mag loads is a slow burning powder
so is slow burning powder good for other mags as well? I will b reloading my 44 and am lookin for a good hunting load.Quote:
Originally Posted by jimmy swanson
I also like my 270 in 110 for any varmint tasks I may have. rem 700. never fails me
I like the "red mist" and the helicopters. I was in Montana shooting one time, had a family of 4-5 dogs lined up in a row, started on the far right and worked my way back to the left, 1 down, 2 down, then mom & dad finally figured out what happened to junior and sis, jumped down the hole. LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by gunner_1911
ok
what sort of range are you looking at shooting? If it is just out to 100 to 150 yards you might look at a savage in a 17hmr. I would recommend the hollow points for coyotes unless you hold yourself to head shots only. The ballistic tips will still kill them but they will run off, crawl in a hole and die. Advantage to that is you don't have to dispose of them that way.
The 17HMR is a bit lighter than I would like just in case something bigger comes in unexpectedly:eek: I had a blast a few years ago with a friend shooting Beldings ground squirrels in California with a .17 Remington, which uses a necked down .223 case. They are about the size of a grey squirrel, but otherwise just like a prairie dog. We were in grass fields and popping them out to 350, 400 yards with ballistic tips. almost no recoil and you could see the hit through the scope.