.204, .22-250, or .243 for coyotes?

All great rounds for coyotes.

Pick your poison, get a good scope, and practice.

Find a farmer with hay fields and tell him you want to shoot ground hogs. He'll let you and ask him to call you when they cut the fields.

Great practice and doing a favor at the same time.
 
I own a 22-250, and I am a big fan of the cartridge. But any of those three will do very nicely. I have been thinking about a 204 for a while . . .:)
 
I'm rather partial to the 5.56 and the 6.8 SPCII, but then that's what I own and what has worked well for me in the past. For exceptionally long shots my .308 with a light load works nicely if no fur is going to be taken. A 25-06, or .270 would work s well, I just don't happen to own either. For some reason the .204 has never interested me when it comes to coyote hunting, or anything else for that matter. I don't reload so the cost to play would be prohibitive. JMHO
 
I like both the 204 and 22-250 very flat and accurate, I have not used the 243 on small game but know a guy from ND that shoots only that caliber and has for years. (Ruger 77 heavy bbl)
 
If I had to pick I would use the 22-250, just because I've always wanted one:D All three of your choices well do just fine though.
 
204 going away. Best BC bullet selection, least recoil, shoots like a laser. Better yet TAC20 with slightly better accuracy and way better brass quality[ Lapua].
 
I'm rather partial to the 5.56 and the 6.8 SPCII, but then that's what I own and what has worked well for me in the past. For exceptionally long shots my .308 with a light load works nicely if no fur is going to be taken. A 25-06, or .270 would work s well, I just don't happen to own either. For some reason the .204 has never interested me when it comes to coyote hunting, or anything else for that matter. I don't reload so the cost to play would be prohibitive. JMHO
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Well at least he talked about the .204 :rolleyes:.

I own a .22-250 and i really like the cartridge, but as others said, thats what i have. the .204 Ruger and the .243win will both be great varmint rounds as well.
.204 is a very flat shooter (laser like), as is the .22-250. the .243 is fairly flat as well, and has a little more ass behind it. .22-250 is my vote.




On a different slightly different note... I want one of these. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5mm/35_SMc
 
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I love my 22-250, it has taken its far share of coyotes, but I do care about pelts so I have transitioned to 223. 22-250 just did too much damage, but come spring when the pelts are no longer top dollar the 22-250 will come out of retirement.
 
Would anyone like to add the .257roberts?
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Not likely because it's an oddball cartridge, whose performance doesn't look that great. It has more ass than the other ones, but that doesn't make up for lack of velocity and I'm sure higher price of the round.
 
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Pretty much irrelevent. They all shoot flat. They all have low recoil. No real world difference in accuracy. They all will produce the same result. The 243 might be a tad overkill. Shoot what you like or what you have. People arguing over which cartridge is the best is usually just silliness. :rolleyes: But hey, if you're bored, it's a way to kill some time.
 
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