Coyote gun?

AR-223,On the move.
7600 pump in 270,Love to see that Red mist
Ruger MKII SS IN 25-06,Over bait if legal.makes a good mess its self.
 
I know that the gunsite has a small barrel so it won't be the most accurate but from

I agree the gun site scout may not be the best but a shorter barrel should have little to no effect on accuracy.

To the op. I have killed many coyotes with my 22 at close range. For anything past 100 I would recommend any rifle in 223 or 204. If you are selling pelts. If not it is fun to shoot them with a 25-06 with 85 grain ballistic tips they really make a mess.
 
By some strange miracle, I manage to pull it off with a mini14. The "coyote gun" has evolved into a hot rod expensive piece that may not be necessary.
The custom coyote guns certainly can't hurt anything. Fact of the matter is, there kill zone is quite large with varmint style bullets; anywhere between any two of the four legs will put them down.
 
My favorite coyote/antelope rifle is a 25-05. Flat shooting (pretty much cross hair shooting out to 300 yds). Plenty of energy down range to drop them quickly. And easy on the sholder.
 
On larger eastern yotes, I like my .243 Win because it shoots almost as flat as my .270 Win, but shorter and lighter. I've shot them at ranges from 40 yards to 250 and the 6mm is a killing machine, using mostly 75-90 grain bullets.
 
I really like my Savage 10 Predator .243 for yotes and pigs but I normally see more yotes during deer season than not. I use whatever is at hand to take them out.
 
It sounds to me that you just wanna like the scout rifle..... Well, if weight isn't an issue, they make AR-10s with 20 round mags as well! ;)
 
Thompson/Center dimension in a .204 ruger or 22-250 rem. you can change barrels and use .204 ruger, 22-250 rem, and .223 with the same bolt.

$599
 
My daughter bought a used (like new) Savage 111 "flat top" for $250.00 in 25-06, I pillar bedded the synthetic stock and camo painted it, put a Luepold one-piece base and extention ring set on it, and mounted a Simmons Whitetail Classic 6.5-20x50 on it.
Took it to range last sunday, and with two factory 117 grain Hornady shells I sighted it in at fifty, then took a target out to 100 yds and shot some test loads, the very first test loads were 5 rnds of 85 grain Ballistic tips with 4831 powder, you can cover the group with a nickle, ( if I could figure out how to get my pics to load, I'd post em) Id say it'll do nicely for coyotes.!;)
 
will a 22 long rifle kill a coyote at 100 yards? Will it kill a coyote no matter how far out if you manage to hit it in the right approximate spot?
 
will a 22 long rifle kill a coyote at 100 yards? Will it kill a coyote no matter how far out if you manage to hit it in the right approximate spot?
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Sure a .22lr will kill a coyote at 100 yards. It may die an hour later, maybe a day, maybe a week, maybe not at all unless you hit just the right spot. Something that you, me and 99.999% of shooters and .22lr guns aren't capable of in the field.

If you're doing it for pest control all is good. If you actually want to claim your prize then give it up and get the right tool for the job.

That means centerfire cartridges 6mm/.243 or under.
 
I sit in a Deer house on top of a hill and the house is 12 feet in the air.Visability is about 2 miles all directions. That being said,when i go i take the 223 and the 6MMBR. Most rifles will work just fine,223,243,308 ect ect. All depends on the range you are going to be shooting
 
One of my AR's is my coyote gun. All of my bolt rifles are .30 cal or larger. I considered buying a bolt rifle in 223 or 22-250, but already had an AR. Put a good scope on it and it shoots just as accurately as my bolt rifles. I could see the advantage of a few quick repeat shots. After using it a while I agree. A properly set up AR is about the perfect coyote rifle.
 
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