How hard is it to do coyote hunting with a Ruger 10/22 in .22LR? I haven't got any guns yet, and I'm still thinking about whether or not I should just save up more and get a Mossberg shotgun or just go ahead and get a .22. I'd like to be able to pheasant hunt, but I'm more interested in coyote hunting in the future. If the .22 can't take a coyote down easily, I will probably just get the shotgun first.
Coyote hunting with a .22LR?
- Thread starter Chang
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Forget it.
Yes it can be done but only with precision shots to the head fro the side and such shots are very difficult. While they are not that big, all canine related animals are very tough.
I frequently hike in an area known to have some "wild" dogs and during those hikes I always carry 357 mag or 45 auto. My father hikes in this area too and he has had a "encounters" few years ago and now he always packs his 4" S&W model 629 44 mag along with 2 speed loaders.
Get the 12G shotgun and enjoy pheasant hunting.
Yes it can be done but only with precision shots to the head fro the side and such shots are very difficult. While they are not that big, all canine related animals are very tough.
I frequently hike in an area known to have some "wild" dogs and during those hikes I always carry 357 mag or 45 auto. My father hikes in this area too and he has had a "encounters" few years ago and now he always packs his 4" S&W model 629 44 mag along with 2 speed loaders.
Get the 12G shotgun and enjoy pheasant hunting.
RiverRider
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Too small. Coyotes should be hunted with nothing smaller than a .222 Remington. Some might say a .22 Hornet is sufficient, and maybe it is with the right bullet...but a 50-grain pill is the lightest bullet I would consider using.
Blue Duck357
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Shot one when I was a kid with my 10-22 (stingers if I recall) wish I hadn't. Hit it right behind the shoulder, I'll spare the deatails but it took several more shots and turned my off hunting for some time. Might want to look at a .223 or up.
Blue Duck
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Forget that 10/22 for coyote. A .223 will work just don't use FMJ. A lot of companies now offer 'ballastic' tipped varmint loads but other soft or hollow points will work as well. A lot will depend on at what range you are shooting. Will your shots be at over 100 yards or less than that? For the price of that 10/22 you can get a Mossberg pump so you can hunt birds and even coyotes (with sabot slugs, etc.) at shorter ranges.
A trapper friend of mine told me about shooting a coyote with a .22lr and his experience was very much like Blue Duck's. He told me that he put several shots into the beast and the only reaction was a slight flinch until he hit the spine which resulted in an immediate drop.
I don't actively hunt coyotes but will shoot them on sight if they come calling around the paddocks. A .223 with an expanding bullet does the job but the most spectacular stop was with a .270 and a 110 grain Hornady V-Max going out at 3300 fps.
I don't actively hunt coyotes but will shoot them on sight if they come calling around the paddocks. A .223 with an expanding bullet does the job but the most spectacular stop was with a .270 and a 110 grain Hornady V-Max going out at 3300 fps.
"Beware the guy with just one gun......"
How about a Savage 24F, .223 over 12 gauge, I think they even come with screw in chokes now. Let's you bird hunt and varmint hunt at the same time. What's that old saying... "Beware the guy with just one gun, he probably knows how to use it." -- Kernel
How about a Savage 24F, .223 over 12 gauge, I think they even come with screw in chokes now. Let's you bird hunt and varmint hunt at the same time. What's that old saying... "Beware the guy with just one gun, he probably knows how to use it." -- Kernel
Kernel, that is an interesting gun, but $460 retail is above my budget as a 16 year old with a crappy allowance... so it seems that I won't be getting that .22. I will probably end up getting that shotgun.
What should you use from a 12-gauge to hunt coyotes? #2 shot? Or a slug?
What should you use from a 12-gauge to hunt coyotes? #2 shot? Or a slug?
blaze away
Chang,
Street price on the 24F is about $375 new. A used Moseberg will run around $150, on sale at Wally World around $225. I'd still save up a little longer and get the 870 though.
I'd use 2 shot turkey loads, in a harvested bean field stake an old stuffed animal to the ground and tie some fishing line to it, sit with your back to a tree or in a fence line about 30 yds away with a camo net (the kind they sell at Walmart for $7 and will wad up into a fanny pack) in front of you, tug a little on the line and use a distress call to pull the coyotes in, blaze away.
Slugs are expensive and hard to hit with, a coyote is only going to give your one chance and then it's gone, unlike a deer that's large enough that you can empty the magazine and maybe get a hit while it's running away. -- Kernel
Chang,
Street price on the 24F is about $375 new. A used Moseberg will run around $150, on sale at Wally World around $225. I'd still save up a little longer and get the 870 though.
I'd use 2 shot turkey loads, in a harvested bean field stake an old stuffed animal to the ground and tie some fishing line to it, sit with your back to a tree or in a fence line about 30 yds away with a camo net (the kind they sell at Walmart for $7 and will wad up into a fanny pack) in front of you, tug a little on the line and use a distress call to pull the coyotes in, blaze away.
Slugs are expensive and hard to hit with, a coyote is only going to give your one chance and then it's gone, unlike a deer that's large enough that you can empty the magazine and maybe get a hit while it's running away. -- Kernel
Nestor Rivera
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If you can get an FFL to transfer it to you, you might think about EAA 's Over Under in 6.5x55 (or 7x57R) and 12ga 3" for $279 from CDNN there web page is
http://www.cdnninvestments.com
Oh and .22rf is Way to small, my dad tagged a Rasaca Rat in brownsville 3 times and it ran to the water and swam off to die.
If you can get an FFL to transfer it to you, you might think about EAA 's Over Under in 6.5x55 (or 7x57R) and 12ga 3" for $279 from CDNN there web page is
http://www.cdnninvestments.com
Oh and .22rf is Way to small, my dad tagged a Rasaca Rat in brownsville 3 times and it ran to the water and swam off to die.
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PreserveFreedom
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From a shotgun, I'd go with #3 Buck or larger.
Which TYPE of Coyote?
Which Coyote?
The Western version is maybe twice the size of a Red Fox 30 pounds maybe!
The Eastern Coyote is considerably larger!
Many biologists believe the Eastern Coyote has cross breed with the Grey Wolf. Size can be up to 90-100 pounds.
Then there are Coy-Dogs. They can also be large.
A .22 can drop the Western Coyote but it is a stretch.
For all the others yeah .22 Magnum "maybe" up close but really you need a centerfire.
Which Coyote?
The Western version is maybe twice the size of a Red Fox 30 pounds maybe!
The Eastern Coyote is considerably larger!
Many biologists believe the Eastern Coyote has cross breed with the Grey Wolf. Size can be up to 90-100 pounds.
Then there are Coy-Dogs. They can also be large.
A .22 can drop the Western Coyote but it is a stretch.
For all the others yeah .22 Magnum "maybe" up close but really you need a centerfire.
Back in my college days we were pretty big into predator calling. I have called in a number of eastern coyotes to within thirty yards. Camo up and hunker down like turkey hunting, in a sense. I have to admit, I had more fun calling them in and getting replies than the actual shoot. A common slug will certainly do the trick at that range BUT you'll really want to familiarize yourself with your shotgun and the way it shoots first. I seem to recall having the best accuracy with so-called sabot slugs.
K
KilgorII
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Just get and SKS if you're wanting a semiauto coyote getter...
Figure $150 for a Romainian SKS + $30 for a Choate Standard Synthetic Stock + $99 for 1,000 rounds of Wolf HP ammo delivered to your door by http://www.ammoman.com
Total $279 for a good, ultra reliable, .30 cal semiauto AND 1,000 rounds of ammo.
Of course you can't go wring with a good 12 guage pump either.
Figure $150 for a Romainian SKS + $30 for a Choate Standard Synthetic Stock + $99 for 1,000 rounds of Wolf HP ammo delivered to your door by http://www.ammoman.com
Total $279 for a good, ultra reliable, .30 cal semiauto AND 1,000 rounds of ammo.
Of course you can't go wring with a good 12 guage pump either.
K
KilgorII
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oops... didn't explain one thing.
The reason for getting a synthetic stock is because the wooden one it comes with will probably be beat to crap. The synthetic stock will increase accuracy, purtyness, and will increase the length of pull to average American standards.
Goodluck!
The reason for getting a synthetic stock is because the wooden one it comes with will probably be beat to crap. The synthetic stock will increase accuracy, purtyness, and will increase the length of pull to average American standards.
Goodluck!
It seems ya'll just convinced a 16 year old to not buy a .22LR. Why? That is the perfect first firearm. Save your money and get a Marlin semi-auto or bolt gun (.22LR) instead of the Ruger 10/22. The Marlins are less than $150 and just as good. Ammo is $8 for 500 rounds.
I know you can't hunt coyote with it, but you can sure learn how to shoot accurately with it. While you are learning, you can figure out what to get for coyote, since there are MANY options.
I hope I havn't gotten off the subject too much, but I think you will be better off doing this since you can learn to be quite a marksman on a limited budget with a .22.
I know you can't hunt coyote with it, but you can sure learn how to shoot accurately with it. While you are learning, you can figure out what to get for coyote, since there are MANY options.
I hope I havn't gotten off the subject too much, but I think you will be better off doing this since you can learn to be quite a marksman on a limited budget with a .22.
RiverRider
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No4 is right about that...a .22 rimfire rifle is essential to any rifleman's collection.