I'm thinking of buying another gun, maybe making a project out of it. Anyhow, unless I find time to get a hunting license, the main use will pest control around the farm.
My first thought is that I've gotten by with my dad's old .22LR for this long, I should just get another one. Only I'll fix it up so that I can shoot it a lot better. (The sights on the old remington are kind of crude and won't adjust low enough)
But the latest problem has been coyotes. A big plot of farmland (close to a square mile with the adjoining creek and woods) about 3/4 mile away was just taken by eminent domain and turned into a park. No one hunts there anymore so critter populations are on the rise. We've seen several coyote and fox around the area, and have had a few coming up around the barn and the horses. So that got me to wondering about .22Mag and the new .17HRM.
The area is all 5 acre lots scattered among fields but its growing fast. All shots will be under 100 yards, more likely between 50 and 75. Its safe to shoot if your careful about the direction, but I don't want something thats going to carry a long ways and hit something that was out of sight. So what do you guys think would be the best choice? I want to go fairly inexpensive, maybe a marlin bolt action or a taurus pump, if I can't find a used gun to fix up.
I also thought about a shotgun, but haven't found a good source for anything but birdshot around here. Buckshots not legal for deer here so no one carries it.
Any ideas?
Thanks
My first thought is that I've gotten by with my dad's old .22LR for this long, I should just get another one. Only I'll fix it up so that I can shoot it a lot better. (The sights on the old remington are kind of crude and won't adjust low enough)
But the latest problem has been coyotes. A big plot of farmland (close to a square mile with the adjoining creek and woods) about 3/4 mile away was just taken by eminent domain and turned into a park. No one hunts there anymore so critter populations are on the rise. We've seen several coyote and fox around the area, and have had a few coming up around the barn and the horses. So that got me to wondering about .22Mag and the new .17HRM.
The area is all 5 acre lots scattered among fields but its growing fast. All shots will be under 100 yards, more likely between 50 and 75. Its safe to shoot if your careful about the direction, but I don't want something thats going to carry a long ways and hit something that was out of sight. So what do you guys think would be the best choice? I want to go fairly inexpensive, maybe a marlin bolt action or a taurus pump, if I can't find a used gun to fix up.
I also thought about a shotgun, but haven't found a good source for anything but birdshot around here. Buckshots not legal for deer here so no one carries it.
Any ideas?
Thanks