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Coyote Hunting - From 10 Yards to over 1,000 Yards
.22 MAG too small for coyotes???
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<blockquote data-quote="Pdvdh" data-source="post: 703425" data-attributes="member: 4191"><p>I am no expert with the .22 Mag on coyotes. The only coyote I ever shot with a .22 Mag was an Alaskan coyote at 110 yards. Weighed about 40 lbs. Hit it with a 40 gr jacketed hollow point through the ribs tight to the back of the front legs and it dropped dead as a door nail in its tracks. Never even twitched. We used to hunt and shoot a lot of red fox with the .22 Mag in Michigan and it was more than enough gun to kill the 12-14 lb Michigan red fox out to a good 100 yards. Whereas a standard 22 long rifle resulted in a much higher percentage of wounded red fox, without the most deadly of shot placements. Shot a few red fox on Kodiak Island with the .22 Mag also. Those fox weigh more like 20-25 lbs because of the easy living they have scavenging off the saltwater beaches. The .22 Mag was plenty on them also. </p><p></p><p>If shooting coyotes much past 100 yards, I would certainly recommend more than the .22 Mag for any serious coyote hunter. Closer than 100 yards and I would be comfortable on broadside standing shots, such as with the one I killed years ago. </p><p></p><p>In the wide open spaces where longer shots would be common, I would at least use a .224 center fire, if not even a larger caliber to reduce wind drift and extend range.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pdvdh, post: 703425, member: 4191"] I am no expert with the .22 Mag on coyotes. The only coyote I ever shot with a .22 Mag was an Alaskan coyote at 110 yards. Weighed about 40 lbs. Hit it with a 40 gr jacketed hollow point through the ribs tight to the back of the front legs and it dropped dead as a door nail in its tracks. Never even twitched. We used to hunt and shoot a lot of red fox with the .22 Mag in Michigan and it was more than enough gun to kill the 12-14 lb Michigan red fox out to a good 100 yards. Whereas a standard 22 long rifle resulted in a much higher percentage of wounded red fox, without the most deadly of shot placements. Shot a few red fox on Kodiak Island with the .22 Mag also. Those fox weigh more like 20-25 lbs because of the easy living they have scavenging off the saltwater beaches. The .22 Mag was plenty on them also. If shooting coyotes much past 100 yards, I would certainly recommend more than the .22 Mag for any serious coyote hunter. Closer than 100 yards and I would be comfortable on broadside standing shots, such as with the one I killed years ago. In the wide open spaces where longer shots would be common, I would at least use a .224 center fire, if not even a larger caliber to reduce wind drift and extend range. [/QUOTE]
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