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Coyote Hunting - From 10 Yards to over 1,000 Yards
243. win for varmints and coyotes!
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<blockquote data-quote="Three44s" data-source="post: 1040195" data-attributes="member: 43573"><p>.204 Ruger, .223 Rem, .22-250 Rem, .243 Win, .25-06 Rem ...... I own all these and kill coyotes and more with them. I use bigger rifles and some handguns as well.</p><p></p><p>What would I chose? That depends on what you really want out of this new rifle.</p><p></p><p>If you are hunting strictly coyotes or smaller and in the daylight ......... I'd lean towards the .204 Ruger and the .22-250 Rem.</p><p></p><p>If you factor night time in ........ then I'd lean towards the .243 Win.</p><p></p><p>I started with the .243 nearly fourty years ago. The fellow I hunted with at that time was a dyed in the wool night hunter. I found the .243 to kill any coyote with any bullet!</p><p></p><p>When I went to the .22-250 ....... I found out real quick what bullet you chose mattered a LOT! But you got the right slug ...... and you had one killin' machine!</p><p></p><p>The .223 was different ....... the right bullet really had to go in the right spot!</p><p></p><p>The .204 kills more efficiently than any of the others I listed. With say the 32 gr. V-max ....... you'll have less pass throughs and some really dead right there coyotes .... your scope picture will not be lost until after you know the results ........ I like that a lot. Very ...... VERY small hold overs as well. I measure efficiency as how hard it is on the shooter vs. how hard it is on coyotes! Some coyotes will travel with this cartridge ..... that's for sure but on balance it's a hard cartridge to beat.</p><p></p><p>But if you want to blow coyotes into the next universe .... the .25-06 is the ticket! Speer's 87 gr. HP TNT .......... oh MAN!</p><p></p><p>More recoil than is necessary .. but a sledge hammer for sure!</p><p></p><p>Now, I see wind mentioned a lot on any thread arguing what cartridge for coyotes etc. ........ I fail to see the merits of worrying about wind. Our coyotes are just plain holed up with it's blowing very much.</p><p></p><p>Three 44s</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Three44s, post: 1040195, member: 43573"] .204 Ruger, .223 Rem, .22-250 Rem, .243 Win, .25-06 Rem ...... I own all these and kill coyotes and more with them. I use bigger rifles and some handguns as well. What would I chose? That depends on what you really want out of this new rifle. If you are hunting strictly coyotes or smaller and in the daylight ......... I'd lean towards the .204 Ruger and the .22-250 Rem. If you factor night time in ........ then I'd lean towards the .243 Win. I started with the .243 nearly fourty years ago. The fellow I hunted with at that time was a dyed in the wool night hunter. I found the .243 to kill any coyote with any bullet! When I went to the .22-250 ....... I found out real quick what bullet you chose mattered a LOT! But you got the right slug ...... and you had one killin' machine! The .223 was different ....... the right bullet really had to go in the right spot! The .204 kills more efficiently than any of the others I listed. With say the 32 gr. V-max ....... you'll have less pass throughs and some really dead right there coyotes .... your scope picture will not be lost until after you know the results ........ I like that a lot. Very ...... VERY small hold overs as well. I measure efficiency as how hard it is on the shooter vs. how hard it is on coyotes! Some coyotes will travel with this cartridge ..... that's for sure but on balance it's a hard cartridge to beat. But if you want to blow coyotes into the next universe .... the .25-06 is the ticket! Speer's 87 gr. HP TNT .......... oh MAN! More recoil than is necessary .. but a sledge hammer for sure! Now, I see wind mentioned a lot on any thread arguing what cartridge for coyotes etc. ........ I fail to see the merits of worrying about wind. Our coyotes are just plain holed up with it's blowing very much. Three 44s [/QUOTE]
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