Should I mount a scope on my AR or buy a new rifle for yotes?

[shoot-em-dead]

You know- after thinking about it I would suggest that this year you just use your 30-06 with some light loads. predator hunting is both addictive and very hard. You may get the occasional drive buy but when it comes to calling them in it is tough. Save your money this year and find out if you like it. Lots of hours can be spent freezing your arse off without calling in a thing.

[jaredpost]

You know- after thinking about it I would suggest that this year you just use your 30-06 with some light loads. predator hunting is both addictive and very hard. You may get the occasional drive buy but when it comes to calling them in it is tough. Save your money this year and find out if you like it. Lots of hours can be spent freezing your arse off without calling in a thing.

What size of .30 cal bullet would you recommend? Like I said before, all I have right now is 180 grain bullets but I reload and could easily make up some smaller loads.

[shoot-em-dead]

110 grain - max powder

[Bofire]

Yes, both. and you might as well get a new AR upper also.
  Carl

[GEARHEAD]

Gotta agree with the above remark with regard to using your 30-06. i believe i was ahead of myself or maybe yourself with my prior advise. use the -06, if ya don't plan on going to a range, just use the 180 grainers that you already shoot. if ya do go to a range just shoot a 150 grain anything.
my new advice, " Do not buy anything until you call in a yote and kill it for the first time"  After that, the sky's the limit. my shots for called in yotes average maybe 50 yards. lots at 15 yards. so just carry the -06 ya got and go for it, get some camo tape for it, be sure to have shooting stix, and did i mention camo, camo, camo. buy a Randy Anderson yote hunting dvd, i would recommend calling in all dogs III, get a couple calls, i use the Circe med/long range rabbit, and a Carlton #10 open reed,and then, after success, decide what ya want to do, to further your coyote adventures.

[Big10gauge]

Coyote hunting isn't any fun and is highly over rated as a pastime, save your money and buy booze.

[shoot-em-dead]

Coyote hunting isn't any fun and is highly over rated as a pastime, save your money and buy booze.

You are

[MikeWalking]

Save your $$ and buy a scope...

Of course if you just want a bunch of us to say you need a new rifle I'm sure we will all oblige

Last time I looked, Federal had a 55gr sabot in 30-06.  3200fps

[dontgetcrabs]

Coyote hunting isn't any fun and is highly over rated as a pastime, save your money and buy booze.

Very funny.   

[jaredpost]

Well I went and bought a new scope for my 06 so I think I'll give a try hunting with it first. I've been looking a the hornady 110 grain V-Max bullets. Once I get some rings I'll mount my old scope on the AR and take it to the range to see if I like the setup.

Can someone suggest a place to go within an hour or two drive from Tacoma? I'm hoping to go out next friday but I'm not sure where to go yet. If anybody wants to go show me the ropes I would be very grateful.

[Blacklab]

That AR will do for ya, just put a Bushnell 3x9 trophy scope on it. be sure to purchase 1/2 inch risers for it, they install on the rail, to raise the scope, you absolutely want to do this.that gun will do just fine for you i suspect. don't expect it to be a 300 yard tack driver, it is what it is. so save the money on the scope. that Bushnell is actually a pretty good scope, I've had two, still have one, only costs a buck.



good luck.

That is exactly what I did. 2 years ago bought a Nikon bushmaster for the 06 and took the Bushnell off put it in a box. I already had eoulux 4x22 on the carry handle, which was okay. A month or 2  ago I ran down to wholesale sports picked up a Leupold riser $40 and weaver rings slapped it on the AR. Works alot better than the previous scope with the higher magnification. For less than $60 and a old scope laying around I'm quite pleased. 

[Guano]

I have an ACOG TA01 w/a  LaRue Tactical ACOG Mount QD LT-100 on my AR...I hunt a w/it religously.  55gr V-max 1-9 twist.  I use this weapon when my shots are hopefully going to be less than 200 yds, otherwise I use my 204!

[Bofire]

Tacoma Sportmans Club on Canyon road is a good place to shoot. $5.00 per gun, tehy have pistol, rifle and shotgun ranges.
Carl

[Straight Shooter]

I have a 1.5-5x20 (circle dot) on my DPMS AP4 for cover/inside 200 yards, and a 4.5-14x44 (mil-dot) on my DPMS Lo-Pro.