Help me pick a new caliber

[HUNTINCOUPLE]

.243

[Bwana Bob]

Ruger Hawkeye in 257 Robert's

[C-Money]

.243, .257 roberts, 7mm-08

[adamR]

So I ended up with a camo savage axis in 243with a scope that will come off... I went to cabelas for like two hours and held all the under $450 guns... That being said, the Remington 770 is garbage, the ruger American wasn't bad but not for me, and for what I wanted the axis was perfect.  On sale for $350, plus. 5% military discount! after taxes I paid less than $370...

So do I shoot rounds that will drop a deer too? Or will that ruin a hide on a coyote?  What factory rounds do you guys recommend for just coyote and coyote/deer?  I'd like to try a few different rounds.

[Bofire]

  Cheap federal blue box in 80 or 100 grain. either one is fine for both.

I shot a 2 point laying on the ground looking at me, 200 yards, hit it in the throat with federal 80 grain.
flipped clear over backwards, feet in the air, dead! punches a 1 inch hole thru coyotes. I like the 100 grain a bit better. 243 does the same thing as 22-250 trajectory wise, with a bigger bullet.
Carl

[soccerguy]

Does this make any sense to anyone?  I'm actually pondering the same decision as adamR.  I already own a 7mm-08 in a Remington CDL 700 with a good scope on it, but I kind of like the ballistics of the 25-06.  So, I'm considering purchasing a Sako A7 Long Range in that caliber as a deer/coyote gun out to 500 yards or so.   Thoughts?

[fast1]

I use my .223 lately, but I still take my .243 out quite abit. If you want to hunt deer as well in Washington I think .243 is the smallest caliber you can go with. I may be wrong tho. I use 100 grain partitions for deer & coyotes. As far as little fur damage, they all do good till you hit a bone. I bought my dad a howa 1500 for fathers day and it was about $500, TC venture would also be a good choice and they are under 500 as well. The TC's I have are very accurate. I wouldn't hesitate to by another or recommend.

[CAMPMEAT]

6.5 Creedmoor has all your needs covered.

[Jim the Plumber]

243, it will fit your parameters,all the way around.  Look at the Savage/ Stevens rifles, also the Ruger American.

[Shooter]

Easy choice, 243