.204 ruger 45 grain hornady's

[ivarhusa]

I voted with my dollars for the Savage Model 10 in .204 Ruger.  The one 'yote I shot through the shoulder at 200 yds had a big exit wound. Bummer for the hide. (It was my first skinning job, and a throw-away anyway.)

For your amusement, here is a look at the front of my rifle with a home-brew bipod, intended for bench-rest testing. It clips into the front swivel attachpoint.





That's a shingle nail being used as the clevis pin.  Low tech.

Ivar

[atomicjoe23]

One thing to keep in mind when selecting a coyote gun is definitely what you can shoot with the caliber and when you can legally hunt with it. . .

with a .22 centerfire you can hunt up to a cougar. . .no deer. . .with sub .22 centerfire you cannot shoot cougar. . .

. . .with a .22 centerfire you can hunt coyotes year round with only a small game license. . .with anything bigger than a .22 centerfire you need to have a big game license and a tag for whatever the current big game season is in order to hunt during a big game season. . .
 
. . .this and availabilitry were why I decided on a .22-250 vs. a .204 Ruger or a .243 Winchester. . .just something else to keep in mind

[tlbradford]

Clever set-up Ivar, thanks for sharing.