ruger 10/22's?

[bankwalker]

anyone use ruger 10/22's for coyotes? if not will they work for shots 100yds and under?

im looking to get one and build a little range gun/varmint gun. but i wouldnt mind using it for coyotes IF it will get the job done.

also if you got a cool 10/22 post up some pics.

thanks

[WAcoyotehunter]

Pretty light for yotes, but people use the .17 hmr and kill them.  I haven't had much luck with the .17 or rimfire .22's.  You might try for a head shot.

[mossback91]

I have one. Never use dit on coyotes, but it kills other small vermin good and is fun at the range.

[bankwalker]

yeah i didnt really think they would work as well as say a 22-250...not at those ranges 100yds+ i really dont think i would even shoot one with it. but if im out shooting sage rats and one pops up i wouldnt mind taking a shot or two at it.

but i dont want to shoot it and not kill it...even if it is only a coyote.

[bankwalker]

i was never really a fan of 10/22's but a few of my buddies have them...and they are fun to shoot.

i put 50rounds through on half dollar size hole at 25yds with open sights. and it made me want one lol...that was the first time shooting open sights in about 3 years so i was stoked.

[russ]

my girlfriends got one, i like it a lot! definately a fun gun to shoot. ive never shot coyote with it but it takes a raccoon 1st shot. ive taken a lot of raccoons with it. for coyotes its a little small, unless you get a head shot. never know unless you try though right?

[Ray]

I got one. Something to plunk around with. Good piece for introducing kids or new people to shooting.

[50CalJim]

I've had a Ruger 10/22 for years & it's probably the most accurate gun I've owned. The funny thing is I harvested that pesky mole I've been trying to kill for the last month with it this morning.

[jackelope]

i have one. i've looked into upgrading it and also looked at turning it into a 17. probably gonna put a bull carbon fiber barrel on it and stock to go with it, and shoot it for fun at a cheap price with no recoil. saturday at the range there was a kid and his dad both shooting 22's at the 100 yard targets fairly accurately.
great for a "fun gun" but not great to kill yotes with.

[bankwalker]

yeah the guys i know that have them have then tricked out beyond belief. they are some fun guns to shoot. and they all shoot thiers at 100yds shooting dime sized groups all day and even out at 200yds.

i just want one for camping so i have something to do when not hunting...and something for the girls to shoot when im shooting the big toys

not to mentions it also gives a great break when at the range and you dont feel like putting 300 rounds through your handgun lol.

we shot 1000 rounds in 2 hours through my buddies the other night. it was a blast and you get a good little compitition going when ammo is that cheap.

[ICEMAN]

Holy cow, you guys shot a round every seven seconds for two hours? How hot did things get?

[bankwalker]

lmfao really hot...he had 3 30round mags and we were just blasting away lol i touched the barrel and it was so f'n hot.

we didnt stop till we were out of ammo  lol

it was great. he got a new barrel for it so he didnt care about the barrel that was on it. some guy told us that putting that many rounds through it that fast would mess it up...so my buddie had to see for hiself.

[GoldTip]

I've owned several 10/22's, and they have all been very accurate.  Have shot one coyote with one, much like you said, out shooting gophers and happened upon a coyote.  Killed him dead at about 30 yards with a lung shot, ran maybe 30 yards.  I've seen several lung shot deer with 22's at up to a hundred yards go less than 10 feet as well.  Out to a 100 yards, I'd use it on a coyote, but there are many better guns.  This coming weekend gonna try calling some yotes and will be packing my Marlin in 22mag for closer shots and my 25-06 if I have to reach out and touch something.  That 22mag I'll use for out to 150 yards, but it is quite a bit more gun than a standard 22lr.

[bankwalker]

I've owned several 10/22's, and they have all been very accurate.  Have shot one coyote with one, much like you said, out shooting gophers and happened upon a coyote.  Killed him dead at about 30 yards with a lung shot, ran maybe 30 yards.  I've seen several lung shot deer with 22's at up to a hundred yards go less than 10 feet as well.  Out to a 100 yards, I'd use it on a coyote, but there are many better guns.  This coming weekend gonna try calling some yotes and will be packing my Marlin in 22mag for closer shots and my 25-06 if I have to reach out and touch something.  That 22mag I'll use for out to 150 yards, but it is quite a bit more gun than a standard 22lr.

yeah i was checking out the 22mag rounds. is there anything mods to make 10/22's shoot the 22mag?

that would be sweet if there was...

[Skycruiser]

I don't think its fair to hunt coyotes with a .22 (or any rimfire) due to the high probability of wounding one. They're pretty tough critters and can get lost in a hurry. I doubt that you'd retrieve even a third of the ones you actually hit, and that's under the best conditions.

I think if you're going to hunt them, a centerfire or shotgun is minimum.