Post by: heronblu on February 16, 2015, 08:16:12 PM
Post by: AWS on February 16, 2015, 08:33:44 PM
For called coyotes my rifle is a Savage 11 sporter in 22-204(more than a 223 less than a 22-250) with a 1.5x6 scope, targets of opertunity I have a Remington LVSF in 22-250 with a 2.5x10 scope and for PD's and targets I'm in the process of building a Savage 11 in 222 Rem with a 6.5x20 scope.
Post by: carpsniperg2 on February 16, 2015, 08:33:58 PM
Post by: dontgetcrabs on February 16, 2015, 09:41:34 PM
Post by: b23 on February 17, 2015, 12:57:02 PM
Looking for a good coyote/varmint gun and like the idea of a .22 centerfire. Anyone have any advice on a good one? I don't really want to break the bank either so keep that in mind. Thanks!
Given your parameters, a .223 would be my first choice. There are MANY to choose from, they last forever, a wide variety of ammo is available and a .223 has pretty much the cheapest ammo you'll find. So if you are looking for a centerfire rifle you can shoot a lot and for the least amount spent, a .223 is what you want. I'd suggest looking for one with at least a 1-9 twist barrel which will give you a much bigger range of usable ammo.
My second choice would be 22-250.
Post by: Jonathan_S on February 17, 2015, 01:00:20 PM
.223 is good unless you are looking to have a 400-500 yard setup which a lot of guys do :twocents:
Post by: Curly on February 17, 2015, 01:03:48 PM
:dunno:
Post by: Curly on February 17, 2015, 01:32:10 PM
It launches a 60 gr bullet at 3,600 fps. Anybody want to guess what cartridge it is?
Post by: Skillet on February 17, 2015, 02:00:16 PM
Post by: Curly on February 17, 2015, 02:00:50 PM
223 wssm
Post by: Mongo Hunter on February 17, 2015, 03:24:32 PM
Post by: Jonathan_S on February 17, 2015, 03:34:54 PM
I haven't heard that .204's are real barrel burners.
:dunno:
Well that's all I've done is heard it so I could be wrong. There are other reasons I wouldn't consider a .204 though.
223 wssm
That is one BAD cartridge but yeah, eats up barrels.
Post by: b23 on February 17, 2015, 03:45:26 PM
Nope.
223 wssm
I think those 223 WSSM's would have been more popular had they fitted them with a lot faster twist tube. Seemed like such a waste to have all that Horsepower (10 grains more powder capacity than a 22-250) and be limited to light weight booolits. I always thought those things had so much potential but they never seemed to really gain much popularity and now, you rarely hear of one mentioned.
The whole "barrel burner" thing with many different cartridges has been largely overstated. Lack of cool down time between shots is the number one cause of throat erosion and that's what goes to hell on barrels not the whole barrel. Overbore cartridges are certainly more damaging to throat erosion and some are worse than others but the person pulling the trigger can make a big difference, good or bad. By letting the barrel cool a bit in between firings you can extend the life substantially but you take one of these hot rod rounds to a P-dog town and you can toast the throat in one day.
Post by: Curly on February 17, 2015, 03:52:54 PM
64 gr bullets shoot good and I haven't tried heavier, but I heard that the heavier than that likely won't do well.
Post by: heronblu on February 17, 2015, 06:51:01 PM
Post by: ScottyO on March 01, 2015, 07:19:09 PM
Post by: Ridgeratt on March 01, 2015, 07:26:26 PM
Looking for a good coyote/varmint gun and like the idea of a .22 centerfire. Anyone have any advice on a good one? I don't really want to break the bank either so keep that in mind. Thanks!
Given your parameters, a .223 would be my first choice. There are MANY to choose from, they last forever, a wide variety of ammo is available and a .223 has pretty much the cheapest ammo you'll find. So if you are looking for a centerfire rifle you can shoot a lot and for the least amount spent, a .223 is what you want. I'd suggest looking for one with at least a 1-9 twist barrel which will give you a much bigger range of usable ammo.
My second choice would be 22-250.
Some wise info here!
Granted 223 is/ or was easy to get. I would also consider a 22-250.
Reasons being if they ever want to shut off the 223 to reloaders just dry up the primers!! They are small rifle along with numerous others of the 224 dia. But they 22-250 uses large rifle. :twocents:
Post by: 300rum on March 01, 2015, 07:43:57 PM
Post by: Bofire on March 01, 2015, 08:13:04 PM
Post by: slm9s on March 28, 2015, 09:51:58 PM
if you reload: 6br
if you don't reload: 243
Post by: mikeybuck on March 28, 2015, 11:03:38 PM
Post by: ghosthunter on March 28, 2015, 11:19:31 PM
Post by: Rem14 on March 29, 2015, 09:53:23 PM
Post by: grundy53 on March 30, 2015, 09:08:08 AM
Post by: Bill W on March 30, 2015, 09:29:06 AM
If you plan on hunting coyotes and not going thru 1000 rounds a week (p. dogs) get a .22-250.
Back when mil surplus .223 cases were available for $.01 each and .22-250 cases were only sold in boxes of 20 (no bulk prices), for the same price as what it would have cost for 3500 rounds of hand loaded .22-250 ammo I got a 700 Varmint Special in .223, a 4-12x scope, loading dies, components and still had $50 left over.
On that first prairie dog trip I did hit one area that enough p dogs to threaten my stash of ammo. A .223 will hit and kill prairie dogs out to 550 yards. Beyond that it takes a good spotter to find the little buggers.
A .22-250 will cut thru the wind at quarter mile distance and make hits easy where a .223 shooter would be checking for subtleties in the wind. Bullet choice greatly helps with this also. My .22-250 shot best with either Sierra or Nosler 52 grain BTHP bullets. The .223 shot best with the Speer 52 grain HP bullets which had a very big nose and lower BC.