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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: Hillbilly270 on December 30, 2009, 11:40:19 AM

Title: Help me buy a gun!!
Post by: Hillbilly270 on December 30, 2009, 11:40:19 AM: Im looking to get a new rifle and happened to fall across the winchester M70 coyote light. Looks like a nice rifle but would like some first hand knowledge from anyone who happens to own one. Another rifle that has my eye is the weatherby vanguard black sub-moa. Any info guys? I can't make up my mind so maybe some of you on here can. :dunno:
thanks for your help and happy new year.
Title: Re: Help me buy a gun!!
Post by: ing on December 30, 2009, 11:47:37 AM: A buddy of mine used to have the sub-moa in 22-250. it was a pretty good shooter. I dont know anything about the Winchester that you mentioned. What caliber are you thinkin about buying?
Title: Re: Help me buy a gun!!
Post by: AWS on December 30, 2009, 11:58:23 AM: The Winchester Coyotes were some of the last rifles to come off the Win production line before they closed their doors. Some have had accuracy problem, I hear it on the net with the 223 WSSM most, it is a very nice gun though. If you could shoot it before you buy it that would be nice. With the Weatherby/Howa at least you'd have factory backing.

AWS
Title: Re: Help me buy a gun!!
Post by: Hillbilly270 on December 30, 2009, 12:00:33 PM: either 243 or 257 wby mag. Im leaning toward 243. The 257 bullets are expensive. I reload so it would cost me more up front to get started with the 257.
Title: Re: Help me buy a gun!!
Post by: high country on December 30, 2009, 12:04:10 PM: Quote from: Hillbilly270 on December 30, 2009, 12:00:33 PM
either 243 or 257 wby mag. Im leaning toward 243. The 257 bullets are expensive. I reload so it would cost me more up front to get started with the 257.
you can form 257 out of 7mm rem w/o trimming or any of the others but you will have to trim.....sans the 338win
Title: Re: Help me buy a gun!!
Post by: Hillbilly270 on December 30, 2009, 01:42:26 PM: Got a line on either a winchester coyote lite or an extreme weather.....both the same price.
what is with the blued action on the lite? and is 2" in barrel length going to make a difference? i know i would have a hard time givin up 2" :yike:
Title: Re: Help me buy a gun!!
Post by: Huntbear on December 30, 2009, 02:53:13 PM: As long as you know what your doing, losing 2" is not that big of a deal... just ask littlebuf... although the jury is still out on him knowing what he is doing, from what I hear

:yike: :yike: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:
Title: Re: Help me buy a gun!!
Post by: Big10gauge on December 30, 2009, 02:58:08 PM: Help me buy a gun!!

And here I clicked on your topic thinking that you were asking for donations to buy a gun. Well I guess I'll donate some money elsewhere. :dunno: :chuckle:
Title: Re: Help me buy a gun!!
Post by: mossback91 on December 30, 2009, 03:44:03 PM: Quote from: Big10gauge on December 30, 2009, 02:58:08 PM
Help me buy a gun!!

And here I clicked on your topic thinking that you were asking for donations to buy a gun. Well I guess I'll donate some money elsewhere. :dunno: :chuckle:

I could use some gun money!! :chuckle:
Title: Re: Help me buy a gun!!
Post by: jackelope on December 30, 2009, 03:48:11 PM: i wouldn't pay extra for a sub-moa vanguard :twocents: my 257 roy with some handloads shot under an inch out of the box and it is not a sub-moa.
it is expensive to shoot, which is why it went away. i do not reload. :'(
Title: Re: Help me buy a gun!!
Post by: Hillbilly270 on December 31, 2009, 10:40:14 AM: thanks guys.......i guess if you wanted to donate i would be willing to accept your donations.
I decided on an extreme weather winchester in 243. hopefull i get a good shooter.
Title: Re: Help me buy a gun!!
Post by: WDFW-SUX on December 31, 2009, 10:44:00 AM: Good luck!
Title: Re: Help me buy a gun!!
Post by: Bulldozer on December 31, 2009, 11:00:10 AM: I have the weatherby vanguard stainless in 257wby. Shoots excellent and yeah its expensive but it makes you shoot a little better too. I have burned twice as much or better ammo with my 22-250 and probably have the same number of dogs with each one.
Title: Re: Help me buy a gun!!
Post by: denali on December 31, 2009, 11:25:40 AM: Help me buy a gun ??? are you serious ??? put the money away, buy the rifle ... stick in the gun safe, if the wife asks..... just say my buddy fred asked me to keep it??
Title: Re: Help me buy a gun!!
Post by: carpsniperg2 on December 31, 2009, 11:27:41 AM: i have a a win modle 70 but not a coyote i have shot one and i saw nothing with the gun at all. the vanguard is a very good gun if you can reload the 257wby is the gun to go with i realy like that caliber that would be my vote and :twocents:

denali i will hold any of your guns for you i got 1-2 spots open in my safe
Title: Re: Help me buy a gun!!
Post by: poulsbo on January 02, 2010, 10:42:18 AM: Sportsmans warehouse or whatever they are called now has a smoking deal on a browning wssm 25 i think it was $500,