Hunting Washington Forum
Other Hunting => Coyote, Small Game, Varmints => Topic started by: mallard79 on February 17, 2011, 07:13:56 PM
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Right now I am getting ready to sight in a borrowed AR style .223 so that I don't have to shoot my old .308. I would like to start looking for a yote gun of my own, just wondering what all you veteran yote killers use and why? I am leaning toward a 22-250. I don't handload, so something I can buy ammo off the shelf for is in order.
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I mainly use an AR in 223, but I have also killed a lot of dogs with my 22-250. Both are deadly on any varmint. Ammo is going to be cheaper to find for the 223, but remember you get what you pay for. If you compare good quality ammo it's not that much more to buy 22-250. Also I'm sure I'm in the minority but I tend to use a few more rounds per kill with the 223 over the 22-250 so for me it's a toss up in costs. :twocents:
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Just my opinion, but if its a bolt gun, i say .243, if its an AR platform, i say .223, cost being the reason. I have an AR type now, but by far, my best yote gun was a .243 bolt. ya tend to hit first time at longer range and your shooting 58 gr bullets at almost 3800 fps.
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Savage bolt 223. I just picked up a Remington 700 in 204 that I plan to try once I get it dialed in. Have to fix the horrid trigger first though.
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coyotes
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Depends on the game I am chasing, .300 winmag, 870 express, .17hmr. All good critter killers. :chuckle:
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I like my 204s for sage rats, prairie dogs and coyotes. You can see the hits in the scope and it will out perform the 223. Ballistically it will match the 22-250 for the first 250 yards.
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22-250 is the best choice in my book. I like the ar-15's a lot as well. I am running a 7mm-08 a lot now.
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Whatever's in my hands when one runs by.. But if I'm solely yote hunting I shoot a 22-250.
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22- 250 and ar-15 are great choices couldn't go wrong with either ;) 22-250 will reach futher more accurately than a ar outside of 250 yards. Either way you'll have a winner winner coyote dinner :chuckle: I'm a ar shooter ;)
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I shoot an AR-15 and I would like to buy a 22-250. Hopefully soon
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For yotes my 6mm always is along, then for a backup/second gun it is whatever fills my fancy that day.
7mm rem mag, .270wthby, 30-06, .308, .300win mag, looking for a .223 BLR or a 22-250 A-bolt grey laminate varmit stock with the boss...
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Shoot the gun you are most comfortable with. I would use my .270 deer rifle. Always good to get practice on smaller game with the rifle you will use on big game.
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Whatever I can grab first! 300 Win Mag, 30-06, .22, .410, 20 guage, 12, guage, .357, 9mm etc. My go to right now is my .250 Savage but am getting (eventually) a 700 SPS Varmint (lh) in .243 for long range coyotes. I like the extra punch at longer distances of the .243 over the 22-250 plus you can still hunt deer with it. :twocents:
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I would have to lean towards the Ar in 223, when it comes to cost & the ability for those quick follow up shots it cant be beat... Not that 22-250 is not a great gun for it as well but why not get quantity & quality rolled in one semi auto package.
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If it was a bolt gun I would use a .243 with a bullet in the 55 to 65 gr range. Knocks the tar out of them. For a AR caliber there's plenty to pick from excluding the .223. the .223 is a good cal for calling ranges and getting fairly consistent kills out to about 250 yrds using the right bullet, but there is better calibers. Again it's the guy behind the gun that matters the most.
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depends. i have a 22-250 dedicated to predators but i have been in some areas that i took the ar in .223 out due to the high number of coyotes in the area. all personal prefference. i would shoot whatever you are the most comfortable and familiar with.
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For me its a toss-up between my AR or Encore in .223, both seem to do well out to and a little beyond 200+. Sure, the extra distance of a 22-250/etc would come in handy at times, but the cost of ammo, selection of reloading parts and (lack of) frequency of long distance shots, the .223 seemed to be the best choice
Plus the semi-auto feature of the AR can't be beat
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I shoot a Ruger M77 ultralight mark II in 204 ruger.
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:)Calling for fun and entertainment , 223, calling to kill coyotes or a contest or shooting more than 250 yards "er so" 243 80 grain kicks butt! 243 is the go to gun. I shoot bolt guns. I have killed alot of coyotes with a 22-250 too and like it a lot, but it does not run with the 243 for killing at long range.
Carl
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I killed my first dog with a 308 seemed to work well. ;) I hunt with a bolt .223 or mini 14 now. I think the bolt .223 is a great option but I am regretting it a bit. I wish it was a 243 now. If it was a 243, I could still do everything I do now with the rifle, except I could shoot a bit farther and take the rifle out for deer season. The rifle is a very accurate and really nice to shoot (Kimber). With the 243 you just have more options as to what you can do with the rifle. Just my .02 Good luck
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Out here on the pennisula I use a 250-3000 bolt action carbine with a 1.25x4x24mm Ill. Dot scope loaded with 75gr "X" bullets. Pelt hunting I shoot a 22-204(snow camo) bolt action with a 1.5x6x40mm scope loaded with 40gr NBTs at 3950fps or a 6mm-204(brush camo) bolt action 1.5x6x40mm Ill. Dot scope loaded with 55gr NBTs Lead Frees at 3600fps. If I'm hunting with a partner or really heavy cover it's a 12ga/5.6x50R O/U with a 1x4x20mm scope loaded with 1 3/8oz Bismuth BBs and 52gr HPs.
AWS
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.223 Rem 700 VSSF stainless fluted 2-10 VX-3
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weatherby .223 with a vortex scope (x-mas present from my wife. SHE DID GOOD!)
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I know .223 is a great cartridge for yotes, but i use browning a-bolt in .243. Works great!
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I've always been a bolt action guy, until I shot an AR. Now I have one really nice lower an several choices of upper. I use the 17 Remington upper if we are after fur, the 223 if we are going to do some plinking too. The 25 wssm and 6.5 Grendel are heavy and so I haven't taken them out for coyotes (yet).
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I like the Winchester Model 70 Coyote 243.
