Coyote Rifle Suggestions

I was looking at the Remington VTR to. To me I think it's a great gun. Where do you plan on buying one from? I'm hoping Cabela's will have a sale on them before Christmas.

Here's my 'yote killer. My wife bought it for me last Christmas.

It's an M&P 15 5.56. Nothing TOO pimped out though. I wish I could afford top of the line optics, etc but man can it get expensive.

However, I'm not too sure that it's needed. I can hit 1.5 inch groupings at 200 yrds with this thing. Certainly lethal and one heck of a fun weapon to shoot.

HAWK.. That gun is sick :thumb

Tikka or CZ both make a great rifle. My favorite for calling so far is my CZ 527 chambered in a .223. Its a short action and very accurate. IMO its perfect for calling. The Tikka is a cheaper version of a Sako IMO. It has a very smooth action and very accurate. Whatever you choose make sure it feels good in your hands and as with any weapon practice a lot with it.

Yea, im gonna be buying from Cabela's or maybe Sportsman's Warehouse. Thats a nice gun hawk, gonna kill some taliban? lol

What about the Thompson Center Venture in the 223? Are they as good as they say they are?

22-250 is my favorite varmint calibermI use a Remington 700 Sendaro SS fluted Heavy barrel topped with a Zeiss 6.5-20x44 scope.

I also have a bushmaster varminter in .223 and like it alot.

another Vote for the CZ 527 (Var) in .223

This is the rig I use for all my yotes and love it

V/R
M.Bird

The vtr is supposed to be bad ***, but Ive heard its loud as crap. I just bought the rem 700 sps 308 with the 26" barrel. Im having the barrel cut back to 20" to make it more practical, but I love my gun! I shot 3 shots within a quarter straight out of the box at 100 yrds. little recoil and fairly cheap load. I am shooting the hornady 168gr a-max. They seem to do the trick, dropped an 180lb 8 pt while running at 150 yards last week.

Ive also heard that it is loud with the muzzle break, but if you buy from Cabelas, they have the option of a rifle without one. I really dont care about noise as much as accuracy and reliability.

I love my Savage 22-250. I use the Nikon coyote special scope and they seem to be the perfect match.

"PredatorSlayer1" wrote:I love my Savage 22-250. I use the Nikon coyote special scope and they seem to be the perfect match.

X2 I have the same set up :thumb

I'm a fan of the .22-250. I currently shoot a .220 Swift and it's hell on coyotes. Not impressed with the .223. A friend of mine just got one for Christmas, and has "hit" a couple of coyotes with it already, but they've all ran off, including one at 125 yards. I've never had that issue with my Swift, even out to 375 yards. I love my Ruger M77, nothing special or pretty, but will drive tacks all day long. Just got a Nikon Monarch with the BDC ret. in it. Diggin it so far.

As far as an "all purpose" rifle, it's tough to beat a .243. They can be loaded with 58 gr. varmit loads (3600-3800 fps) or up to 100 gr. for deer or possibly elk. (I've seen it done several times, by my friend's mother)

I try and avoid recommending specific rifles for coyote. Just too many variables and too much personal preference involved. I will say, for myself, in a factory chambering, I like the .22-250 for coyote. And I'm a turn bolt guy. But, if someone else wants to go to town on them with an AR platform, that's great too!

But as far as chambering selection for coyote, I'm a huge fan of chamberings that shoot EXTREMELY flat. More flat than can easily be had in any off the shelf factory chambering.

To me though, the "main thing" with a coyote rig, is how it fits and handles. Having a triple or even a five pack running over the caller and not wanting to let any of them leave turns into some fast action, fast target aquisition, your rifle better feel right in your hands or you're gonna look stupid in a few seconds kind of action.

So choose a rifle that feels right in your hands, shoulders quickly and naturally and just has the crosshairs painted where you want them almost automatically.

My "main squeeze" on stand for quite a few years now has been my .17 Predator. Which is a necked down, blown out .223 with the shoulder moved forward for increased capacity. My working load has 30 grain bullets moving out at about 4100 fps. Extremely flat shooting, no recoil - I see every shot through the scope, superbly accurate and folds up coyotes like cheap lawn chairs. Here is a picture of my .17P after it's first morning afield.

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This year though, just for grins, I've been campaigning a 6-284 launching 55 NBT's at a hair under 4300 fps. Shoots even flatter than the .17P, just as accurate, but hits a lot harder (kinda hard on fur...). Here is what it did on it's first full day afield a couple months ago:

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Anyway... My opinion, pick something flat shooting - a .17 Rem, .22-250, Swift, .204 or .243, then get it in a rifle that fits and handles for YOU.

- Dave