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Predator Hunting => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: jpsflock on January 26, 2011, 07:26:23 PM

Title: What gun to buy
Post by: jpsflock on January 26, 2011, 07:26:23 PM

Im thinking about buying a new rifle to hunt fox and coyote with what do you guys like to use for these 2 predators

Title: Re: What gun to buy
Post by: Buckwheat on January 26, 2011, 08:58:49 PM

jpsflock
The guys that keep the fur seam to like the 22 hornet 223, 17 fire ball and 17 rem calibers, not rim fire. As far as guns the best one? Buy what you can afford and the best scope you can afford. As far as what rifle maker, well that choice should be left up to you and what you like.

Title: Re: What gun to buy
Post by: scott on January 26, 2011, 09:07:05 PM

.17 centerfire is my first choice, my second would be .22 hornet. 

Title: Re: What gun to buy
Post by: uncle buck on January 27, 2011, 01:07:18 AM

Quote from: scott on January 26, 2011, 09:07:05 PM

.17 centerfire is my first choice, my second would be .22 hornet. 

This is what I would do too...

Title: Re: What gun to buy
Post by: jpsflock on January 27, 2011, 07:43:18 PM

I got a remington 17 fire ball today, with a nikon scope . I got my kill light mounted and now need to sight it in on sat. cant wait to get out and shot something with it.

Title: Re: What gun to buy
Post by: uncle buck on January 28, 2011, 02:05:56 PM

good luck with your new gun... Great gun the 17 center fires  for all predators you can take with a furtakers license  and also outstanding gun for woodchucks too..

Title: Re: What gun to buy
Post by: StrykerFeniX on February 16, 2011, 08:17:53 AM

Any downsides to a 223?

Title: Re: What gun to buy
Post by: coyotenightmare on February 16, 2011, 09:31:45 AM

A 223 is a great gun. My experience is that it's not as fur friendly on fox, but is excellent for coyotes. The right bullet would help though. I just never played around with mine for predator hunting. I mainly use it for deer, and love the results from it. It's amazing the performance these little guns do on deer and there is not really any recoil. Brass is cheap! You can't go wrong with this caliber in my opinion. I ripped some big holes in foxes with it, but I shot all of them with my deer hunting loads. My fault.

Title: Re: What gun to buy
Post by: StrykerFeniX on February 16, 2011, 09:43:19 AM

Thanks for the info. I have a 30-06 for Deer but I figured a 223 could be my back up for deer if needed.

I am looking a picking up a 223 this week

Title: Re: What gun to buy
Post by: Team Howler on November 16, 2011, 10:33:40 PM

What do you guys think about a .221 fireball. My father n law has one and loves it. We've only used it for coyotes. How would it do on foxes?

Title: Re: What gun to buy
Post by: dreamcatcher on November 17, 2011, 09:16:45 AM

LTF
   Is a 223 legal for deer??

Title: Re: What gun to buy
Post by: coyotenightmare on November 21, 2011, 02:52:48 PM

It's legal where I hunt. Not sure what other states regs are but for where I am in pa the 223 is a favorite of a lot of the locals that I hunt and intermingle with. They are quieter, don't spook deer so bad, making it possible to shoot more than one (when legal), the list just goes on. Love this caliber......I think my favorite caliber of them all would be the 280.

Title: Re: What gun to buy
Post by: Claybird on December 02, 2011, 09:06:22 PM

no braner this will geter done
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFYXTH7Gdhk

Title: Re: What gun to buy
Post by: Lifes2fun on December 03, 2011, 11:41:56 PM

Quote from: dreamcatcher on November 17, 2011, 09:16:45 AM

LTF
   Is a 223 legal for deer??

As long as it is a centerfire .223 then yes (also as long as its in an area open to rifle hunting)