Welcome, The Savage 10 is a great rifle and the 308 is all you need in the Eastern US and good for most of the West. Dr. Major Boddicker of the "CritR Call uses the H&K 308 Semi auto as his primary coyote gun. But , he gets paid for dead Coyotes not pelts. If you reload then I have some things you can look into. No doubt that if you put one in the front half. he is DRT. Dick