coyote caliber

[Jake]

Rem. 700 Heavy bore .223 at 100Yrs. busted through 1/8 steel plate N/P 
and Ammo would not be any Problem to get 556 will be there for a long time.
20 Yrs in the Army I like the 700 series,  in a 223 or a 308 I have both and I guess I am Bias

[Bulldog]

I've only killed one coyote but i love my 223 for everything

[Seeking_Coyotes]

Interesting to look at what caliber those who won the Cresson Coyote contest used:

Coyote Results Name County Date Time Weight Sex Cal Method
Dustin J. Moyer Clearfield 2/9/2013 10:30 30.1 F 12 ga FoxPro
Josh Leiw Clearfield 2/9/2013 1:00:00 39.6 M 12 ga FoxPro
Brandon D Knee Clearfield 2/9/2013 1:00:00 34.4 M 12 ga FoxPro
Nathan Latterner Cambria 2/9/2013 3:15:00 31.9 M 12 ga FoxPro
Joshua Beltowski Cambria 2/9/2013 5:30:00 32.6 M 22-250 FoxPro
Lewis Santucci Greene 2/10/2013 3:15 35.8 M 243 Calling
Lewis Santucci Greene 2/10/13 11:30 33.1 F 243 Calling
Randy Sepac Greene 2/10/13 7:00 32.4 F 243 Calling
Randy Sepac Greene 2/10/13 8:00 33.5 M 243 Calling

[uncle buck]

I stay away from a VMAX!  They tend to explode on the surface.
I have also been a bit disappointed in the  17 Fireball for fox.. wow what a ripper it is with 25 grain  Hornady HP...

Often wondered how the  17 Hornet is??   But factory ammo last I read only comes in VMAX!!!

When I'm  doing some serious coyote hunting it will be with a 22250!!! shoots pretty flat from 0 to about  225 yards.. Most shots are at  100 yards anyway when you predator hunt..However it's a ripper on fox too. But if you want to anchor something I prefer the  22250.  I even made one of my Encore actions dedicated to my Encore 24 inch barrel....

This past  week end I hunted in the Mosquito Creek hunt... My son used the 22250 Encore and I used 25 grain  17 Fireball reloads in a Encore action..

Wonder how the 17 Hornet does work for fur?

I am really considering going back to the  Marlin bolt action 22WMR and the  22 Hornet Encore  for fox.  Winchester 22 WMR   45 grain Dynapoints just anchor fox so nice! They kill nice at  100 yards too!!I read a report about Dynpoints going deep.. I have tried them and they are working out like the article said...If I was going to use the  22 Hornet for coyotes I would shoot for the head.

[foxtrot]

I have been using a 243 for serious coyote hunting and it is hard on them.I think a 222 or 223 would be a good choice.

[Fritz58]

They  all  shoot      good if loaded right.I hunt with a .204 and love it but also own a .220 swift and .243 Ackley Improved.They all shoot great and have good points,but Id pick the .243 AI if I had to pick one.Better in the wind and more load options.

[Misterjake23]

Uncle Buck

     I use a 17 hornet and love it.  I have not shot a coyote with it but have shot a few fox.  Small hole going in and no exit would.  I did a lot of research before buying one, and it has great bullistics.  Very similar to a 223.  Here's a link that might help.

         http://www.rifleshootermag.com/2011/11/09/the-new-hornady-17-hornet/

   

[uncle buck]

misterjake23 thank you for posting the info.... I'm sure once I can have an Encore barrel made into this calbier I will do it.. last i checked my source for barrels they were not yet making it... However thanks for posting the info..
I do have the 17 Fireball Encore and 2 each 17 Rem, one in heavy barreled Encore and  700 BDL! the older  17 center fires all shoot with great accuracy and knock down power... I shoot LH so hence my reason I kind of shy awy from RH actions...

Notice the www.eabco.com sell the  219 Wasp in a on the shelf Custom barrel Encore!!! that kind of like a  22250...$325.00 for a gun is not a bad price if you have the action already to change it out too..
Even  the old  222 is an excellent predator hunting caliber...Many of the Savage 340 are floating around. Best to get one with the mounts on it already...Heard tell it's hard to find the scope mounts on a savage  340.

[Misterjake23]

     I have the Savage Walking Predator model.  Its a middle weight barrel.  At 100 yards, I can put 5 shots dead nuts on, all within the size of my thumb nail....Super accurate.