Best Coyote Gun ????

[nybuckboy]

I'm sorry if this has been discussed before but IYO... what is the best coyote caliber and what grain bullets?

[BizCT]

Guess it depends on what you plan to do with them. If your just killing them to get rid of them, a higher caliber like a flat shooting .243 or higher if you want. If you want them for pelts or to get mounted, maybe a .22-250 or .224 something like that

[scobar]

I used 2 guns, .223 for longer shots and 12G #4 for in close.

[Elmo]

How close do you need to get with a 12 gauge in #4 shot? #4 is really small.

[chiefbkt]

I use a 22-250 with 40 grain FMJ just to kill them. If I am saving the pelt, .22 WMR with 40 grain solids.

[pistolp71]

How close do you need to get with a 12 gauge in #4 shot? #4 is really small.

I don't know if thats what he meant or not but when we hunt the coyotes with dogs and they are usually on the run we use #4 BUCK. It's a little smaller than 00 buck. Kills them clean.

[SteveNY]

I carry a .223 loaded with Federal Premium 55 grain Nosler Ballastic tips or a 12 gauge loaded with #4 buckshot, depending where im hunting, sometimes both. I'll hold the .223 in my hands tho, if a yote is coming in real fast I'll grab the shotgun. More often then not, they sneak in, so its usually a .223 round for them.

How close do you need to get with a 12 gauge in #4 shot? #4 is really small.

I think he's talking about #4 buckshot.

[Culvercreek hunt club]

I use a 22-250 with 40 grain FMJ just to kill them. If I am saving the pelt, .22 WMR with 40 grain solids.

Not a fan of FMJ in hunting situations. Why the choice for you?

[Caveman]

A lot of guys use the FMJ's for predators when they'll be keeping the pelts since it punches a nice clean small hole and spares the skin for the most part.

[WNYBuckHunter]

I use a 223 with 55 grain bullets. Ive been using Remington Core-Lokts. Hornady V-Max is also a great round. The safety aspect is more important to me, I wont shoot FMJs hunting.

[chiefbkt]

Not a fan of FMJ in hunting situations. Why the choice for you?

I use the FMJ for one reason, got a great deal on 500 rounds ($100). Buddy of mine bought a 22-250 and 500+ rounds with it. They didn't group well in his gun and I can cover my 3 shot group at 100 yards with a dime shooting them. Other than that, I have a 55 grain ballistic tip I will use when these are gone. I also have a 40 grain JHP I use for chucks...and man do they shred them!