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That looks a lot like my AR, but I use a 243 bolt gun for hunting coyotes. It is lighter than my AR, but much slower on follow-up shots. I am sure the 223 will take down a coyote. Many people use them. As far as which gun is best, I think it is more a matter of personal preference than anything else.
My other choices are a Howa 1500 .30-06, a Marlin 336C in .30-30, and a single shot #1 Remington rolling block in .357 Mag. I've taken coyotes with all of those, but the AR is at least as accurate as the Howa and way quicker on the second shot. I once missed a double on coyotes with the .30-06 because of the slow bolt action. That's when I decided I needed the Bushmaster Varminter. I didn't get the Predator because I wanted the extra 4" of barrel for rats.
The rolling block is too nice to take coyote hunting:
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