Your Coyote Hunting Rifle?

[CountryGent]

Some recent threads has got me thinking of getting back into coyote hunting. I did a bit of some of that as a teenager/young adult and enjoyed said. Until then, I thought it might be neat to have a thread devoted to coyote hunting rifles. So, what do you use?

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[tomcat]

223 with 53gr vmax and a 12ga with Turkey 4 shot or buck shot

 

[Cogs]

A 110 yr old rifle called the 30-40 Krag (US 30) rifle. Knocks em dead. A great ranch gun. What fun!

 

[CountryGent]

A 110 yr old rifle called the 30-40 Krag (US 30) rifle. Knocks em dead. A great ranch gun. What fun!

That takes me back. As a young person, I had a "loaner" hunting rifle in the form a of sporterized Krag in the old .30/40. The action was so smooth.

 

[tomcat]

I have a 25-20 was my grand dads I mite try it sum time

 

[Kruel J]

223 with 53gr vmax and a 12ga with Turkey 4 shot or buck shot

Chitty chitty bang bang. Good choices all the way around! #4 turkey shot is my favorite shotgun round for dispensing soft targets!

 

[Cogs]

That takes me back. As a young person, I had a "loaner" hunting rifle in the form a of sporterized Krag in the old .30/40. The action was so smooth.

I've got two! One is an old one that I bought from my Dad as a teen for $50 bucks. I sold it to my brother, 40 yrs ago, for $50 bucks. 40 years later, brother offered me that old rifle for fifty bucks. I bought it. Just recently, he offered me another 30-40 sporterized with a scope. I said yes! Now I have two! Love both of them. And both still dead on.

Funny, he had a problem with the bolt not staying in the closed position. Kept popping up. So, he embedded a magnet into the stock to help keep the bolt down. Ingenious! It worked!

 

[jrd541280]

Savage edge in 243 with a timney trigger. Hornady 58gr. Zombies leaving at 3800fps.

 

[USMC-03]

Wildcat .240 Cobra built on a 98 Mauser action and topped with a 12x Unertl. I'll try posting a picture later on today.

 

[Sgt Nambu]

Back when I hunted, .223 Kimber M-84, .22 K Hornet Kimber M-82, custom 6mm Remington. A Winchester 1200 12ga.

 

[Twodogs]

My favorite coyote gun is my AR-15 in 6.8spc 16" pacnor barrel ,jewell trigger ,Nikon monarch gold 1.5x6x42 scope.

 

[Andy54Hawken]

I have a rifle I use for just about all my hunting.
( And yes , I never tire of posting pics of it )
It is my Hawken Rifle Copy.
.54 caliber. 80 grains of 2F , a .15 patch and a .530 round ball takes care of most anything.
Andy

 

[Pops1911]

Ruger Mini30 Ranch Rifle. Put a red dot on it last year.

 

[Stomper]

I've got two! One is an old one that I bought from my Dad as a teen for $50 bucks. I sold it to my brother, 40 yrs ago, for $50 bucks. 40 years later, brother offered me that old rifle for fifty bucks. I bought it. Just recently, he offered me another 30-40 sporterized with a scope. I said yes! Now I have two! Love both of them. And both still dead on.

Funny, he had a problem with the bolt not staying in the closed position. Kept popping up. So, he embedded a magnet into the stock to help keep the bolt down. Ingenious! It worked!

Say what?!

Teenager buys gun, sells to brother 40 years later = 53-59yrs. old

Brother sells back 40 years later = 93-99yrs. old

Wait.... OK, now I get it. I thought (for a moment) you might be a Warlock that drinks newborn baby blood to preserve yourself!

 

[mjbskwim]

I used my 10mm 1911 the other day
But I ordered a 18" barrel for my AR,so that will be the go to gun for yottlles.

 

[Sgt Nambu]

My favorite coyote gun is my AR-15 in 6.8spc 16" pacnor barrel ,jewell trigger ,Nikon monarch gold 1.5x6x42 scope.
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Heck yeah! Twodogs post reminded me of my Colt AR15 HBAR. A Coytote droppin' machine!

Nice rifle, Twodogs!

 

[USMC-03]

Here is my .240 - built by Mashburn Arms about 1949 or 1950 as best I know. I've shot 3/8" groups at 100 yards with it and taken coyotes at 250 with no problem. I'm hoping to get out to a rockchuck field one of these days and give my loads a try out to 600.

 

[Stomper]

My 6.8SPC that I built with deer and 'yotes in mind... when I can get back around to (seriously) hunting in another year (or two)

Essential Arms lower, Stag Arms 20" 6.8SPC upper, Leupold-AR 1.5-4x24, A2 style 45* offset BUIS, Hogue free-float, Magpul fixed stock, CAA pistol-grip, simple bi-pod... nothin' too special, just all business.

 

[Ura-Ki]

I found a bull barrel Winchester Mod 70 in .243 win that really knocks them head over tail! Also use my CG 63 in 6.5X55 Swede. Most shots are longer, but when I can, I have an Old Rem 40X in .222 with a Heart Barrel and Red Field 6x18X50 that refuses to miss

 

[No_Regerts]

I have a Tikka T3 in 223 with an 8 twist. I have been using 55gr Ballistic Tips, but will be messing around with 68gr Hornady BTHP.

I used to use a 700 in 243 with 70gr Ballistic Tips. It seemed to have a more convincing effect.