"Yeah. I think this one'll do."
Posted on 06/09/2011 7:33:09 AM PDT by Notary Sojac
This fall, we are moving from the city to the country, and I've been told by all my new neighbors that coyotes are a problem.
What I want to do is bring them down quickly when they are in the house and yard area (about 7 acres). I'm not going out to the far reaches of my 100+ acres of woodlands to look for them, and I really don't care about messing up the pelts :-).
Other considerations
This will be my first long gun. I've strictly been a handgun range shooter up till now.
I don't need to go to the cheaper side when buying the rifle, but the cost of ammo is an issue as I don't handload and want to be able to practice a lot (I already have a 400 yd range site cleared).
Appreciate any advice.
I was helping out a farm in Tinton Falls NJ, ran across a woodchuck that had five furrows across its head.
Seems someone taged it at close range with a .22lr and it lived to tell the tale.
Left an impression on me.
I suggested the guy use a shotgun slug next time.
My buddy’s mom freaked out about the extermination of the ‘cute woodchucks’.
Not only that, think of his poor neighbors!
“If you only lived closer . . . I have a practically new Browning .243 with excellent scope . . I don’t hunt anymore but it would be ideal for what you need.
A good choice of caliber. I have a Browning .243 lever action with a scope that I bought for my wife several years ago (lol) so she could go deer hunting with me (west Texas, small deer) but never happened, lol, :) The only problem with the .243 is cost of ammo. Thereby, I would suggest something similar such as the .223/5.56mm maybe a Ruger Mini 14 or a AR-15 (semi version of M-16). These rounds can be purchased cheaply (especially reloads) at gun shows, Shot Gun News, etc. Makes for fun plinking too. Anyway, my two bits :)
30-30 Winchester 1892 Carbine with a ghost sight on the receiver tang. Super fun and you can also get sabot ammo in, I believe, 22 cal.
Lights out! ;-)
Okers.
See post 33 for ammo suggestion.
After you grab a couple boxes of the stuff, take the rifle to the range and practice with it, sight the scope etc, the high velocity stuff behaves vastly different than the usual 1230 fps ammo.
It will force you to also keep notes on which ammo works better for your rifle.
I have two Rugers.
One has a definite preference for the Winchesters.
The other seems to prefer CCI.
*shrugs*
Weird.
Good point. The noise would vaporize his neighbors.
Nothing cute about woodchucks. They're destructive pests. Personally, the last time I shot one was with .223 - left pieces of woodchuck where it exited and the thing still managed to get back in the hole before it died.
If you do not plan to take long shots, and the neighbours are a problem, I suggest a good old 12 gauge shotgun.
Coyotes are tough creatures, a load of heavy buckshot will do the trick if they are close.
Love the 7mm! It will kill em if it passes to close to their head! ;-) (not really bit they might die from from a heart attack if they saw the size of the slug!)
Big fat NO on any .22 Long Rifle.
I was going to suggest a mini 14, but the 10-22 with high capacity mag - 75 rounds, would do well. Don’t forget to use a Red Dot scope.
Remington 6mm Model 700 carbine
Yes, any 22LR would be highly unethical as well as cruel.
SEIU members? :-)
We chased one to the burrow, blocked off the holes, dumped kerosene in, then blew him up.
His mom asked what the thump was.
We did not tell her.
Providing you can get the coyote to use it.
I used a 12 G slug shot on a bowling ball once
Don’t leave food or garbage out and you’ll rarely ever see one. You will hear em, but I know the ones around here usually never venture close to homes intentionally.
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