A2lockdown
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- Oct 15, 2005
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so after what was by far the worst deer season of my life (biggest buck chased off by a car, dogs, coyotes & black cats spooking deer, people walking in the feild, and a hundred other things that went wrong every trip for 3 months; it was just un-freakin-beliveable) i ended up shooting a small buck with my bow at last light, perfect placement but not a pass through so no blood trail, didnt want to push him off the property so i came back in the morning, and guess what?? the same stupid song dogs that i let pass at 10 yards countless times cause i didnt want to mess up the deer hunt ate every scrap of meat on my buck. to add insult to injury, i just learned their pelts averaged 40 bucks each last year. :banghead: so its payback time. the question is, im on a very limited budget so what should i do?
i have an old savage .22lr/410 o/u, open sights only, no way to mount a scope. super accurate (one hole) @ 25 yards, good to 50, but thats about the limit.
looking at a savage 93 in 22 wmr. ive got a 3-9X32 bushnell that i could put on it. not ideal glass but would it survive, and allow me to make hits at 100?
im not looking to make a 300 yd shot, considering there was a couple times i could have literally kicked the darn things. but ive never done any predator calling or hunting so i dont know what to expect.
what i would like to know from anyone who hunts coyotes regularly, will the 22mag be worth the investment, or will the 22lr deal with em? (it has to be rimfire cause im not paying $1 per shot for centerfire ammo!) not bragging, but shot placement wont be an issue, i know how to do that. effective range/terminal performance combination is what i need to know.
ive looked a little on the varmit/coyote forums and found nothing useful. i really cant see why anyone spends thousands to shoot varmits hundreds of yards away. if thats your game, i respect it (and yeah, i wish i could afford it), but dont bother telling me to get a 223. this is not going to be a full time thing for me, just something to do in winter and help out a few rancher friends losing cattle and whitetails.
i have an old savage .22lr/410 o/u, open sights only, no way to mount a scope. super accurate (one hole) @ 25 yards, good to 50, but thats about the limit.
looking at a savage 93 in 22 wmr. ive got a 3-9X32 bushnell that i could put on it. not ideal glass but would it survive, and allow me to make hits at 100?
im not looking to make a 300 yd shot, considering there was a couple times i could have literally kicked the darn things. but ive never done any predator calling or hunting so i dont know what to expect.
what i would like to know from anyone who hunts coyotes regularly, will the 22mag be worth the investment, or will the 22lr deal with em? (it has to be rimfire cause im not paying $1 per shot for centerfire ammo!) not bragging, but shot placement wont be an issue, i know how to do that. effective range/terminal performance combination is what i need to know.
ive looked a little on the varmit/coyote forums and found nothing useful. i really cant see why anyone spends thousands to shoot varmits hundreds of yards away. if thats your game, i respect it (and yeah, i wish i could afford it), but dont bother telling me to get a 223. this is not going to be a full time thing for me, just something to do in winter and help out a few rancher friends losing cattle and whitetails.