Dedicated Yote gun=22-250 or 220 swift or 243 or?

As far as scopes, I found that my 2x7 was plenty good for prairie dogs at 300 yards. With a different rifle, a 3x9 was plenty good on them to 400. I'm less excitable about high magnification, compared to most folks...

I was just bragging on the -06 in another thread. If you are willing to handload, or get someone to do it for you, the 25-06 will amaze you. I use the same load for coyotes and groundhogs, a 75 grain Hornady hollow point. It is flat shooting, has intense range, and is more resistant to wind drift than the lighter .22 calibers. It has much greater long-range potential than the .243 (another caliber I like very much).

You also mentioned particular rifles. Anyone who reads my postings will recognize me as a devout fan of older Remingtons. Any of the older 700s chambered in 25-06 will make an excellent shooter. Mine will hold sub-MOA with no modifications, but mine is a 1974 vintage, and the newer 700s are not the rifles the older ones were.

My father-in-law has the Savage American Classic in 25.06. He bought it new last year, and it is a splendid rifle. We did do away with the Accu-trigger and replaced it with a Timney, but that was more a matter of personal taste, and the factory Accu-triggers have many fans.

Sadly, Thompson Center doesn't offer their amazing Icon in 25-06, or I would recommend it. My father-in-law bought his first Icon early last year, chambered in .243, and was so pleased with the rifle that he has since bought 3 more in .300 TC, .308, and .22-250. They are all Sub-MOA out of the box, and the quality is superior.

KR

Hey, did anybody mentioned the .222 Remington?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.222_Remington

I find my Remington 788 in .222 with a good scope is just deadly for coyotes, feral dogs, skunks, and various other pesky varmints.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remington_788

I reload so good ammo is as cheap as .223 Remington. Why .222? It's more accurate than the .223, is why.

Of the three you mention...the .243 get the nod!

More wind bucking potential and more energy delivered at longer ranges.

You just can't go wrong with .243 Win, .260 Rem, 7-08 Rem or .308 Win. In the long action, good bets are the .25-06, or even a .270 Win. I personally opted for the .308 Win.

Geno

My vote's for the Swift. But if ammo availability off the shelf is a primary concern, the .22-250 might be a better alternative.

The .25-06 has been my favorite for 32 years. I don't think you'd be short changed using factory ammo either if you don't want to reload. The trajectory is about as flat as you'd want with an amazing amount of energy behind the bullet.

Choice is yours, but mine was the .25-06 a long time ago. Never regretted it for 1 minute.

It's hard to beat the venerable 25-06 for dog sized game, even deer sized game shivers at the thought! lol

Rem 700 in .22-250, but get the wood stock!

I just bought a Savage mod16 Fhss in a 22-250 for hunting coyotes in upstate Pa..Took it to the range yesterday shoots great. I only shot it on the 100 yrd. range. Next time I'll try it on the upper range that go's out to 500 yrds. I have a .243 win. I can use but I just wanted to get a .22cal. Most of my shoots will be under 100 yds.