22 magnum for coyotes

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hello,
i have a question on how effective the 22 magnum would be for coyotes. i am looking to get a savage model 93g and using it against these nuisances. most of my shots would be within 75 yards. also, what loads do you prefer? i have heard the cci game point is pretty good.
 
Some will tell you you need a .223, but inside 75 yards, a .22WMR works fine for me.

I use the Federal 50gr HP ammo. It hits pretty dang hard for a rim fire.

As with any rifle in any hunting situation, shot placement is critical for a clean kill.
 
My buddy still kills them out to 100 yards with an old Erma lever action .22 magnum rifle.
He isn't all that particular about brand name of ammo he uses either.
As long as it is "40 grain hollopoint" he uses it.:)
 
wouldn't hesitate with any 22mag ammo out to 100yards. provided you do practice:)
 
Not a big fan of the 17HMR for coyotes. 22 Mag works fairly well. 223/222 better yet. Not many 40 grain 22lr hps around but the CCI Velocitor at 1435fps is great. FAr as I'm concerned, a dead 'yote is a good 'yote, at least around my farm. The deer "highways" have become "dog" highways. I hope I don't break a leg in the back 40 cause the dogs will get to me before my kids do.
 
Boy, you guys must have some dumb coyotes. :D
No self respecting coyote in this country will show himself in the open under 300 yards and usually way further out.
 
No self respecting coyote in this country will show himself in the open under 300 yards and usually way further out.
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While I don't doubt this to be true in your neck of the woods,most of our coyotes are taken at less than 50 yards,mostly while we're deer hunting(at least that is true for me and those who hunt with me). Many are taken with 12 ga. buckshot. The trick isn't getting them that close,it's being able to get a shot off BEFORE they make it into the next county after you realize they are there.
 
If you go to rimfirecentral.com and do a search on "coyote" and ".22 magnum," you will see a lot of discussion there also.

The vast majority of respondents seem to feel that the .22 WMR is quite adequate, provided the shooter knows the limitations of the round vis-a-vis distance, and has the skill to place his shots with reasonable accuracy.


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I suspect that the OP is talking about "shots of opportunity". You're fine to 125 yds or so.
 
Yep.

JohnM said:
Boy, you guys must have some dumb coyotes. :D
No self respecting coyote in this country will show himself in the open under 300 yards and usually way further out.
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Guess they must be pretty dumb then. I work security at a small "satellite" campus of a community college. We have a 3-5 acre plot of desert land to the south of the campus that we have to walk regularly on the lookout for brush fires.

I was out there the other day, and a yote ran past me at 20 yards or so. I go through some brush, cut across a small ravine, and back up, and there's the same yote trotting along his same path, and a second one about 30 yards away. I'm standing there watchin em for a minute or so, and turn around, and there's a third yote in the brush not 10 feet away, staring off at nothing. I reach for my phone to snap a pic of him, he turns and sees me, and sprints away. :rolleyes:

Works for me though. I'm gonna try my hand at bowhunting them, starting this evening actually.
 
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I guess I'm the odd man out. I don't feel that the .22 Magnum is adequate for Coyote unless I'm sure of a head shot...mainly because I want to do all that I can to kill quick. I don't want to cause suffering...even with a sick, mangy 'Yote. Too much opportunity to cripple and have him run off to die slowly.

If the distances are within 150 yards, the nearly forgotten and vastly underrated .22 Hornet or Khornet is just about perfect for dispatching the Little Wolf. Much beyond that, and we're into .223 territory, and I won't take a shot if it's more than 300 yards...and only at that distance if the wind is light.

Just my 2% of a buck.
 
I've used the 22 mag on coyotes and I would not recommend it. I have too much respect for those resilient little canines to blast away at them with a rimfire. Use a 22 hornet at minimum.
 
I have NO problem with shooting coyotes out to 100 yards with my 22WMR. I use 40 grain HP's, and a lung shot does the trick.

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I've used the 22 mag on coyotes and I would not recommend it.
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Why not?
I have too much respect for those resilient little canines to blast away at them with a rimfire.
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A view I do not share. These are ruthless killers of wild game and young livestock,raiders of wild turkey nests(along with raccoons and 'possums the leader predators of wild turkeys). Anything that is legal that makes them dead is GTG and a .22 mag does that very well.
 
I use the .22 Hornet for coyotes, and with a max load of Hodgdon's L'il Gun behind a 35-grain Hornady V-max it will take them out to 200 yards. I have a very accurate .22 Mag (a Ruger 77/22M) but I do not like if for coyotes.
 
I agree with post #20 Jimmy is right on I have had to watch yotes ripping fawns apart and eating them alive. If you hit the yote in the gut and it takes a while for him to die way over yonder all the better you don't have to mess with the carcass.
 
I agree with post #20 Jimmy is right on I have had to watch yotes ripping fawns apart and eating them alive. If you hit the yote in the gut and it takes a while for him to die way over yonder all the better you don't have to mess with the carcass.
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Welcome to the SPCA -- the Self-Propelled Carcass Association.;)

Deer-killing dogs can benefit from the same treatment.
 
Deer-killing dogs can benefit from the same treatment.
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Agree! The only problem with that for me is that here in Alabama the Beautiful it is a felony to shoot/kill a dog. For these feral game (and pet)killers the 3S rule applies. Oh,and a .22 magnum works on them too! Not that I would know since it is illegal to shoot a dog here ;)))))
 
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