Mike1234567
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.30-06 or .223 REM bolt rifle
I currently don't hunt because I don't like to. However, I would if I needed to. I've never had the need to dispatch a coyote either because I'm just shy of being rural "enough" for them to come around here. I did see a large cat once but it was dark and I wasn't armed at the time. Had I been armed I would've killed it because they do not belong in this area. Others have seen it around so I keep a loaded rifle handy now... a .223 REM w/ 55gr BT... I won't shoot a larger caliber rifle in this immediate area for fear of harming a neighbor. A fast moving lightweight BT should disintegrate on impact or dig deep with the sandy soil we have here.
My go-to gun "not right here" is a .30-06 Savage Axis. The Axis because that's all I can afford. The .30-06 because it's very versatile. At close range the 55gr Accelerators are accurate enough to dispatch a coyote or feral dog. The 110gr BT would do well too. We don't have any black bear around here but things can change over time and the .06, able to shoot up to 220gr RNSP, can take care of those too. The.06 can be downloaded to .30-30 ballistics so it makes a fine dear rifle too. What's not to like? Again though... for "right here" it's a Savage Axis in .223 REM. I can't afford an AR right now.
I currently don't hunt because I don't like to. However, I would if I needed to. I've never had the need to dispatch a coyote either because I'm just shy of being rural "enough" for them to come around here. I did see a large cat once but it was dark and I wasn't armed at the time. Had I been armed I would've killed it because they do not belong in this area. Others have seen it around so I keep a loaded rifle handy now... a .223 REM w/ 55gr BT... I won't shoot a larger caliber rifle in this immediate area for fear of harming a neighbor. A fast moving lightweight BT should disintegrate on impact or dig deep with the sandy soil we have here.
My go-to gun "not right here" is a .30-06 Savage Axis. The Axis because that's all I can afford. The .30-06 because it's very versatile. At close range the 55gr Accelerators are accurate enough to dispatch a coyote or feral dog. The 110gr BT would do well too. We don't have any black bear around here but things can change over time and the .06, able to shoot up to 220gr RNSP, can take care of those too. The.06 can be downloaded to .30-30 ballistics so it makes a fine dear rifle too. What's not to like? Again though... for "right here" it's a Savage Axis in .223 REM. I can't afford an AR right now.
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