what would you get?

[grubbylabs]

If you could not get a 223 or a 22-250 what would you get for Varmint or yote hunting?

 

[twofifty]

For the bigger varmints, consider a 243.

 

[conhntr]

hornet. but im on the east coast killing groundhogs which is kinda different from p-dogs. i seldom shoot over 150 yards, and seldom kill more than 5-10 in a day. a good day!

 

[Heavenlyfire]

I had way too much fun with my buddies 22-250. That would be my choice. Very accurate and we were shooting about 100-150 yards. Although, 223 ammo is going pretty cheap right now.

 

[Lastmohecken]

243 would be good, but here in our state, we can use anything 30 caliber or smaller for coyotes. Frankly, so far, I have not been very impressed with the anchoring power of the .223 for coyotes, and usually use my Browning Blr .308, and sometimes my 25-06 or even a model 94 30/30.

I do have a 22/250 in a Browning BLr, that I purchased for coyote hunting but I have not yet, taken a coyote with it. But on hindsight, I would probably be just as happy with a .243

 

[gdcpony]

.243 throwing 75gr bullets at about 3500fps. Stops a yote in a hurry!

 

[dakotasin]

25 souper if you're a handloader, 25-06 if not.

 

[juk]

223 and 22-250 would be my top picks. The 220 Swift is a real hotrod. For varmints, the 243 would be as large as I would want to go.