Which rifle to use for coyotes.

[WYcoyote]

I vote for the .243 also.
Mild recoil, flat shooter, easy to hit with.
Enjoy the hunt, sounds like fun.

 

[MachIVshooter]

If what you're trying to do is to become intimately familiar and proficient with your big game rifle, then it is a wonderful idea. You'll do a hell of a lot more shooting at flesh hunting coyotes for a year or two than most will do in a lifetime of deer hunting. Like JD Jones said, "killing" is the best teacher. A foreign concept to the masses of hunters who fire no more than a box or two of "shells" out of their favorite deer rifle over a lifetime.

No argument with that as all. Just saying that, to me, "overkill" applies in more ways than damage to the animal. My .375 Ultra is definitely overkill for mule deer. Not because it will destroy the animal; in all likelihood, my .25-06 does more meat damage with the 117 Sierra than the RUM would with 300's on a smaller critter. It's overkill because there's no good reason to tolerate the 82 ft/lbs of recoil and huge blast when a smaller cartridge is just as, if not more, effective.

Becoming proficient with your rifle on non-game animals is a whole 'nother matter. But since the OP is borrowing, I don't think that one applies anyway.

 

[idunit]

Appreciate your guys help. I did figure the .243 or .270. Hopefully I will have fun, learn, and stay safe. Maybe this will be the beginning of something I can later teach my kids. I will let ya'll know if I did any good.

 

[JDGray]

Them dogs are very, very hard to hunt, good luck!!

 

[Mr. T]

Try the .270 win with 115 grain to 130 grain BTSP's -- they don't walk away.

 

[jem375]

223 is all you need for coyote

 

[CraigC]

It's overkill because there's no good reason to tolerate the 82 ft/lbs of recoil and huge blast when a smaller cartridge is just as, if not more, effective.

I was merely suggesting that there IS a good reason for tolerating 82ft/lbs of recoil and that reason was outlined in the post. The same reason why I hunted whitetail with my .405WCF for the year before my planned trip to Africa.

 

[Jefferson Herb]

coyote gun

We have a gentleman in my area who loves the 6.5,the faster the better.His new gun is a 6.5 /7STW which launches 120's to 3500plus,the sweet spot is 3400 range.He has accounted for coyotes at just over 1,000yds,and He wont waste barrel life on a lot of paper.
If no pelts are to be saved,Shoot what you shoot WELL,and don't look back.I've used 7mag 140 nos ballistic tips with 78gr 870,65 gr h4831,or any accurate load that will carry;in 7mag use boat tails to get the max performance. A 22-250 will work to 1/4 mile w 55 gr ballistic tips and 38 gr 380 powder[it's how it got it's name];but a .223 will work and ammo is cheaper than the other stuff if you don't handload.
Good Luck and hammer the yote's

 

[.378 Wby]

MachIVShooter --

"My .375 Ultra is definitely overkill for mule deer. Not because it will destroy the animal; in all likelihood, my .25-06 does more meat damage with the 117 Sierra than the RUM would with 300's on a smaller critter. It's overkill because there's no good reason to tolerate the 82 ft/lbs of recoil."

.375 Ultra Mag, 300 gr. bullet, 2760 fps, in a 10 lb. gun produces 36.15 ft. lbs recoil.

http://www.handloads.com/calc/recoil.asp

82 ft. lbs. recoil would be more on the order of a .577 T Rex. Here's a video of .577 T Rex being fired.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6j8yzjS-FY4&feature=related

Yotes aren't particular about what you shoot them with. But it's nice to have a rifle that points quickly, scope with a field of view (3x, 4x). And they don't call them "Wiley Coyote" without reason.

 

[MachIVshooter]

.375 Ultra Mag, 300 gr. bullet, 2760 fps, in a 10 lb. gun produces 36.15 ft. lbs recoil.

300 gr. handloads at 2,970 from a 7.5 pound rifle (including scope), no brake. I don't remember the exact powder charge off the top of my head, but about 98 or 99 grains, I think. I'll check when I get home. I used the Barnes calculator.

The calculator at handloads.com is incongruent with every other out there, but even with the load you mention, it calculates 45.63 FPE in a 10 pound gun, putting 93 grs. in for charge weight. I had to drop the charge to 60 grs. to get your figure. That's not enough powder to get reliable ignition in the necked down Jefferys case, let alone a respectable velocity. With my load and my rifle, that screwy calculator gives 69.99 FPE.

Plug in those numbers here, it gives 83 ft/lbs at 27 FPS. This one gives us 83 FPE and 26 FPS. The third here is also on par. Need more?

You're new here (welcome aboard, BTW ), so I'll just tell you that if you pay attention to my posts, you'll find that I don't go off half-cocked, talking out of my @$$.

 

[Sniper X]

Of those mentioned I'd also suggest the .243. Way more fun and cheaper to shoot than the others, and accurate enough to take a Coyote from at least 300m.

 

[.378 Wby]

OK, I just checked your links with some figures I know to be accurate (.458 Lott). The Handloads.com site it tossing out low-balls. I just grabbed it off Google, because my links to calculators are on the PC at home.

Not familiar w/ .375 Ultra. Just seems like any 300 gr. bullet at less than 3,000 fps would not produce that much recoil. But then math/physics is not my field.

We used the WAG system for load weight. "Wild A$$ed Guess" And I figure all recoil data on a 10 lb. gun, just because it's a "constant."

"Newbie" here, but not new to shooting. I started shooting in 1958.

 

[noob_shooter]

grab an AR15 in .223 and you're good..

 

[MachIVshooter]

Just seems like any 300 gr. bullet at less than 3,000 fps would not produce that much recoil. But then math/physics is not my field........ And I figure all recoil data on a 10 lb. gun, just because it's a "constant."

It's a very light weight rifle for such a chambering. Nice to carry, brutal to fire. Sighting in, I wish it weighed at least 10 pounds.

With your username, I assume you have a .378 WM. The data is darn near interchangeable between the two. Unlike Weatherby, however, Remington's factory loads are a bit light.