22 Hornet
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About 60 years ago in the Sierra Nevada’s of Calif. I shot many coyotes with a 218 Bee using factory Winchester 46 gr HP’s. This is the same factory bullet used in the Hornet. My ranges were probably 150 max, most closer to 100. It never took more than one shot, no runners. Ballistically the Hornet and 218 are almost identical, with the right bullet that Hornet will definitely kill coyotes. My favorite Hornet for prarie dogs was the 40 Ballistic Tip with about 11.5 gr Little Gun
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yotehunter6
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Just bought me and the Grandson A pair of Ruger m77/22 Hornets just for Coyotes. I have a couple Sig Hexium suppressors and a couple of Nikon 3x9 scopes. I have used 22 Hornet for many years and love it for calling.
Never took a shot past 175 yrds, but it always drops them pretty quick.
Stay within its limits and its just fine for the job.
Never took a shot past 175 yrds, but it always drops them pretty quick.
Stay within its limits and its just fine for the job.
Bowhntr6pt
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I'm a Hornet fan. I have an old surplus H&R M4 Survival Rifle chambered in .22 Hornet (barrel has been altered to be 16") and I have a 10" Contender barrel in .22 Hornet.
My brother has a Pre-64 Win 70 Super Grade in .22 Hornet and he has no problem killing deer with it in north Florida (head shots under 100 yards).
My brother has a Pre-64 Win 70 Super Grade in .22 Hornet and he has no problem killing deer with it in north Florida (head shots under 100 yards).
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My favorite bullet is the Hornady 35 grain. I dropped a nice 8 point buck with one shot 2" below the ear. Dead before it hit the ground. With a suppressor it would be like a whisper, they are pretty quite to begin with
I think it matters where you live. As much as I love my .22 Hornets for woodchucks, I wouldn’t deliberately take one out when calling our big Eastern coyotes/coy wolves/dogs or whatever they are — they would probably just laugh at you in a coyote way if you hit one. In fact, I’ve gotten away from even hunting them with a .204 Ruger, as I was getting too many runners; went to a heavier-bullet .22 Creedmoor, .22-250, or a 6mm instead.
Would agree that if you do go after coyotes with a Hornet, the 45 grain PSPs over the lighter plastic-tipped bullets would be the way to go.
Would agree that if you do go after coyotes with a Hornet, the 45 grain PSPs over the lighter plastic-tipped bullets would be the way to go.
K-22hornet.
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I've had my Ruger M77 Hornet since about 1992-93, and have shot many coyotes with it.
From my experiences, I limit my head-on shots to about 100yds, and will stretch it out to 150+ for broadside shots.
I tried 40gr, 45gr and 50gr bullets, from B-Tips and V-max to soft points and hollow points both Made-for-Hornet bullets and those for higher velocities., and I had runners and floppers with all of them.
Once I switched to Barnes X and XLC's, the number of runners and floppers reduced noticeably.
All that to say the Hornet will work on coyotes, within a 'reasonable' range and with a decent bullet.
From my experiences, I limit my head-on shots to about 100yds, and will stretch it out to 150+ for broadside shots.
I tried 40gr, 45gr and 50gr bullets, from B-Tips and V-max to soft points and hollow points both Made-for-Hornet bullets and those for higher velocities., and I had runners and floppers with all of them.
Once I switched to Barnes X and XLC's, the number of runners and floppers reduced noticeably.
All that to say the Hornet will work on coyotes, within a 'reasonable' range and with a decent bullet.