Best AR for coyote hunting

So we're running hounds and slinging lead. Somehow the two don't seem to go together, at least if they were my dogs. I don't care how cheap ammo is. Hounds can't be had at 50 cents even if you get em from the pound. If you've ever shot at 500+ yards then you know how long the flight time of the bullet is and in the world of running dogs a lot can happen in that lenght of time. Very entertaining thread though down right Har..Harr larious...
 
I don't have or hunt with hounds. I am the hound most times, so it not a big dea... Hmmm.... Wait ! Please don't shoot me !
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Originally Posted By: WolferCSo we're running hounds and slinging lead. Somehow the two don't seem to go together, at least if they were my dogs. I don't care how cheap ammo is. Hounds can't be had at 50 cents even if you get em from the pound. If you've ever shot at 500+ yards then you know how long the flight time of the bullet is and in the world of running dogs a lot can happen in that lenght of time. Very entertaining thread though down right Har..Harr larious...

A typical 223 bullet from a short barrel would have ~.729 seconds of flight time to hit the 500 yard mark. If a coyote is running 35mph; he's only going to cover just under 40 foot of ground in that time. Not to mention the rifle will be 4.5+ feet low (sighted in at 200 yards), with no time for a range finder or knob spinning. Who can't make that shot?
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300 yards... MAYBEE, 500 yards... you stand as good of chance geting hit by falling frozen space dung.
 
coleridge is right on. No I did not verify his #'s but the premise is 100% correct! BTG and anyone else who wants to argue, did you ever stop long enough to think why hunting and AR type rifles have are negative idea's to the masses who really don't care. Get a grip! JMO
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I am not much of a running at long distance shot maker. So I will stick recommending to a rifle and scope. Give JP Enterprises CTR-02 a look. IMHO, the best AR out there with all kinds of barrel, handguard, stock, finish, color, and comp options. I love mine. But with a 22" bully, it is hefty one to carry around. I use it for target shooting. As far as scopes, stay in the 1.5 - 2 x for low and 7 - 10 x for high mag. I replaced the 6-18x on my Ruger 77 MK II Varmint (.223) with a 2-8x once I noticed that it is easier for me to find and aim the mailbox across the field, 400 yards away at 8x rather than 18x. And at 8x I could easily identify and place the cross hairs on the proper place.
I am now looking to replace that heavy Ruger with a much lighter 223. But that is a different topic.
 
JP Enterprise rifles are nice, kind of like the Lexus of rifle. No way I would pay $2500 for a rifle that I could build from high quality parts for half that price. But that is just me.
 
How about a DPMS 16" topped with a Leupold mark 4, 3.5-10x40? The tactical version of the scope, with tactical turrets?
 
Overlooked the running at 500 yards part-should have recommend a 155mm howitzer with airburst fuse-lolol. Running shots(that actually hit and kill) on a coyote at up to 500 yds would be like 'winning the lotto' with any caliber. And realistically running coyotes at any range are really iffy- at least in my hands. Coleridge-good job on the math; that really puts the impossibility of that shot in perspective. TTT
 
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Last month I had a crossing runner at about 150 yards. I was shooting a 6.8 SPC AR. My 90 grain speer HP's were running at 2775 FPS. For my first shot I tried a one foot lead. Miss.. Second shot I tried a 2 foot lead. Miss.. for my third shot I pulled out to a 4 foot lead. Hit.. The bullet struck the coyote amid ship. I really needed a 5 foot lead on the passing 35 MPH coyote. you guys figure this out at 5 to 6 hundred yards. Now on a straight away runner I suppose you could just hold six foot high and give some Kentucky windage.
 
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