Predator Calibers

Maybe I'm just an ole traditionalist but I can't see the what these new short mags are all about. Personally I like to be able to buy some ammo at Ole Joe's sporting goods shop right smack in the middle of nowhere and knock off the shelf dust, then go on hunting. I don't figure I can do that with the short mags. I know I can with the traditional .223's .22/250's and .243's though.

Good Hunting..Coyote 6974
 
Oh, thanks for the info guys! I guess I'll get a .223rem instead for yotes, and I'm gettin a marlin 17vs anyways for rabbits and squirrels, would this be enough for the fox if the .223 is to much to keep the pelt? I am also planning on getting a .22lr. between these three guns would that cover most scenarios?
 
GrayGhost, Winchester Model 70 Coyote rifles in .223 WSSM are on the shelves?? As far as I know, Win only has one model of .223 WSSM rifle for production and that is the standard super-short action hunting rifle, about 7-lbs? Don't even know if they actually have any of them yet either. Only ones that have hit shelves I know of are the Browning A-bolts. I have been shooting them for about 9 months now and still am not too impressed with their performance. .243 WSSM is the better of the two in my opinion.
 
One of my partners shoots a 223 and i haven't seen any problems. Last year he shot one running at 350 plus yes some luck was involved with hitting him but once he did the 223 was plenty. At 100 yds a 223 will knock them stiff everytime.
 
Plenty of coyotes have been sent to the happy howling grounds with the help of the .223 Rem. Even at ranges of 250 yards or more. There aint a thing wrong with using a .223 Rem as a dedicated predator killer.

There are a lot of fine calibers out there. There was a plethora of choices available even before this whole "short magnum" craze came about. The WSSMs kind of seem like a sollution looking for a problem. But that's just me...
 
My two choices are the Swift and 223. I have 3 of each. If I am solely in yote country the Swift gets the node. The 223 WSSM is suposed to be equal with the Swift. A 400 yd kill would be no problem. You just have to watch your shot placement on the fox with any gun. Broadside shot will almost guarantee a large hole. I hit one in the chest with a 257 AI and you couldn't tell where I hit him.
 
i have used the 17 hmr and the 22 mag on foxes with marginal results at best. there are some people out there who think they are coyote guns. they have told me they gut shoot them and just let them run off to die. note that these people are ranchers and only care about eliminating them not collecting fur or how humane they are.
i have had to many fox run off after what should be a killing shot.
 
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