Ultimate Long Range Coyote Rifle

if it were me, I'd buy a tikka T3 tacticle 223, since it has an 8 twist, rechamber to 22-250, replace the mag and housing with a 22-250 unit and load her up with 75 or 80 gr a-max's. run some numbers and it'll surprise ya.
RR
 
I would probably go with a .243 AI or 6mm AI, but you have to get those chambered, unless there's one in the Gun Library. Using that 111 Dtac, it should be very very bad on coyotes.
 
There are a whole lot of good chamberings for long range shooting mentioned by the guys above.
In 1957, I had my first custom rifle built. It was a 7mm Ackley Magnum. That was prior to the 7mm Remington Magunum making the scene. PO Ackley built the rifle for me. That was the ONLY rifle I owned at the time and I used it for everything. I shot 160 and 175 grain loads with it and made some very long groundhog shots with it back in my home state of Pennsylvania.
I know for sure that many of the chamberings mentioned here will do what you want. But, I'm just a 7mm guy. I have a heavy barreled 284, a 7mm Rem Mag, and two 7x57's all shooting the 100, 110 and 120 grain bullets accurately enough for long range varmints. Just last week, I tested some 100 and 110 grain loads in my new 7x57 with a Shilen barrel that shot three shots into less than 1/2" groups at 100 yards; the 100 grain Sierra HP and the 110 Speer, both excellent bullets. The rifle is a new Rem 700 CDL that the gunsmith removed the factory barrel and installed a Shilen, 24" barrel with the same taper as the factory barrel so it fit the stock well. The rifle without scope weighs 7 pounds, and balances perfectly. I LOVE that CDL stock and it fits me perfectly.

Martyn
 
i believe in "american rifleman" of early 2007..?...an article titled "the professional" was about a fella who does depredation for the gov and he uses a 6.5/284. article states he kills 600-700 coyotes a year. article states that with the author as a witness he popped one at 1000+ yds. quite an interesting write-up. don't forget that savage offers this chambering in one of their tactical or long range precision offerings so the cost of a custom rifle is kept out of the picture. if i locate this issue,i will privy msg ya if still interested.
 
try this again....in "american rifleman"...early 2007..?..there was an article about a fella who does depredation work for the gov. shoots 600-700 coyotes a year. article states he popped one with the writer present at 1000+ yds. he uses a 6.5/284. quite an interesting read. his is a custom rifle but Savage offers a 6.5/284 in their model 12 F Class.
 


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