What are your weapons of choice??

hi fellas since i am new at this game i will be using my trusty blr in 308 for now but am interested in getting something a little more coyote specific. right now am looking at a bolt action in 22-250. would like to find a rifle with a muzzle brake on it but that is not real important. since i brought it up any other manufactures other than browning offer it?
 
I am assuming that this "favorite" rifle, caliber and bullet combo is going to be used mainly for coyotes. As some of you already know, I have several rifles built on Mauser 98 actions. One is a .244 Remington that I gave to my son, two are in .25-06 and the latest in .257 Ackley. If I were able to set time back several years and start all over I would buy a heavy barreled Sako 75 in .25-06, taylor a good accurate load using Nosler 100 grain ballistic tips and never look back.
Why? The Sako is one of best and accurate out of the box rifle you can find today, and I could have bought the Sako instead of building all of those Mausers and saved money in process. The .25-06 with 100 grain Noslers is a coyote whacker supreme, and when I shoot a coyote I don't want him to run off wounded.
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I used to shoot a Remington based action 22-250. The bullet was a 50 grain Nosler BT.
As with Big Jerk, I too have a great fondness for my Ar-15s, the latter one being the DPMS. The bullet is still the same.
I have switched to the AR because my accuracy is still the same, my shots are still in the range where the 223 is effective, I never lose my target in my scope after the shot, and can send another bullet on its way if I have to. ( I call them tomahawks or carrot tops) The biggest reason I changed rifles is because I'm left handed!
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#1 Eagle Arms AR-15 Action Master flat top 20" compensated stainless heavy barrel.With 6x24x40 scope with Trajectory Range finder and 100-500 Bullet drop compensator and a Optima 2000 Red Dot mounted on top of the scope for those really close shots!

#2 .223

#3 Hornady 60gr Vmax at 3200 fps.

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1.Remington 700(is there anything else)
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2..22-250(again is there anything else)
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3.50 grain nosler ballistic tips.Hand loaded with 34 grains of 4895 powder.(really does a number on them).GOOD HUNTING



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Wiley that's a tough one.....

1. Favorite brand of rifle Remington 700 VLSS

2. Favorite Caliber of rifle .223 but also 22-250, .220 swift, .22 hornet, .221 fireball

3. Favorite Bullet 50 Nosler Boat tail soft point/ moly coated
 
For coyotes, it's my 17 Remington Classic. Sitting on a Harris bipod. With a 3-9 Leupold on top of it. That gun just feels perfect to me.
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I normally shoot coyotes with a 25 gr. Hornady, sitting on just enough Varget to push it 4050 fps. It easily prints 1/2" groups at 100 yards, and heart shot coyotes can be found with in 5' of point of impact.

This past week, I have been working with some 15 gr Bergers. 25.4 grains of Varget gives me a 4,300 average and those pretty little half in groups again. I haven't yet been willing to try a shot in the heart lung area of a coyote, but I've popped a couple of them in the ear at 80+ yards. Talk about your fur saver load! Not a mark on the pelt!

The bullet is so fast and the recoil is so light, you can watch the hit and falling coyote in the scope! So far, the coyotes hit with this load have been laying in their tracks at point of impact.

It's not a load for general coyote hunting, but when I go by myself, I can usually get the coyote to stop pretty close to where I want him. Those that don't stop, I don't shoot at.
 
My favorite gun really depends on what I am hunting at the time.I guess my best all around hunting wepon is my old Remington 788 in .243 topped with a Bushnell 3X9.I hand load and hve found the 100 gr.Sierra SBTto shoot less than 1/2" at 100 yards.
dut I plan on doing a whole lot more coyote hunting ( I just recently got the predator calling fever)I am working on a new load with the Nosler 95 Gr. BT (aren't those little purple tips cool looking)but haven't got quite the accuracy that I had with the Sierra's yet.my next Favorite firearm is my Marlin 1894 CS in .357 magnum.This is a sweet shooting with some good 170 gr. Sierra JHC. good hog load.I can get 1" groups off the bench at 100 yards using iron sights. Then is my Ruger 10/22 stainless with the Green laminated stock topped with a simmons 3X9.

My favorite handgun is my Smith and Wesson 686 with it's 6 in. barrel.I shoot the same loads as in my Marlin.

Shotgun is 870 Remington 3" turkey special (composite stock and short barrel 28" full turkey choke)

I recently purchased a sporterizer 1917 Eddystone(Remington) 30-06 and I am looking to put a scope on it soon.

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The two rifles I use are Remington M-700 BDL heavy barreled 22.250 or a Ruger Mini-14 .223

I just started reloading so mostly use factory 55 grain soft points.
 
Howler, sorry I didn't answer sooner. I Walked out the door after that last post this morning. LOL

I have been using 36.0 grs of Varget for the 22-250 and 27.5 grs of Varget in the .223

The ranges have varied quite a bit but probably average between 100 and 150 yds. Many have been under 100 and some over 200 though.
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Well... shoot. Theres alot of variables
to consider based on the conditions of the environment... and a guy's cash position. I shoot 4 different rifles for predators(.223 to 308win )and I get good use out of a shotgun, and each has its place when its king... tough to commit. Theres a lot of nice guns out there and alot would also depend on the upgrades you would make to the OOB models...

But if I gotta...
1. Favorite brand of rifle
Browning A-bolt "Hunter" model (Great out of box value) (AR-15 is next choice)

2. Favorite Caliber of rifle
For "all around, 1 for all predator" and able to buy at WalMart in case you leave ammo at home or run out... .243win

3. Favorite Bullet
Sierra HPBT Matchking's

((Predator Shotgun: gimme semi-auto and a 3" shell (if it will take it), but 2 3/4 are what usually get in the chamber))


Robb

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Hey Desert Fox I'm with you.
I shoot a T/C for everything. I shoot a .257 JDJ with 75 grain Hornady cranked up to 2750 fps.It does 1/2" and under all day. What load do you use for the .223? I am going to sell my AR and buy a couple more barrel set ups and the 223 is my next barrel of choice. I also have a 30 Alaskan Bower for the big stuff.
 
I am VERY new to this sport, having only taken one measley coyote. I got that one with a Savage 12BVSS-S in .22-250. I shot it with a 40 grain Nosler ballistic tip moving at about 4,000 fps at the muzzle. Shot was 247 yards. The Nosler really did a nice job. I may try my Savage 12FV...currently with a .223 bull barrel. Hoping to get a .17 Rem barrel from Sharp Shooters Supply soon.

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bushmaster 16 inch v- match jewell trigger , nikon monarch 3.5 x10x50 topped off with optima red dot for close range shooting 52 gr. blackhills h.p. Second (long Range) sig arms shr-970 in 25-06 85 gr. nosler b.t. hand rolled .scope is night force 5.5 x 22x 56 . . charles daly fully camoed 12 gauge . 3 inch mag with #4 buck . favorite call is a fox pro , used along with mouth calls .LOL.

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1- Weatherby-Long Range / Winchester 45 Long Colt-Short range

2- 22-250-Long Range/45 Long Colt-Short Range

3- Winchester 45 gr. Ballistic Silvertip
Falcon 255 gr. Copper Jacket Sold Lead
 
Seein as how we're talkin about our favorite rifle (and other weapons we use for predators),I'll add mine to the list;
Rifle:Ruger 77 RSI with a thumbhole stock.
:22-250
:55gr Nosler Ballistic Tips
Pistol:Savage SS Super Striker
:22-250
:55gr Nosler Ballistic Tips
Shotgun:Remington 870 Mag
:12ga 3"Mag
:Copper BB
Each has it's place,depending on the circumstance,and each does the job well.
Also,each is topped with the appropriate scope.
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I honestly don't have a real favorite. Use a selection, as conditions or my mood dictate. Most often reached for include a Savage sporter .22-250 and a Rem. M7 .223, as well as a pair of custom heavy barrel rifles in .22-250AI and .22BR. Use Starke or Vmax bullets in them all of them. For a shotgun, I use a vintage '94 Winchester in .38-55 with 255 gr. flat point bullets - as lousy as I am with a scatter gun, that slick handling old lever gun with iron sights works as well for me as anything.

- DAA
 


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