If you doubt its killing power watch the swamp men kill 700lb gators with them with a single shot behind the eyes. Use enough accuracy, it's never the gun's fault. we shoot coyotes with any gun we have with us we hate em and we're overpopulated we shoot em with anything even pepper em with a shotgun if were turkey hunting and one walks out and a 22 will kill one, well I know this old timer that shot his first deer with 22 short.I think 22 will kill on but just go with a 223. Now if I could figure out how you're getting 50 gr. All times are GMT-5. !thats cheap...cant go wrong either they shoot awesome. The reason I say this is because it is true that a 223 can kill a coyote out to 300 yards well you will need to know the trajectory of the particular bullet at 100, 200 and 300 yards to be accurate. The 17 HMR is indeed capable of and an able Coyote killer! I want to get a dedicated coyote gun, instead of using my shotgun. DH34,Nasa gave you some good advice. Also I was wondering what would be the best choice of ammo for coyotes out to about 50-75 yards. Imagine, 8 hours in a cage. I prefer my 264 Win Mag when I am actually hunting them. Also, this question has hit this forum in various forms about 50 times. Before you say the .22 mag won't kill a rabbit or squirrel, at 75 yards, it has more energy than a regular 22 lr at the MUZZLE. It makes an adequate crow rifle at longer range and will drop a coyote on the farm with proper shot placement. The 22lr is deadly, I like the 22 magnum more than newer more expensive varmint ammo. Would the .22 mag kill with a … I stick to head shots under 50 yards for 22LR, under 100 yards for 22 mag and 17HMR. But it has the same problem as the 17 HRM, unless I get a head shot. The “.22 Mag,” as it’s less colloquially coined, delivers external and terminal ballistics sufficient to rid the pasture, woodlot and garden of marauding varmints, pests and predators out to 150 yards. Also, there is power in numbers, more than 1 coyote can be fatal because like most canines, coyotes work as a team to take down prey. I picked up the shotgun for $85 so I know there high quality for the price. Rifle cleaning kit for primitive wilderness living, If this is your first visit, be sure to The coyote was head-shot at roughly 75 yards, dropped like a ton of bricks. Here you will find hunting, fishing, and survival tips from the editors of Field and Stream, as well as recommendations from readers like yourself. I am starting up trapping, and I am 14 and not yet old enough to carry a firearm alone (even though I have my license. There's NO WAY I'd try to kill a coyote with a .177 pellet rifle!!!!! Sourdough Dave took the words right out of my mouth. Truck loads of big deer were taken by local poachers, but now they have no trucks and no licenses, head shots and vital shots equate to dead. Game you can take with .22 Magnum includes anything you can take with the .22 LR, although at longer range. Magnum? Im thinking that it is, but im basically wondering which is a better buy and if i can kill a coyote with a headshot Sine the .22 caliber rifle isn’t as powerful as larger hunting rifles, it can only be used for hunting game animals. * You will only end up wounding, crippling, and injuring them more often than cleanly killing them. This allows hunters to perfectly match their ammunition to the game being hunted. If you can hit a small target consistently at long distances. A cast iron frying pan up side the head will probably kill it but that would not be my weapon of choice and neither would a .22. Ask your question in a manner that does not make you look caliber challenged, and you might get an intelligent answer. It'll kill them, but it won't necessarily drop them on the spot. Church Key, there's a lot of good info posted here, and the pards are absolutely right about being able to handle a coyote with anything from .22 LR to .44 mag. You can easily take down winged game animals such as small birds like quails, larger birds including pheasant, partridge, grouse, woodcock, duck, and goose. I use the 22 Mag. You might favor just a couple, but coyotes don’t like any of them. I knew an old guy that used to eat deer year round. A .22 mag will kill a coyote just fine at 50 yards. If you want to use an air rifle for coyotes or hogs, you're gonna need a bigger and more powerful caliber. Can you kill a coyote with a 22 wmr? I have shot a couple with a 22 LR, but most with my shotgun while bird hunting. The SPS Varmint model in particular is offered in the .22-250 Remington, .223 Remington, and .308 Winchester calibers, each of which is more than suitable for taking out coyotes. The .22 Magnum may be the sweet optimum shooting little caliber for this purpose. .22 Mag for Coyotes? (A 2.5 kilogram object moving 750 feet per second would hit with almost 50,000 foot-pounds of energy.) Yes, if you could throw your rifle at 750 feet per second, and it hit the coyote, it would probably kill it. But a 22 mag is used for cougar hunting even, so coyotes are no problem. With a .22 WMR case necked down to a miniature .17-caliber bullet, the velocities sizzled and small targets like prairie dogs were in trouble. So he says I can't trap coyotes until I'm 15 bc I can't kill one, but I have a 22. I have shoot coyote and deer with both rifles and the same ammo, Winchester 40gr. 300wm too small . lol silver...thanks … a gun is a gun and if you hit something properly with the bullet you are shooting you will most likely kill it. It kills on smaller game, but a coyote has more muscle mass and larger bones. Centerfire? I hunted with a Ruger all stainless Boat paddle 22 mag rifle most of the time with Walmart's finest camo duct tape on the barrel. .22 Mag for Coyotes? - posted in Coyote Hunting: How effective is the .22 Mag on a Coyotes? I agree, it would be very inhumane with a pellet gun. Air rifle, especially a .22, only has a few foot pounds of force (that is the key for lethality). Speaking of killing coyotes, for many years I have heard some bad advice given out about a round that can supposedly take them down and that is the .22 Magnum. Oh, I haven't written off the 22 Mag at all. I am a Hunter and I like a clean kill and do not like to see an animal "suffer" by shooting it with a smaller bullet. .22 Hornet, .223, .243, and .270 are what I use for coyote. If you want to use an air rifle for coyotes or … I got a lot of use out of my old ALICEs -- I had the medium and the extra-large one. 03-09-2009, 08:43 PM. The .22 WMR is a real wonder. Would you recomend any guns for that price? I also have killed Coyotes with many types of rimfire rounds including 22 Special, 22 Magnum, 22 Long Rifle and the 17 HMR! I hunted with a Ruger all stainless Boat paddle 22 mag rifle most of the time with Walmart's finest camo duct tape on the barrel. Im just having a problem deciding whether a .22 magnum rimfire cartridge is better for killing coyotes than a .22 LR cartridge. The .22 Magnum still had more smack than those original .17 HMR cartridges did. just checked the price of a 223 synthetic stock super light at a local walmart...187.00!!!! If you can propel an air rifle that shoots .25 caliber pellets up to 750 feet per second, it would easily kill a coyote. Joined Apr 6, 2012 Messages 24 Location Pennsylvania. Even on our big northern foxes you need a well placed shot or you will lose some. Apr 8, 2012 #4 S. silvertip-co Well-Known Member. And I was wondering what you think about the gun. "We're not in rimfire country anymore, Toto. a great deal. A 22 mag will kill a coyote under certain circumstances,but not the best choice.Go with a centerfire. But, in your situation, being close to a residential area and all, I personally would probably opt for a .22 magnum. Your air rifle would struggle to take out a rabbit unless you had a headshot. A friend of mine droped a dog at 115 yards with a .17 hmr once and I would think a .22 mag would do the same. I've got two of them that I really like, especially the Ruger 10/22 Magnum. What is the difference between 22 Hornet and .223? 4. Wyoming covered it well. My buddy shot one at around 75yds in the chest, course, we had to finish it … Rimfire? What Animals Can You Hunt With A .22 Caliber Rifle. And don't forget to check out the latest reviews on guns and outdoor gear on fieldandstream.com. It's over 150 ft.lbs of energy which would be more than enough for rabbits. Darrel. .223 ammmo is about as cheap as .22 mag too. Neither me or my dad reload but we might start if I get one of those rifles. He was a logger, and some time before this incident, he had cut down a tree; and the dead top of the tree broke off and fell on him. i have one with a walnutstock and bull barrel and it only cost 209.00. i just put a cheap tasco 29.99 3x9x40 scope on it and shoot factory federal .55 grain nosler tips about 14 bucks per box and they leave no exit hole. Reactions: 300whisper. Yes, though you are best limited to small coyotes and under 50 yards for the .22 Long Rifle. oldandtreacherous May 3, 2017. I have about $250 dollars to spend on a gun so I can easily afford a 22 Magnum but any centerfires are out of my price range. I will look at an NEF in .223. Get yourself a .22 magnum or almost any of the .22 centerfires should work well and you'll have alot more range to work with too. The .22 magnum that he had fired that day was a semi-auto that had a plastic stock, and was a bit heavy, but he thought that a .22 magnum would be an ideal coyote rifle, at least under the conditions that his gun would be used. It has almost no recoil, yet can put down even larger coyotes out to 100 yards, or so, with good placement. If you can take the eye out of a fly at 50 yards with a .22 mag round but can’t hit the broad side of a barn with a .44 mag then pick the .22 mag because you are dead with the .44 mag. It is also good for plinking and increasing freehand consistency. Your question was a great start to learning about what to use. This page was generated at 06:32 PM. I know someone who did it. I had a coyote kill one of my cats and I was going to kill it but then realized I let the cat out so it was my fault. Look up the footpound charts for various game animals. Developed by in 1959 by Winchester, for their Model 61 pump rifle, the.22 Winchester Magnum, also called.22 WMR or Winchester Magnum Rimfire was a … Generally, the .22 Magnum Rim Fire has shed bullet velocity to the extent that hitting a small game kill zone at distances beyond 125 yards becomes unreliable. I have the Remington 700 5R .308 bolt action and Ruger 10/22 Takedown rifles. Good way to look at it. Oct 9, 2011 #9 . Use enough gun for what your hunting. I live to the north of you and I used my 22 mag to kill 6 coyotes last year. * The Minimum caliber to use on Coyote's is a 22 Magnum. Out west here a coyote is about worthless not matter the time of year and most of us shoot them on sight and leave them where they fall. I notice the 180 degree different coverage on NPR, NYT, and twitter feeds of major journos. Thats a good point about the ammo being as cheap as 22 mag. One brick of 22lrs for 15 bucks goes a LONG way. It makes an adequate crow rifle at longer range and will drop a coyote on the farm with proper shot placement. Depending on the precision your rifle is capable of, type of ammunition used, and size of your quarry the 22 magnum can be effective from 50 to 150 yards. Based upon your need for a rimfire. Due to the fact they were there and that was all I had in the truck at the time. If you try it all you're going to do is educate it and possibly cripple it. Advantages: Deep-penetrating, high-weight-retention bullet (perfect for larger animals within the cartridge’s capabilities), descent accuracy, moderate cost. His rifle of choice was a 22 magnum and Winchester 40 JHP. They all dropped right where they stood. I always consider it to be a ".223 lite", I shoot Sierra 40 grain soft points on top of AA1680,and get a nominal velocity of around 2,800 fps..certainly enough to kill a called coyote,at called ranges, which is usually between 20-60 yards. I've been tickled pink ever since! For $250 you can get a good used .223, or even a new NEF. If you doubt its killing power watch the swamp men kill 700lb gators with them with a single shot behind the eyes. He brained them. I've seen a coyote shot four times in the vital area of the chest and run over four miles, never to be found. They live in every direction from my home. The 223 is about 1000 fps faster with any given bullet weight, also you can buy 223's cheaper, I buy ultramax reman ammo from cabelas for about 76.00 per 300, these are soft point hunting loads. What Animals Can You Hunt With A .22 Caliber Rifle . so you could get a .223 for 187 a scope for 30 and a good box of ammo for $232+ tax. check out the. good luck GF finally i got a successful coyote kill on camera =) i hope you all enjoy!!!!!!!! The new little bullet became an instant hit because it was a quiet rimfire round that could kill foxes and coyotes out past 100 yards. 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