best caliber for coyotes?

DuckDogDr

WKR
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Aug 24, 2019
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I love my 204.
Just bought a 220 swift for grins and giggles but fast and flat shooting is the ticket

My Dad uses his 22-250 for everything though
 
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SpringM1A

Lil-Rokslider
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Dec 28, 2018
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I had a holographic sight on two .223's and started missing easy shots. Found out there was a recall on them for POI shifts. The manufacturer very admirably bought them back and I went with Firedot Leupold VX-6 in 2-12. Have seen a noticeable tightening of groups on paper, one ragged hole now! That's good enough for me, I'm using scopes from here on out. I live in the west, and the .223 suppressed shooting 60gr V-Max with a scope seems like an ideal combination for my territory
 
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I day and night hunt with thermals all over Missouri and I have not found a need to go beyond using 223/5.56 with 55gr polymer tip or hollow point. Taking proper shots under 200 yards with a decent shot will generally do the trick.
 

scottprice

Lil-Rokslider
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Pennsylvania
I have used a lot of different rifles chasing coyotes (17hmr, 204,223, 243, 2506) and have settled on the 6mm creedmoor shooting 108gr eldms. I got tired of the wind blowing low bc bullets all over the place on those coyotes that hang up out there a ways.

I shoot a Bergara Premier approach with a Leupold VX5HD 3-15x56. Best coyote set up i have ever owned.
How is it on fur??
 

mtg

FNG
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I’ve shot em with 22-250 (most preferred, most stock notches), 270, 308, and 12ga. Coyotes and not that fussy! Ha!
 
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