How far do you feel comfortable using the .223 on coyotes?

[270-300]

You really did something to make a 22 250 10#. Most vintage bolt actions in 22 250 are well under 8 lbs stock. Mine is 7 with scope. Some are 5.

A 223 is a 200 yard handicap on 22 250 velocity wise.

Doesnt take much energy to kill a coyote.

If i was looking to downsize from 22 250 for a rifle only to shoot varmits, 223 would be at the bottom of my list. 17 hmr or 204 ruger would be at the top. A 20 grain cci lead tip from 17 hmr will penetrate 2 water jugs and expand to 35 caliber everytime.

 

[270-300]

250-300 confidently. It can be done farther easily but if there is wind plus emery is dropping quickly

90% of picking a hunting rifle for open windy areas is about bullets that shoot flat and dont drift in wind. Energy needed to kill an animal is usually far surpassed.

 

[coya]

400 is the farthest I've killed a yote with 223. Daytime would be a different story

 

[BreechFace]

Depends:
My old Mini-14 - 50 yards

You're a hell of a shooter!

 

[NRA4LIFE]

You're a hell of a shooter!

Too funny! Those models from the 80's (mine is 1987 I believe) and I think 90's were terrible. I have read where Ruger did something finally in about 2003 or so. I'd struggle to hit paper at 100 yards.

 

[hunterjrg]

I’ve always enjoyed the 223 and it has served me well. I never thought about being undergunned with it and it tips over coyotes at whatever distance I thought reasonable with 55 gr Vmax or Sierra SP. Long before YouTube or forums where a thing

 

[dreadi]

Knowing that my 18" 5.56 consistently shoots sub MOA at 800+ yards, I'd be cool with poking coyotes that far. However, the one coyote I've shot was with 458 SOCOM subs at 20ish yards.

 

[omicron1792]

400 is the farthest I've killed a yote with 223. Daytime would be a different story

Good shooting Tex. That’s a long poke with thermal. I’ve gone into 300s but never 400.