best cartridge for coyotes opinion

[DiffEQ]

If you're in a neighborhood, a 22 with silencer.
Never seen a coyote leave a partially eaten carcass.

 

[DiffEQ]

Let me be clear. Im talking about feral cats not somebodys pet. Doug

While I may feel sympathy when someone loses their pet cat outdoors, that is the risk you take when you let your cat out. I've lost cats to coyotes, cars and then the ones that never came back.
I trade food and shelter with my cats for them killing rodents.

 

[ohlongarmisle]

If you're in a neighborhood, a 22 with silencer.
Never seen a coyote leave a partially eaten carcass.

I've used 22 silencers for quite awhile in some densely populated area, no one was the wiser.I've perfected the head shot out to and including 150 yards.Golf ball at 150 yards,with a 22, suppressed,this would have resulted in a DRT coyote, and has many times over.

 

[qldreloader]

I spend a great deal of time hunting feral cats here in Queensland. Dumped a heap on money into thermals just to kill more of them. Perhaps I should import a coyote?.

 

[DLT]

22/250

 

[David Milisock]

think we have a problem with coyotes. a neighbor's cat went missing. they're sure it was a coyote that got it. also a couple of wild bunnies turned up dead and partially eaten. could be foxes but folks don't think so.

How far? How sensitive is the area to the report of the rifle?

 

[David Milisock]

I'm so sure that the farms I've hunted now for years, I would shoot their cats if I knew they had them,which I do know. Have you ever raised pheasants and game roosters for money and had stray cats decimate the young chicks,etc,I have and will shoot on sight any cat on my property. THX

When I worked at a game farm we killed cats and dogs that ran loose.

 

[David Milisock]

I haven't seen anyone mention the 22 Winchester Magnum, in close it's effective and relatively quiet.

 

[jwv2001]

The answer to these questions is always, it depends. Targets of opportunity you might want something that can reach out, maybe .243. Something that is accurate that you can shoot well. Called coyotes, anything for those up close shots. For me, average shot for a called coyote is 50-60 yds.

 

[JB10]

50 bmg, HE

No joke, but i have a friend that has killed a few coyotes with 338 lapua mag. I never saw a picture but he said was a big mess

 

[Capt. Oblivious]

Plain old Vanilla 243 with 70gr ballistic tips, if you can screw on a suppressor on the front

 

[Cparker]

I put a 22 creed together for night time and couldn’t be more happy. When you go pick them up the sound like a bucket of water inside them .
Also have a 223 I use just for daylight hours

 

[dave@aDave]

Back when I was farming, I had one rifle, a Browning Safari in .264 Win Mag.
There were always groundhogs, coyotes, coydogs, wild cats, feral cats, and assorted others critters.
I settled on Sierra's 85gr HP, IMR-4895 @ 55.1gr. 3,500 fps.
It took care of everything.
Including the factory barrel (22 inch pencil) that somewhat lost its throat around 1,000 shots.

 

[Hal]

C Parker what load and bullet do you use?
Does the bullet exit?

Hal

 

[n.c.outlaw2024]

My cousin told me 20 cal, 32 grain bullet @ 4,225 fsp will do the trick or 40 @ 3,900
10-15 yards, a .177 b.b. pellet can technically pierce it's skull.

 

[Lefty2506]

Another vote for the 25/06. Turns them inside out!!

I've shot several with my 25-06, all within 100 yds. The only one that had anything close to a graphic result was a head on shot at about 75 yds. 85gr NBT hit him in the chest at around 3800 fps. It generated enough internal pressure to split his hide open at the belly. All the others were just a simple bang flop. My muzzleloader is a slightly different story however. 45cal 300gr SST doing over 2400 fps at the muzzle. Its not moving nearly as fast when it hits a coyote, but I don't think the coyote slows it down much either. Shoulder hits are a bit messy.

 

[n.c.outlaw2024]

Wondering now if hollow points would make any difference. I know they do a job on plastic cola jugs. Not looking to turn a coyote's head into a canoe. Lol.

p.s.: eastern fox squirrels are also a problem.

 

[Anchorite]

Wondering now if hollow points would make any difference. I know they do a job on plastic cola jugs. Not looking to turn a coyote's head into a canoe. Lol.

p.s.: eastern fox squirrels are also a problem.

IME, no. I shoot many with a 223 and SPs, or the occasional Vmax. HPs have proven to be too fragile for me when a bone gets hit. SPs seem to anchor them far better. YMMV

 

[n.c.outlaw2024]

i must keep that in mind. soft point instead of hp. un leaded for us though.

 

[Will Henry]

Back when I first started gun building (late seventies), the 6mm Remington was considered to be the perfect match for coyotes and I built a bunch of them. The favorite bullet was the Sierra 85 HPBT. Barrel twist was 10 or 12 inch. Times change and preferences change with it. Today, my coyote rifle would be a 6CM in a 7.5 twist barrel. Bullets would be 105+gr.
Another great choice, to me, is the standard 22-250 with 7 or 8 twist. I can drive 80 grain bullets to 3350fps from a 27 inch barrel. It shoots flat and isn't bad in the wind. WH