6mm vs 22-250

Any 6mm with a .473 bolt face and a 58gr or 65gr Vmax should fill the bill. If you really want to impress the coyotes a 25-06 or 25 WSSM with a 75gr Vmax would fill the bill.

I shoot a 25-204 and find it too destructive for coyotes, but I like to skin them out.
 
I don’t believe he questions the 22-250’s ability to kill a coyote. Shooting a dog at a hundred and watching it run 300 yards then dying makes for some long walks. If you’re doing tournaments that’s a lot of time. If your night hunting it makes for a difficult find afterwards. If you’re lazy it’s a lot of extra effort… 6 creed/.243 win with 87 vmax if it’s a bolt gun. 6 arc with 87 vmax if you want an AR.
 
DiYi said:
If u are shooting coyotes with a 22-250 u can ass shoot m and they aren't going 300 yds.They are not cape buffalo.
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lol. I’ve had a couple get away from low, or gut shots with a 22-250. I am looking at building a 243. In a perfect world I shoot them good and they go down immediately. On coyotes that come running into the call, and stop facing, quartering, etc I am wanting something with more destructive results…. I hate tracking coyotes and do hunt tournaments where it has cost me a lot of time I should have been making stands…. Plus, who doesn’t need another gun lol.


We will see how this shakes out. Thanks for the input thus far guys.
 
Kino M said:
Haha, well everyone's "season" is subjective, I start hunting in September a little, some in October, skip most all of November because of deer season and hammer them in December, January, February and a few days in March so my "season" is almost over!

I'll finish up well over 200 for the year and killed in 5 different states so far, if I take another trip I'll add some to the list!
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Holy that's a pile of coyotes.👍
Up here in Canada I am approaching the 200 mark....but it's taken 10+ years.😆
 
ChrisLD said:
lol. I’ve had a couple get away from low, or gut shots with a 22-250. I am looking at building a 243. In a perfect world I shoot them good and they go down immediately. On coyotes that come running into the call, and stop facing, quartering, etc I am wanting something with more destructive results…. I hate tracking coyotes and do hunt tournaments where it has cost me a lot of time I should have been making stands…. Plus, who doesn’t need another gun lol.


We will see how this shakes out. Thanks for the input thus far guys.
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Ya know I'm the same exact way, but live out west where the shots can be as long as you can see sometimes and they get hung up. I used a 25/06 for the first 15 years or so with 85/100/115g NBTs. Then I wanted something a little different in the 6mm flavor so I went 240 WBY with 87g VMAX. I never lost any dogs with a bad hit with either. Just a whole different class of power and destruction over the little 22 cals haha. Good hit, bad hit, it didn't matter. Now I just finished up a custom built 6 Creed and use the 108s ELDMs and again, it's pretty nasty. Same as a 243 at the end of the day which I believe is the best dog rifle, behind a 25/06 and 240 WBY that is 🤣
 
I have a 6 creed shooting 108’s. It hammers the coyotes. With that said I still prefer a 22-250 coyotes. You hit them with the 250 and they go down! I also prefer not blowing massive holes in them. Bobcat comes in I’d rather a small entrance hole than a hole
Exit hole when I’m saving fur
 
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