SalemDawger
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I've seen a coyote lost after getting knocked down by a 300 win mag (no idea were it was hit but it went straight down) and one run 250 yards after taking a 7 mm mag to high center mass .I've hit more than one coyote in the chest with 22-250 with 55s and had them run. I've also a had a few long recoveries shooting ARs, but honestly I don't recall a lost a coyote I hit with an AR. I can definitively say that I've killed more coyotes when shooting AR than I would have if I were still shooting a bolt guns. This is Due to running shots, doubles and long shots. The first coyote I killed with an AR I hit bad on the first shot then hit it badly on several following shots finally putting it down with one to the chest, it took 5 bad shots and was still running, the point being, shot placement matters more than what caliber.
I think you might have had bad luck. Your experience is not the norm as thousands of coyotes are killed by 556 ARs without many complaints
I think you might have had bad luck. Your experience is not the norm as thousands of coyotes are killed by 556 ARs without many complaints