I.O.N.Doyle
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I have only 3 nothches on my gunstock, but all three were 125 yards or less, closest being 40 yards.
Very true, most will be 150 or closer in my experience. I would say 95+ % will be that close. They are few and far between when you take a 200+ yard shot. Usually the only reason you have to shoot one that far away is if they busted you before you bust them and they are not going to come any closer.
I guess they have some stupid azz coyotes in Georgia, you boys need to spend some time out in the sage brush. Take a look at where DaveD is from... have any of y'all ever hunted in WY? I have, a lot (I grew up in northern CO)... and I can tell you this: a .223 is marginal at best for a coyote rifle in Wyoming. Not because it lacks punch (which it does) but because the wind is ALWAYS a factor. It's open country, not Carolina swamps or something like that. ~qb
Not sure how much it is different in Wy (although I have been there many times) but where I hunt in southern Idaho we have no lack of sage brush or wind and is considered by many to be pretty open. Even here I have not seen a called in coyote further than 150 yds in 3 years with the majority within 50yds making the .223 more than capable.
Saying the .223 is marginal on western coyotes is close to saying the .243 is a marginal deer caliber in my opinion.
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I have only 3 nothches on my gunstock, but all three were 125 yards or less, closest being 40 yards.
Very true, most will be 150 or closer in my experience. I would say 95+ % will be that close. They are few and far between when you take a 200+ yard shot. Usually the only reason you have to shoot one that far away is if they busted you before you bust them and they are not going to come any closer.
I guess they have some stupid azz coyotes in Georgia, you boys need to spend some time out in the sage brush. Take a look at where DaveD is from... have any of y'all ever hunted in WY? I have, a lot (I grew up in northern CO)... and I can tell you this: a .223 is marginal at best for a coyote rifle in Wyoming. Not because it lacks punch (which it does) but because the wind is ALWAYS a factor. It's open country, not Carolina swamps or something like that. ~qb
Not sure how much it is different in Wy (although I have been there many times) but where I hunt in southern Idaho we have no lack of sage brush or wind and is considered by many to be pretty open. Even here I have not seen a called in coyote further than 150 yds in 3 years with the majority within 50yds making the .223 more than capable.
Saying the .223 is marginal on western coyotes is close to saying the .243 is a marginal deer caliber in my opinion.