what cal of rifle for coyote

[gary mok]

Hi I am wondering what caliber of rifle is suitable to shoot coyote &wolf ?I have a 30.06, is it too big to shoot or is fine ?any help would be appreciate!!! thanks a lot.

[brotherjack]

A 30-06 will kill one dead as a doornail any day of the week, and I wouldn't hesitate to nail one with said caliber. Though that said, traditional wisdom from serious dog hunters says a small/fast bullet designed for sub-deer sized critters is the ideal (ie: .17 Remington, .223 Remington, 22-250, etc).

[MB_Boy]

Although not a coyote hunter I have read on Firebird's site that another good choice is a 243.....but I am NO expert.

I would tend to think a question would be are you wanting to keep the pelt from it?

[rocksteady]

my vote : .243 or 22-250...

[Bigbuckadams]

30.06 will kill 'em, depends why you are shooting them. If you want to keep the pelts, smaller bullet, I use a .243. We also "dispose" of them on my buddy's ranch as pests and for that I use the rifle of the day. Whatever I feel like bringing out, my 7 mag works well, but the bullets are far more pricy than the .243 or even my .270.

[Will]

.223 Has Plenty of Zap for Yotes and the odd Wolf8-)
At least that's what I'm told.....:rolleyes: :lol:

[K-1]

Why not just load your -06 with some 110 or 120 gr, that should nock'm on their ass.

[gary mok]

Thank you for all of your helpful info,Now I know what I should get,thanks again!!!

[Kechika]

To big??????No such thing

[jessbennett]

338 works just fine...:twisted:

[todbartell]

30-06 of course will work, but will always leave an exit hole in the hide. if you're just killin' em to get rid of some, then any cartridge bigger than 22 mag will work.

I do not think the 243 can be beat for a long range coyote/wolf cartridge, loaded with bullets between 55 & 87 grain

for a fur friendly cartridge, the 204 ruger, 222, 223, 22-250, or 220 swift are great, when loaded with bullets like Hornady Vmax or Nosler Ballistic Tips. the 204 probably would be better with a regular soft point, which Hornady now loads in their 45 gr offering.

[Mckinney Creek Adventures]

Shot a pair on sunday with the .300 maggy.... Nearly cut them both in half!

[overthetop]

Got one on monday, 300 Ultra mag @ 340 meters.

[Silent Wolf]

For the wolves that I have taken, have all come from my 30-06 and 180gr bullets. As long as you do a lung shot no major hide damage, but for yoto's I would use a 243... All the ones I ever see are when I am out big game hunting.

SW8) :smile: