Good cayote/fox gun/shell

RifleFanatic · 11-13-2004, 08:13 PM

Well i have a 20 guage 3" chamber mod. choke shotgun. Will this with a 2-3/4" rifled slug be a good cayote gun or should i look at something diff. for a shell?

CV32 · 11-14-2004, 06:38 AM

I think perhaps in most instances you will find it difficult to call a coyote close enough to use a slug. And if you do, there's going to be a nasty hole in that pelt.

jerry · 11-14-2004, 07:09 AM

If your not keeping the pelt and your able to get 40~60 yard shots I like #4 buck. I'm shooting a 12 but something in that area should work for the 20. I'd try 2/34 & 3"

The pic is 12 ga #4 buck at 45 yards Improved Modified choke. Standard 30" circle. This would be multiple hits on a dog. Has worked real world, standing and running afetr skinned had at least 6 holes in the dog.

RifleFanatic · 11-14-2004, 11:10 AM

Will my ruger 10/22 take care of them better than the 20 ga. slug?

silentknight · 11-14-2004, 11:13 AM

If your really into cayote hunting you should think about a .223 or a .22-250, both rounds will easily drop a cayote and if you don't use balistic tip or hollow point it should leave the pelt in decent condition

RifleFanatic · 11-14-2004, 12:04 PM

Im not really getting into it to much, thats why i want one of my current guns to work. Will the 22 kill it?

colt45 · 11-15-2004, 11:53 AM

i use a 22lr, 17hmr, 22mag and a 223 for cyotes around here the 22lr does a good job at night in close (under 60 yards) with head shots. the 22 mag and 17 are good daytime guns out to 150 yards. and when i'm field hunting i use the 223. for shots out past 150 yards. coyotes are tough criters but a well placed shot takes them down fast. i also have a 243 i use when the snow flies. its a good all around coyote gun at all ranges and is lighter than any of my other guns i use for coyotes.

CV32 · 11-15-2004, 12:50 PM

The .22LR is to coyotes what the .223 is to deer. It can put them down, sure, but it won't do so in all situations, and there are much better choices available.

RifleFanatic · 11-15-2004, 04:08 PM

How about fox, will the .22 take care of them? Also fox are predators, right? Will they come for the guts outa rabbits and a cotton tail screamer call?

Shaun · 11-15-2004, 04:19 PM

Most fox are smaller than coyote - its all in shot placement

jerry · 11-15-2004, 05:13 PM

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Sniper[MI] · 11-15-2004, 09:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CV32

The .22LR is to coyotes what the .223 is to deer. It can put them down, sure, but it won't do so in all situations, and there are much better choices available.

Ya, like a 7mm mag! :insane:

Seriously, it WILL get the job done!!!

Okay, so I like kilkling flies with sledge hammers........

11-13-2004, 08:13 PM	#1
RifleFanatic Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 65	Good cayote/fox gun/shell Well i have a 20 guage 3" chamber mod. choke shotgun. Will this with a 2-3/4" rifled slug be a good cayote gun or should i look at something diff. for a shell?

11-14-2004, 06:38 AM	#2
CV32 Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Newfoundland Posts: 88	I think perhaps in most instances you will find it difficult to call a coyote close enough to use a slug. And if you do, there's going to be a nasty hole in that pelt. __________________ Happiness is a warm gun. - The Beatles

11-14-2004, 07:09 AM	#3
jerry Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 10,870 Images: 9 Blog Entries: 1	If your not keeping the pelt and your able to get 40~60 yard shots I like #4 buck. I'm shooting a 12 but something in that area should work for the 20. I'd try 2/34 & 3" The pic is 12 ga #4 buck at 45 yards Improved Modified choke. Standard 30" circle. This would be multiple hits on a dog. Has worked real world, standing and running afetr skinned had at least 6 holes in the dog. __________________ I'm a down home back woods redneck Last edited by jerry; 08-24-2006 at 04:11 PM.

11-14-2004, 11:13 AM	#5
silentknight Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Iowa Posts: 1,125 Images: 3	If your really into cayote hunting you should think about a .223 or a .22-250, both rounds will easily drop a cayote and if you don't use balistic tip or hollow point it should leave the pelt in decent condition __________________ Sic Vis Pacem Parabellum

11-15-2004, 11:53 AM	#7
colt45 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Occupied Territories of New York (Buffalo) Posts: 2,898	i use a 22lr, 17hmr, 22mag and a 223 for cyotes around here the 22lr does a good job at night in close (under 60 yards) with head shots. the 22 mag and 17 are good daytime guns out to 150 yards. and when i'm field hunting i use the 223. for shots out past 150 yards. coyotes are tough criters but a well placed shot takes them down fast. i also have a 243 i use when the snow flies. its a good all around coyote gun at all ranges and is lighter than any of my other guns i use for coyotes. __________________ "A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity" -Sigmund Freud, General Introduction to Psychoanalysis "If guns cause crime, all of mine are defective." - Ted Nugent "Self-defense is Nature's eldest law." -John Dryden

11-14-2004, 11:10 AM	#4
RifleFanatic Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 65	Will my ruger 10/22 take care of them better than the 20 ga. slug?

11-14-2004, 12:04 PM	#6
RifleFanatic Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 65	Im not really getting into it to much, thats why i want one of my current guns to work. Will the 22 kill it?

11-15-2004, 12:50 PM	#8
CV32 Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Newfoundland Posts: 88	The .22LR is to coyotes what the .223 is to deer. It can put them down, sure, but it won't do so in all situations, and there are much better choices available. __________________ Happiness is a warm gun. - The Beatles

11-15-2004, 04:08 PM	#9
RifleFanatic Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 65	How about fox, will the .22 take care of them? Also fox are predators, right? Will they come for the guts outa rabbits and a cotton tail screamer call?

11-15-2004, 04:19 PM	#10
Shaun Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 8,592 Images: 1	Most fox are smaller than coyote - its all in shot placement __________________ "Homeland Security is the responsibility of an armed citizen" ME http://webpages.charter.net/s.s.v/

11-15-2004, 05:13 PM	#11
jerry Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 10,870 Images: 9 Blog Entries: 1	http://www.hevishot.com/home.html __________________ I'm a down home back woods redneck

11-15-2004, 05:16 PM	#12
jerry Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 10,870 Images: 9 Blog Entries: 1	DEAD COYOTE™! You know, we are terrific metal inventors, but we struggle at first getting our new ammunition products into your hands. We have hinted at HEVI-SHOT® DEAD COYOTE™! shells for a few months. Now, we have 50 cases to sell to our HEVI-SHOT® fans who want the ultimate HEVI-SHOT® experience. Take a look at the chart below to get a feel for the incredible long-range power of the most lethal shotshell ever made. Then pick up the phone and call Kelly: these won’t last. Call Kelly at541-367-3522. __________________ I'm a down home back woods redneck Last edited by jerry; 08-24-2006 at 04:11 PM.