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Originally Posted by Bravo  I have no experience shooting coyote with an '06, but in my opinion, it is way too much gun. I know for a fact that the 150gr slugs would destroy coyote...I've seen what they do to 200lb game, I can't imagine what would happen to a 30-40lb dog.
The only thing that might work are the 55 grain accelerators, but those are cruising at over 4000fps, and still have a muzzle energy of over 2000ft-lbs.
The 30-06 is a great cartridge for taking any big game in North America. If you really want to shoot fox and coyote and don't want the pelts, you could try with the accelerator, but I have a feeling that the exit wound is going to be horrific (I'd predict that a fox might actually end up in 2 pieces).
If you can afford another rifle, seriously consider a .223 to go with your 30-06. |
accelerators are inaccurate after approximately 200 yards -- I personally would go for a matched bullet to your barrel.