Ruger 10/22 ammo question

[NorCalK9.com]

I just moved to a huge peice of property out of city limits been doing alot of pest control and shooting unopened soda cans when bored so ? Is what ammo is the best for coyote sized and smaller game?

[CALI SHOT DOC]

http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct/default.aspx?productNumber=182050

I like this for small game

[Lostsheep]

I don't think a .22 is gonna drop a coyote dude; use something to kill them humanely.

[spencerhut]

I don't think a .22 is gonna drop a coyote dude; use something to kill them humanely.

Agree.

.223 or larger please.

[motorwerks]

Agree.

.223 or larger please.

this is exactly what I was going to say.

If you can call them in I'll shoot them all day with my AR

[MongooseV8]

I don't think a .22 is gonna drop a coyote dude; use something to kill them humanely.

Wrong. The only good coyote is a dead coyote. We killed one with a 22lr a couple years ago. Fatal shot the first round.


MiniMags in a HP flavor are a great choice. They are a little more expensive but you need something fast that will open up. MiniMags get it done.

[Lostsheep]

Wrong. The only good coyote is a dead coyote. We killed one with a 22lr a couple years ago. Fatal shot the first round.


MiniMags in a HP flavor are a great choice. They are a little more expensive but you need something fast that will open up. MiniMags get it done.

You know, a well placed shot with a .22 might kill an elephant, but that doesn't mean you should do it.
Besides, wouldn't you rather shoot a real gun anyways?

ETA:
here's someone else who agrees with us http://www.chuckhawks.com/hunting_rifles_game.htm

[yelohamr]

When I was a kid, in Missouri, there was a bounty on wolves and coyotes. I killed my first wolf with a .22 LR, while it was running. I think the bounty on wolves was $15.00. I bought a Weaver scope and and made one shot kills with a .22.
When you only have one gun available, you practice and get good at using it.

[gil671]

When I was a kid, in Missouri, there was a bounty on wolves and coyotes. I killed my first wolf with a .22 LR, while it was running. I think the bounty on wolves was $15.00. I bought a Weaver scope and and made one shot kills with a .22.
When you only have one gun available, you practice and get good at using it.

Very well said.

[yelohamr]

You might want to try these. http://www.ammunitiontogo.com/produc...mo-solid-point

[NorCalK9.com]

Ive shot n killed coyotes with a 22 before if I was gonna use a bigger gun id use the 308 considering I dont have AR's no more got rid of em and got ak's. I appreciate everyones input here. Thanks guys.

[Kryptyde]

If you are going to hunt then use the appropriate firearms.

.22LR is not appropriate for coyotes; the chance of a non-fatal maiming is far too high. Of course it is possible to kill one with a .22LR; that isnt the point at all.

There is no argument here; its simply not the right way to do it.

[yelohamr]

Those that can, do. Those that can't, tell you how.

[longboard90]

Rimfires are not leagle in California for yotes.
I did shoot one with my 10/22 a long time ago in Utah. Yes it was a kill shot, one in the heart lung area, and when he turned his head to see what hit him the next two hit him in the side of the brain D.R.T.
Longboard

[rogervzv]

If you are going to hunt then use the appropriate firearms.

.22LR is not appropriate for coyotes; the chance of a non-fatal maiming is far too high. Of course it is possible to kill one with a .22LR; that isnt the point at all.

There is no argument here; its simply not the right way to do it.

+1. Hunting is fine, but we all have a moral obligation to minimize the pain or agony to our prey. You can kill a human with a .22 but very few firearm experts would recommend a .22 as one's home defense/self-defense weapon. Same argument here -- sure you may be able to kill a coyote cleanly with a .22. But there are other weapons that greatly increase the chance of such a clean, painless kill.