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BEAR 
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 Topic: short range 'ote riflePosted: 14 January 2019 at 09:04 |
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I primarily hunt the heavily wooded northeast. And my 222 rem is my stardard rifle. and I have a SXS 10 ga 32 inch belles with full and full chokes. Both are adequate.
BUT, as I get older (can't stop that) the 10 ga and even the 222 Tikka are getting heavy to carry. THINKING a dangerous thing! would my lightweight 10-22 be adequate for coyotes under say 70 yards?
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d4570
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Posted: 14 January 2019 at 10:59 |
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Bullet placement !!!!
My little GD shot a coyote with my 10/22. She hit it about 5 times with a full clip. We had to walk quite a ways to find the coyote but we can see quite a ways. 870 12 with dead coyote and a Dead Coyote choke you can shoot 70 yards and probably not have to track it. How about a single shot 22 or 17 hornet ?
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Posted: 14 January 2019 at 11:19 |
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Been looking for a single shot hornet. don't like the old hammer NEF variety.
Got an old marlin 22 WMR bolt that might work. The 10 ga is great on turkey.
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d4570
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Posted: 14 January 2019 at 11:36 |
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Is the marlin 22 WMR a center fire round?
If not I would think it's about the same as the 10/22 con coyotes
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Posted: 14 January 2019 at 13:55 |
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I have had a 22 mag for a lot of years and have taken a number of yotes with it. It is much better than a 22LR and will kill yotes cleanly IF you place your shots well. Just last year I picked up a light weight savage bolt gun in 223. This years model is the 110 lightweight storm. The gun weights just a little over 5 pounds without a scope. Other than a 17 or 22 rim fire it is about the lightest gun I have every used and it shoots great.
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d4570
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Posted: 14 January 2019 at 14:17 |
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My boy has a 6.5 Creedmoor ,Kimber ,mountain assent 24" barrel.
With a Redfield scope, sling, and a full magazine of shells that weighs 5.5 pounds. Shoots two in the same hole then the barrel get hot and it's more like a shotgun pattern . I did not think of a 22 mag , at close range it would be a very good choice too.
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jsgbearpaws1
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Posted: 14 January 2019 at 15:13 |
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Boy got his CZ 22mag at a decent price......Blondie need a friend?
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...oh yeah! thats gonna hurt!
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Posted: 15 January 2019 at 00:34 |
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A Remington Mountain rifle is another pretty light one.
I have one in .308 that weighs 6 pounds 9 ounces without a scope. It turned out to be very accurate once I worked up a load for it. Wing master
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Posted: 15 January 2019 at 06:26 |
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Because I can't drag more than 150 yards, actual rifle weight isn't a problem as I walk in to my pop-up blind about 1 hour before sunrise and stay there till 1/2 hour after sunset. A sitter for sure.
Scope choice ws my big concern. 1-4x is my thought or red dot.
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Posted: 15 January 2019 at 10:30 |
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Why not just download the 222 and swap scope out. I've been loading down 223 for grandson (small 7yr old), first @22mag levels, now @22 hornet levels. Somewhere between 17 and 19grs of 4895, would get you there in 222. I don't expect you need the reduced recoil, but the reduced muzzle blast, is nice.
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