Coyote....would you have taken a shot? - Page 2

vash · vash's Garage

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Originally Posted by varmint

I would have taken s shot just to remind the coyote who was boss.

me too. send a few over his head, and you wont see that particular dog anymore. he will head to safer ground. (so people tell me)

Dantilla · 11-07-2018, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by vash

.... send a few over his head, ....

IF, and only IF you have a solid, clear backstop. Otherwise, at the ground in front of him.
You are responsible for every bullet leaving your barrel.

id10t · 11-07-2018, 12:20 PM

I don't have anything a yote could take from me... so no, no shot.

That said, if you are good with your range estimation at 70 feet, that is not quite 25 yards and I can get 6/6 on a 8" steel at 25 yards w/ my CZ75BD (only CF pistol I have).

Jeff Higgins · 11-07-2018, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Dantilla

You are responsible for every bullet leaving your barrel.

Dammit... I've been unable to find most of them.

KFC911 · 11-07-2018, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by id10t

I don't have anything a yote could take from me... so no, no shot.

That said, if you are good with your range estimation at 70 feet, that is not quite 25 yards and I can get 6/6 on a 8" steel at 25 yards w/ my CZ75BD (only CF pistol I have).

The distance didn't concern me as much as the wimpy 9mm

I never, ever saw a coyote eat a road-runner though....mebbe I missed the very last show

scottmandue · 11-07-2018, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Hugh R

I "Think" you are agreeing with me, I was in the wild lands then, now I'm in a townhouse in suburbia, I see a coyote here sometimes, but would never consider dispatching it.

Absolutely I was agreeing with you, also in my current urban environment the only safe place to discharge a firearm is at an indoor range, but we would see the occasional coyote strolling down the street.

scottmandue · 11-07-2018, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeff Higgins

Either or would be just fine.

I've shot more coyotes than I can remember, with a pretty good mix of firearms. I have not shot many at all with the .357 mag (maybe five or six) because I hardly ever carry one in the field. In my early days, I always used the Speer 158 grain soft point or hollow point. I'm pretty sure a few of those guys must have fallen to one or the other of those. I never remember having any sort of difficulty, and this would have been out of a 7 1/2" Virginian Dragoon single action. Your Marlin will speed them along on their way much faster, so they should be even more effective.

I recently bought a Ruger PC9 carbine, one guy on Youtube claims he uses it on coyotes. Yes/no?

Jeff Higgins · 11-07-2018, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by scottmandue

I recently bought a Ruger PC9 carbine, one guy on Youtube claims he uses it on coyotes. Yes/no?

I think with the increase in velocity over a pistol, given the proper ammunition, I would think it would work wonderfully. You would have to keep shots within range where you could be very sure about their placement, but sure, why not? I would lean towards a heavy bullet and find the one your little carbine likes the best. I don't think construction would matter - soft point, hollow point, flat pointed solid - all should work equally well. They will all behave like a solid out past 50 yards or so, so don't worry what the nose looks like to begin with. Just avoid the round nose stuff.

KFC911 · 11-07-2018, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by scottmandue

I recently bought a Ruger PC9 carbine, one guy on Youtube claims he uses it on coyotes. Yes/no?

He might but I wouldn't...it's still 9mm.

But I'll defer to Higgy

KFC911 · 11-07-2018, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeff Higgins

.... Just avoid the round nose stuff.

That's what's in my LC9S....no issues feeding ever, any better options for an all purpose?

id10t · 11-07-2018, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by scottmandue

I recently bought a Ruger PC9 carbine, one guy on Youtube claims he uses it on coyotes. Yes/no?

Know a guy with yote problems around his horses. When we were planning an ambush, the suitability of a suppressed 9mm carbine was mentioned. Consensus was YES.

Craig T · 11-07-2018, 01:22 PM

I shoot two or three of those mangey things a year on my property, and Tank has killed two. There seems to be no end to them. They discovered long ago the cats and small dogs are easier to catch then rabbits and squirrels.

My neighbors didn't approve until one went over their fence and grabbed their Maltese in front of their children. It turned and went right back over the fence with the dog un its mouth. Tank caught and killed it just a couple days later. Now my neighbor has a .22 Mag at the ready. I hear it go off now and then.

KFC911 · 11-07-2018, 01:32 PM

Clean kills with 1 shot...9mm or .22 mag.?

I will defer to better options since I have them.
I don't like doing stuff like this, but it's necessary. I'll go with more potent rounds...but that's just me.

Craig T · 11-07-2018, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by KC911

Clean kills with 1 shot...9mm or .22 mag.?

I will defer to better options since I have them.
I don't like doing stuff like this, but it's necessary. I'll go with more potent rounds...but that's just me.

I was using a 25-20, but the last two were dropped fine with a Winchecher 9422M (.22 Mag). At closes ranges, its pretty easy to get a head or breadbasket shot with a 22 Mag. It does the trick just fine.

vash · vash's Garage

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Originally Posted by Dantilla

IF, and only IF you have a solid, clear backstop. Otherwise, at the ground in front of him.
You are responsible for every bullet leaving your barrel.

figure of speech. jesux.

and no chit.

sammyg2 · 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by KC911

The distance didn't concern me as much as the wimpy 9mm

I never, ever saw a coyote eat a road-runner though....mebbe I missed the very last show

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sammyg2 · 11-07-2018, 01:58 PM

Seahawk · 11-07-2018, 02:13 PM

We are working through this again.

https://forums.pelicanparts.com/off-topic-discussions/1011949-night-vision-rifle-scopes.html

I had two game cameras, now I have five arrayed around the farm based on advice from Fish and Game. I am in the assess mode before I commit to a course of action.

The game cameras have been a a drawer since my son went to law school. The deer patterns are well understood.

Coyotes tip the balance in areas like mine, especially on farms with animals.

The Fish and Game folks are all in.

Jeff Higgins · 11-07-2018, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by KC911

He might but I wouldn't...it's still 9mm.

But I'll defer to Higgy

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Originally Posted by KC911

Clean kills with 1 shot...9mm or .22 mag.?

I will defer to better options since I have them.
I don't like doing stuff like this, but it's necessary. I'll go with more potent rounds...but that's just me.

Yup, there are definitely better options. As a "target of opportunity", I would pop one with a 9mm carbine, assuming it were close enough (less than 50 yards or so). If I were out looking for them, or if I were out in an area where I am quite likely to see one, I would carry something with a bit more poop. I wouldn't even consider a .22 mag, unless I had a dead still, well rested head shot at 50 yards or less. Anything else would just be cruel.

KFC911 · 11-07-2018, 02:32 PM

I've seen a fox and a bobcat on my game cams, but this was new. I've also found a couple of small critter skulls just within the past few weeks around another pond....and my muskrats families have been AWOL for a couple of months...

This 'yote is on borrowed time (even if he's not the culprit)...if hangs around.