I'm encouraged reading this thread because I have never considered my .22 Magnum up to the task of being a dependable coyote rifle. It is a peep sighted old Savage M24 DL .22 Magnum over a 3" 20 gauge which could make into a pretty serviceable compliment to my Fox Pro varmint caller. Whenever I have encountered a coyote, it was either moving too fast for a rifle or too far away for a shotgun. That M24 DL seems to have those bases covered with a 30-40 grain .22 Magnum up top or a load of 20 gauge #4 buck shot below with a flick of the barrel selector

My other auto is a .45

The bitterness of poor quality is remembered long after the sweetness of low price has faded from memory