I shot 223 for 40 yrs even used it when doing control work, great cartridge. When the barrel went re-did the rifle in 6x45 even better. My favorites are the 222 Rem and the 22-204. In the 222R 52gr Speer HP's for coyotes and 33gr HP's over 800x for the small stuff. The 22-204 is my pelt hunting rifle 40gr NBT's maxed out, perfect. For off season coyotes or really open country I take the 22-250. I regularly hunt coyotes with 22 Sav HP, 5.6x50R Mag and 6.5x58R in combo guns and the 6mm-204 set up just to run Lead Free's.
