I have a 1946 Am. Rifleman that talks about varmint calibers, especially coyote rifles.. The guy with the info. Mentions having a .22-15-45 as one of his first rifles.. Mostly used on gophers, jacks, etc. His next rifles were Marlin 25-20's.. From there he moved to Marlin 25-36's and he mentions buying a 5x Malcom scope.. He also began using a 22 Niedner.. A .32-40 case necked down to .22.. It used a 60 gr. base band bullet made from .22 short cases.. He also mentions shooting out several Marlin lever action .22's.. I suppose on gophers and such.. He said in 1912, he bought a Savage .22 Hi-Power.. He sent it back and had a solid frame and a heavier .22" barrel to replace the take down model he first bought.. The Niedner and the Savage got a lot of use on coyotes, and he had scopes on both.. He briefly tried a .22 Newton.. A .30-40 Krag case necked to .22.. In 1935 he bought one of the first .220 Swifts.. In 15 years, it will be 100 years old.. Very interesting article from times long gone. Hunting coyotes in below zero weather from horseback made for some tough customers.. Some years he shot upwards of 60+ coyotes.. It seems he was employed as a coyote hunter.. He also shot a number of Lobo wolves.. He mentions killing those with the Savage.. Elmer Keith wrote of hunting coyotes for their pelts and using a .44-77, the old .30-06, and in 1925 a .300 Hoffman magnum...
