Home Forums Reloading Varmint Rifles Coyote rifle and scope opinions

I've been thinking of the AR style scopes, with a lighted reticle or a lighted dot in it...
1 to 4 power or 1 to 6... thinking I'll be ordering a 1 x 6 tomorrow.... just to give a little extra to the 1. to 4 I have on an AR....

I like the 1-6 power range and will be putting one on a new AR I have.

Pretty much my experience as well.When I was doing more calling the fave set-up was a Sporter weight .22-250 with a fixed 6X on it. A " Set it and forget it" kind of rig...with a 200 yard zero if they showed up anyplace inside ludicrous distance you just point and shoot.

Last fall I carried my M77 ss boatpaddle in 223 3x9 all ways left on 6x. 60 gr Hornady SP on top of BLc-2 in GI brass, 2 coyotes 2 shots. 1 at 125 yds the other at 280 yds. Works, buy ammo anywhere or load your own.

Copy the rig that your son has and you should be good to go. Can you even use an AR platform in CT without running afoul with the law?

Unless you're planning on keeping or selling the pelts, I'd use a fragile bullet like the 55 or 60 grain VMax and go shoot some of those fawn killers.

I was driving through northeastern KS yesterday and saw 7 coyotes crossing the road or in clear view within 100 yards of the road. I had to slow down to avoid hitting one of them and it gave me a nasty look as I passed. You'd have thought that I'd violated his right to safe passage in a cross-walk.

Why did you slow down??

My Wife was with me, otherwise I would have run over any that weren't quick enough to get out of the way.

This combo or a 223 with a 40 gr Nosler BT - works and doesn't require a lot of thinking. Thank Goodness !!

Of course you could just set a 3-9 on 6X and tape it there to control the irresistable urge to continually twist the power.

drover

Hard to beat a 2-7 Luep for calling dogs