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how much does it help if any to use a camo rifle (stock and barrel)while hunting coyotes and foxes ?.Have regular rifles to use ,kinda looking for an excuse to buy one ,but dont really need it

If you're looking for an excuse...camo is critical on a predator rifle.

there you go...

I had to buy one myself....in digital cams in case the coyotes ordered night vision from ACME.

And put the PBR s ticker on it, courtesy of Crimson Tide...

LOL Thanks

See above edit.....

Put some stick'um camo on your existing rifle, cheaper then a new gun.

This.Cheaper and you can buy the tape to match your seasons.

Why not just buy a can or two of spray paint?

Color of your rifle makes no difference, in most cases, all the critters should be able to see is the hole in the end of the barrel.

I have a 220 swift and a 204 Ruger, with Mcmillan stocks that have the mcswirley pattern. One has a lot of blue and one has a lot of red in the stock color. Both have stainless (matte) barrels. I’ve killed many called coyotes with them, and am not aware of the bright stock colors spooking any called coyotes. I often call with two of my brothers, they have black stock guns, and those have not spooked called coyotes.

Psssst....I know that...but the OP was looking for an excuse to buy another rifle....

I have all my calling rifles camo in some version...sold my snow camo one but I'll put togather another..camo just makes a guy feel better first and foremost you must fool there nose...

Ingwe - that’s a purdy rifle right there!

I used Winchester’s new “walnut” camo yesterday. See how well it blends into the trees?

That was the McFlame...McMillan stock, 223AI 8 twist per the Campfire rules....Did a LOT with that rifle and it belongs to another Campfire member now....that flashy stock was just scaring too many critters away....

That would make dogzapper proud!

What will bite a guy is when sun shines off a shiny barrel , or scope. That will cost you coyote s if not remedied.

No it won't. Early morning sees the sun bouncing off any manner of objects, frosted limbs of surrounding brush, ice on the barbed wire fence your sitting near, frost on the grass tops, hell, the sunshine reflects off EVERYTHING in the field. Coyotes would theoretically be running in circles in a panic if they got buggered by a little sunshine bouncing off stuff.

I have seen a glint from a rifle spook them but generally not an issue.

The only thing I have seen spook a coyote is movement and wind change, rifle color or scope color ain't going to scare a coyote. Rio7

Coyotes are paranoid schizophrenics. If they have survived more than a year, they think everything out of the ordinary is going to get em. As a smart coyote that has been called before, comes in,they generally slow down and look for the source of the sound. If an unnaturally strong glare is seen bouncing off of your gun, or your call, or anything else, they will hold up, or decide something is fishy, and do the wide down wind circle. Or just leave. The occasional dumb coyote, or pup will still come in. In fact I have seen really call shy coyotes simply leave, because they couldn't see something causing the sound. This gets more prevalent as everybody has an electric call.