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Posted by predatorhunter (Member # 3559) on February 18, 2010, 08:47 AM:

After poking fun at some of the silly questions and comments on the other hunting site, I desided to read some for myself. Talking about off the wall; one guy said he was looking at getting a 7mm or 45-70 for coyote hunting and was not only encouraged, but told about which ammo to use! I'm surprised someone didn't reccomend a 50BMG and to keep the range at 100yrds., then shoot him at point blank when he went to retrieve it just to make sure it was dead! And to think ; I started out using a .22lr when I was 16. The dead coyotes didn't seem to know the difference. Wish someone would have told me a 45-70 would have killed them deader!

Posted by Kokopelli (Member # 633) on February 18, 2010, 12:06 PM:

Hmmmmmmmmmm.............. [Smile]

A 45-70 necked down to .17 cal might be the perfect fur round. [Big Grin]

I wonder how busy my gunsmith guy is this summer?????

Posted by predatorhunter (Member # 3559) on February 18, 2010, 04:32 PM:

a barrel burner for sure.

Posted by predatorhunter (Member # 3559) on February 18, 2010, 05:02 PM:

Kokopelli, If it don't shoot well; you might want to opt for the .50cal necked down to a .19 Calhoon. That way you can use it on those tough ground squirrels too!

Posted by Paul Melching (Member # 885) on February 18, 2010, 05:07 PM:

Kokopelli
Im trying to neck down a 45 70 right now, my wife has some dandy old needles from her long arm quilting machine. should get some good velocity may have a problem with the breeze. lol

Posted by Rich (Member # 112) on February 18, 2010, 05:16 PM:

I have a Marlin .45-70 lever gun with long octagon barrel. Very good coyote rifle iffen I can call em in close enough. 300 grain factory fodder seems to drill em good enough. Skins em too sometimes.

Posted by Aznative (Member # 506) on February 18, 2010, 05:23 PM:

The 45-70 skins'em everytime you get a dead center texas heart shot. Turns'em inside out.

Posted by Rich (Member # 112) on February 18, 2010, 05:33 PM:

Aznative,

Yep, that way all I gotta do is throw the meat in my fry pan. Don't even need to cut it.

Posted by Kokopelli (Member # 633) on February 18, 2010, 07:20 PM:

Yummmmmm; Fried coyote!!!! [Smile]

Rich, you really MUST share your recipe with us. [Big Grin]

Posted by Andy L (Member # 642) on February 19, 2010, 06:35 AM:

quote:
I have a Marlin .45-70 lever gun with long octagon barrel. Very good coyote rifle iffen I can call em in close enough. 300 grain factory fodder seems to drill em good enough. Skins em too sometimes.

If you do your part.....

Posted by TRnCO (Member # 690) on February 19, 2010, 01:55 PM:

Talk about "expanding the kill zone", .....those bigger bullets only have to be close to the kill zone, works every time. Banginity.... floppity.......DRT!!!!

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