Coyote gun build

[marcos0901]

I'm looking into building a designated coyote gun. We shoot anywhere from 60-500 on our big open places. I like wildcats but I also don't want to have a cartridge that's a pain in the rear to find brass for. I don't mind making brass if it's not a huge time consumer. Looking for a short action in the 60-85 grain pills area. I'm trying to keep it on the short lightweight side. Maybe 20-23 inch barrel. Going around 3300 give or take. Anyone have some suggestions?

 

[belldar]

6 creedmoor

 

[SKanez]

22 Creed or 6mm Creed.

 

[Straight Shooter]

^^^^^This

 

[Northkill]

The 22 Creed or even a 22 ARC might do you well

 

[wdrjr]

243

 

[marcos0901]

6 creedmoor

Not much of a creedmoor fan. I have nothing against them they just don't attract me. Plus my buddy has one and we try not to run the same calibers. I love my 6gt but I hate packing around a 19 pound rifle around

 

[marcos0901]

The 22 Creed or even a 22 ARC might do you well

The arc has been on my radar for sure.

 

[Sdogab]

22gt

 

[marcos0901]

22gt

Another one that's definitely been in my head. When I first started racking my brain on this I was stuck between this and the arc

 

[Coyote Shadow Tracker]

We shoot a .223 with a 20" 1:8 shooting SGK 65gr with H-4895 Lapua brass shooting in the 2800 fps range. Do almost all hunting at night so 2-300 is max range.
If we were going to go in the 6mm range would probably go with a 6BR Varget 105 Berger.
BUT the .223 with the right combo is an AWESOME Yote Killer!

 

[marcos0901]

We shoot a .223 with a 20" 1:8 shooting SGK 65gr with H-4895 Lapua brass shooting in the 2800 fps range. Do almost all hunting at night so 2-300 is max range.
If we were going to go in the 6mm range would probably go with a 6BR Varget 105 Berger.
BUT the .223 with the right combo is an AWESOME Yote Killer!

I ran 108 eldms in my gt for a bit. It did an amazing job on yotes. Very fur friendly as well. I tried the 80 gr Eldvt and ran them pretty hot. I shot a couple yotes and a doe out at 610 yards. I like how little drop I got but I don't want to destroy my gts barrel.

 

[alf]

6x47 Lapua

 

[alf]

Nothing wrong with a 22x47 Lapua either.

1st one I built was a 23" 8" twist, 80 Bergers at 3370.

I sold that barrel, and put on an 18" 12" twist, 52 Bergers at 3800.