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 Predator rifle. (+ occasional racoon)
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12/10/13 02:19 AM
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Lord of furry creatures
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Anybody have favorite Rifle that won't blow the intestines out of a raccoon, but still able to take down a Coyote with a Body shot?
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Re: Predator rifle. (+ occasional racoon)
[Re: Pittstate]
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12/10/13 03:07 AM
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Team By-God
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Not a .243. Blasted a Coon last wk. Made a mess out of him.. a lot would depend on distance for the coyote... .17 hmr or .22 mag would do for close range..
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Re: Predator rifle. (+ occasional racoon)
[Re: Team By-God]
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12/11/13 01:54 AM
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HogAssassin
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Vegetarians are cool. All I eat are vegetarians--except for the occasional mountain lion steak
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Re: Predator rifle. (+ occasional racoon)
[Re: HogAssassin]
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12/11/13 04:09 AM
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dogcatcher
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I don't care about fur etc., so I use a 243.big enough round for almost anything in Texas.
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Re: Predator rifle. (+ occasional racoon)
[Re: dogcatcher]
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12/11/13 02:49 PM
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Cole P
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Re: Predator rifle. (+ occasional racoon)
[Re: Cole P]
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12/11/13 02:51 PM
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Buffs 1
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Re: Predator rifle. (+ occasional racoon)
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12/11/13 07:29 PM
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TSU99
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Re: Predator rifle. (+ occasional racoon)
[Re: TSU99]
#4828619
12/11/13 08:05 PM
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Jimbo
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.243 shooting 55 grain varmint bullet. Who cares about the pelt when it's more work than what it's worth!
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Once i learned that i didn't "NEED" to kill something, and that if i did kill something all the fun stopped and work began, i was a much better hunter.
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Re: Predator rifle. (+ occasional racoon)
[Re: Jimbo]
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12/11/13 09:03 PM
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blackcoal
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What is maximum distance?
The Greatest Enemy of knowledge is not ignorance,
it is the illusion of knowledge.--Stephen Hawking
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Re: Predator rifle. (+ occasional racoon)
[Re: blackcoal]
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12/12/13 02:17 AM
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HuntingGreg
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You can use about any caliber you want, it is really about the projectile and the speed. Just pick a match grade non-expanding bullet if you don't want to blow out the coon and use whatever you want for the coyote. I can shoot a coon with my .308 with a sierra match king in 168gr and it will put a hole about the size of a #2 pencil going in and out. Or I can shoot one with my .223 with a 55gr nosler ballistic tip and make an exit hole you can put your fist in. Pick the gun you like and get the rounds to suit your needs. As long as you go centerfire, you can get or make about any round you want.
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Re: Predator rifle. (+ occasional racoon)
[Re: HuntingGreg]
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12/12/13 05:27 AM
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westexhunt
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I shoot lots of different rifles but my favorite all around is a 223 with 60gr BT, nosler usually because of the bulk packs. Killed a few deer, many hogs and lots of other critters with it. Doesn't usually make too big a mess on anything over half grown coon size. It will destroy a small coon though.
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Re: Predator rifle. (+ occasional racoon)
[Re: blackcoal]
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12/13/13 03:07 AM
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Land_Man
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Re: Predator rifle. (+ occasional racoon)
[Re: HuntingGreg]
#4832889
12/13/13 03:31 AM
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Joined: Apr 2010
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dee
THF Trophy Hunter
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You can use about any caliber you want, it is really about the projectile and the speed. Just pick a match grade non-expanding bullet if you don't want to blow out the coon and use whatever you want for the coyote. I can shoot a coon with my .308 with a sierra match king in 168gr and it will put a hole about the size of a #2 pencil going in and out. Or I can shoot one with my .223 with a 55gr nosler ballistic tip and make an exit hole you can put your fist in. Pick the gun you like and get the rounds to suit your needs. As long as you go centerfire, you can get or make about any round you want. I've seen some very nasty exit wounds from MK's also the Hornady Amax performs very similar to a BT or SST bullet.
"A vote is like a rifle; it's usefulness depends on the character of the user" Theodore Roosevelt
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