Top left of the hill was my setup, bottom right of the pic is the coyote. The thing was the size of a german sheperd.

I tripple tapped the trigger (trijicon rmr sight) when I barked to get him to stop on a quartering away shot, so I dunno if one shot would have done.

I really didnt wanna touch it, let alone see where the impacts were, so sorry if u guys were expexting more details about shot placement.

 

I recently tested a couple of Winchester 42 Max through gallon water jugs. Found both in the 3rd jug--perfect mushroom expansion with only a tiny flake coming off the bullet, so they hang together.

I've killed a few coyotes with Winchester 40 grain Power Point Hollow Points. But if I were calling Coyotes, I would go with the Winchester 42 Max. It's got a little more umph and should get better penetration than regular High Velocity HP's.

but if you go with the 42 Max, your POI may be a bit different than what you get with the CCI Velocitors, so you just have to test them out at 100 yards and see where you hit, if you are going to take those 100+ shots. And sometimes that may be the only shots you get.

I will shoot a coyote anytime with whatever I have but if I were planning to hunt them at 100+ yard, I would just use my centerfire deer rifle.

 

I recently tested a couple of Winchester 42 Max through gallon water jugs. Found both in the 3rd jug--perfect mushroom expansion with only a tiny flake coming off the bullet, so they hang together.

I've killed a few coyotes with Winchester 40 grain Power Point Hollow Points. But if I were calling Coyotes, I would go with the Winchester 42 Max. It's got a little more umph and should get better penetration than regular High Velocity HP's.

but if you go with the 42 Max, your POI may be a bit different than what you get with the CCI Velocitors, so you just have to test them out at 100 yards and see where you hit, if you are going to take those 100+ shots. And sometimes that may be the only shots you get.

I will shoot a coyote anytime with whatever I have but if I were planning to hunt them at 100+ yard, I would just use my centerfire deer rifle.

Would you use a 10/22 with cci sv .22 at 30 ft on a coyote thats trotting? Thats what I had the other day squirrel hunting but figured I was to under gunned to try it.

 

I call shooting an animal that large with a .22 cruel, but that's just my personal opinion.

 

I agree. Hunting that large of a critter on purpose with a 22LR is more of a stunt than anything.

 

Depends on the conditions. A 22 lr will penatrate a suprising amount. If it punches both lungs, heart, or impacts the central nervous system it will do the job. A straight on shot probably would not be a good choice. Many people on this site take wild boar with various rimfires with great success and they are much larger than coyotes. Most people are convinced that you need 3000 fps and 2500 ftlbs of energy to kill a deer. It just ain't so. If it was then a 50 BMG would be needed for elk and moose. Elephant and cape buffalo would not be huntable except with a tank. Here in Michigan we are limited to rimfires when predator hunting at night. Have talked to people, that do it and it does limit range some what.

 

I think we should ban all posts with this subject matter, they just get ugly real fast!
:Blasting_

 

Sry, I asked cause of a surprise condition that came up. Just wondered for next time. If I had my 30/30 I wouldn't have hesitated but its little big for squirrel No need for more replies and sry to the OP.

 

A .22 rimfire doesn't "punch" thru much at 117 yards. More like slips into.

 

I somewhat agree. I think it depends a lot on the round and nose profile. At 100-120 yds a velocitor is going the same speed as most standard velocity ammo. As a HP it should still be able to do its thing. Slip through isn't all bad as long as it slips through the right area - ethical shots.

Good the see the OP is having fun with it. I have some of the win 42 max, but have only shot the win 42 subsonic, which have a huge HP cavity.

Based on saying you didn't want to touch it, does that mean it dropped right away?

 

the 22lr is generally underappriciated by people who don't practice.
for those that work hard at shot placement, 22lr is fine.

 

Not again. We just went through all this crap about 2 weeks ago. It hasn't even dropped off of the first page yet: http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=604639

 

Kill all the coyotes you can, I don't care if you beat em to death with a baseball bat.

 

In my neck of the woods coyotes have cross with wolves. An alfa male can go 75 to 80 lbs. I use 243 100g. I wouldn't think about using a 22.

 

Kill them with what you can.... Both coyotes and woodchucks..!!

I'm curious to know how many deer have ever been sniped with .22 LR .. .?

 

i've killed 2 large dogs at 40 yards with head shots.
no follow up required.
used a marlin 989g that's older than i am.

 

I've killed'em with 17HMII, 22LR ,32HMR, 44RemMag, 221Fireball, 223, 243, and 260Rem. The ones I shot with a 22LR where just as dead! Like someone else said, shoot'em with what ever you got. For heavens sake, I've stomped more than a few vermin to death, and I only wear size 10 shoes!

 

Sometimes old ladies beat up muggers with their purses.

With practice, proper shot placement and a good "Hi-Ya!", DRT, maybe.

 

For some folks a 'humane' kill is ONLY when the varmint (animal, critter, victim. etc.) expires without knowing its been killed. IOW, a totally painless passing from this life to ?? I believe any reasonably competent shot made within range by a 22LR, is sufficient to 'humanely' dispatch a varmint the size of a coyote. The 22LR has proved itself too many times to support a cogent argument against it. A shot from any caliber can be (has been) botched by incompetent shooting, mis-estimation of range, & just plain bad luck. Things happen that sadden an 'ethical' hunter but you go on & try to see it doesn't happen again. Declaring a legal, efficient rifle/round to not meet the standard, when it plainly is, isn't the way to do that.

 

Complete agreement here. :bthumb:

 

Philisophical rants about what is "humane" killing ought to be reserved for the Humane Society Forum.

All I know is that I killed a coyote with a .22 LR and he is still dead. It was the right thing to do, since someone had already wounded him.

I also killed an armadillo with a stick and it doesn't bother my conscience at all.

I've killed a few coyotes while turkey hunting with shotgun here in Arkansas. But there's not any doubt that magnum turkey loads will kill just about anything that is within turkey shooting distance.

Killed a couple of coyotes with .270 WSM and one with .30-06. They didn't complain and there's been no lawsuit so in my book that's perfectly "humane".

"Humane" is sort of an ironic term for anything akin to kindness when you consider that "humans" are responsible for bringing pain and death into the world in the first place and seem to provide most of it still today.

Folks who go on and on about "humane" killing tend to think Mankind is a lot better than it really is.

 

I'm not one, but I would hate to hear what all the nay sayers call bow hunters. Maybe one animal in a hundred drop right there.

 

You need a min 50#, 300 grn, non expandable, 40 yrds max, and only when the deer is relaxed. Its the same no matter no what site your on. :smashfrea:bash::banghead3:banghead3:banghead3

Just go to one of those sites and say you regularly take 80 yrd shots on deer.

 

Last winter, I killed a coyote with a Stinger out my back door because it was the closest rifle handy. Head shot. Instant down. This winter, I have shot 2 out the window but moved my .22 Hornet closer to the door. I would shoot one with either, if in range and a clean shot.

 

moved my .22 Hornet closer to the door..

???? Why? Nothing beats a .22lr.

 

I'm not asking (stating?) this in an argumentative way, just think it's quite a crucial point to consider and really think through.

What was the reason for triple tapping the trigger?

To me it communicates no confidence in the point of impact and/or terminal behaviour of the projectile.

The winchester 'MAX' rimfire range is interesting in both 22lr (42gn PowerPoint and Subsonic) and 22wmr (45gn PP and SS).

I've posted quite a few videos with information about some of the cartridges and ballistic gel performance.

Whether or not any of it should be used on coyotes/dogs/wolf/hybrids is anyones opinion as folks around here succinctly demonstrate.

 

Hmmm

What was the reason for triple tapping the trigger?

To me it communicates no confidence in the point of impact and/or terminal behaviour of the projectile.

I HAVE been known to shoot something I want extra dead, 7 or 8 times.

 

standing on a steaming grizzly with ya red ryder??

 

Just watched Revenant. Don't want any truck with a grizzly.

 

One was 125yds., one was 140yds. They are staying away from the house.

 

Just kidding.
You moved a FAR superior coyote gun closer to the door.:bthumb:

 

I shot a bunch of starlings off the song bird feeders today. The range was about 30 yards and some of them did flop around a bit before giving it up. Should I step up to my 260 Rem to ensure a humane kill?

 

A .260 would not be the best tool for the job. No Sir.
Sounds more like a job for a .22.

 

Hmm, I didn't realize I could have made him anymore dead with a larger caliber. At any rate, I wasn't going for a 1 shot champion kill like you see on hunting videos. I tripple tapped the trigger and the coyote jumped about 2 feet in the air, then died where it landed.

Anyone who has shot a 10/22 with a red dot knows that you can easily pepper a small group on target with rapid fire. The CCI velocitor is supersonic until about 100 yards, so I figure that by the time the soundwave caught up with the first bullet, the second was already well on its way to the coyote as well. Factor in the time that it took for the coyote's brain to process what was going on, and the third bullet already impacted. Hence why his only reaction was a quick leap in the air before falling dead.

An average shell of 00 buckshot holds about 7-8 58 grain .33" projectiles. Each travels about 1000-1200 fps at the muzzle. The CCI Velocitor doesnt slow to those velocities until about 75-100 yards. The projectile also expands to about .33" and (even though weighs slightly less) penetrates to similar depths in ballistics gel as a 00 buck shot.

So how is my kill any less humane than one with a 12 gauge at 30-40 yards? Unless you have the world's best patterning shotgun, you're not going to get much more lead on target.

 

Hmm, I didn't realize I could have made him anymore dead with a larger caliber. At any rate, I wasn't going for a 1 shot champion kill like you see on hunting videos. I tripple tapped the trigger and the coyote jumped about 2 feet in the air, then died where it landed.

Anyone who has shot a 10/22 with a red dot knows that you can easily pepper a small group on target with rapid fire. The CCI velocitor is supersonic until about 100 yards, so I figure that by the time the soundwave caught up with the first bullet, the second was already well on its way to the coyote as well. Factor in the time that it took for the coyote's brain to process what was going on, and the third bullet already impacted. Hence why his only reaction was a quick leap in the air before falling dead.

An average shell of 00 buckshot holds about 7-8 58 grain .33" projectiles. Each travels about 1000-1200 fps at the muzzle. The CCI Velocitor doesnt slow to those velocities until about 75-100 yards. The projectile also expands to about .33" and (even though weighs slightly less) penetrates to similar depths in ballistics gel as a 00 buck shot.

So how is my kill any less humane than one with a 12 gauge at 30-40 yards? Unless you have the world's best patterning shotgun, you're not going to get much more lead on target.

Mention .22 and coyotes and the thread will degenerate into the above.
I fall into the trap everytime.
My main point is that the .22 isn't ideal for shooting coyotes.
I have shot many with it. For a long time it was all I had.
Many yotes have been killed with it. There are more effective and "certain" rounds.
Congratulations on your set up and skills for ridding the hood of that nasty varmint and the awesome write up and pics.
Almost forgot- Velocitors kick heinie and are in a league of their own, IMHO. If I were to hunt coyotes with my .22 again, judging by their performance on really big jackrabbits, I would use nothing but them.

 

I've killed lots of coyotes with a 22LR. A well placed shot in the heart/lung area will kill them dead