
I let go on some cries and got an immediate response from a pair coming straight at me through the brush. Well, the first stand I made was overlooking a very brushy bowl that only extended my shot out to about 30 yards. Both were semi-clean kills, with one dropping in it’s tracks after a spine shot! The calling slowed down, so I ate a late lunch, took a nap and got ready for the afternoon hunt. The first couple of stands were as expected, two coyotes in, two coyotes down. In my infinite teenager wisdom, I bought a Ruger 10-22 from a guy who lived on my street, loaded up with some CCI Stingers and proceeded to the desert to use my new “Coyote” rifle. A couple of years went by and I began looking at what I could do to preserve the fur a bit better and help me not have to sew so many pieces back together. I used deer loads and wasn’t too worried about what happened to the fur (even though I skinned every one). I will give you my honest opinion and won’t BS you with second hand information, or anyone else’s horror stories. I have shot countless animals from Ground Squirrel sized game, to Rock Chuck to Predators, so I can truly say that I have experience with this caliber. This isn’t taken from stories I’ve heard, this is taken from over 9 years of loading and shooting the. They give reasons like, “it’s to hard to load for”, “the bullets are too light”, “the barrels foul to easily” and my favorite “the. If you listen to most outdoor writers today, they will tell you that in your quest to find the ultimate Varmint rifle you should stay away from the.
