Coyote Rigs!

[Brod_Man]

Hey whizbang, whats the max range youd shoot a yote with that 22wmr? Nice cars!

[wizbang]

Not sure. I know people have lots of different opinions about the 22 mag's lethal range on coyotes. I'm not one to push it I guess. I'd say 75 yds comfortably but maybe 100 with a good rest. The gun drives tacs and I think the 22mag has enough on it to kill a coyote at 100 if the bullet is placed right. I know the gun could kill a coyote out further than 100, but I'm not as comfotable with my ability to put the bullet in the right spot.

[Brod_Man]

makes sense. i probably would be a good coyote hunter with a smaller centerfire caliber, because i hunt small game with air guns, and shot place ment is everything with them.

[Pilgrim]

Wiz,

Them are a couple cool rifles to have!

[wizbang]

Thanks, Pilgrim. It took almost 5 years of saving, trading guns, and working on the wifey.

[Pilgrim]

Wiz,

My brother-in-law recently bought a used Kimber Varmint from a gun shop for under $800, a super buy. The shop wasn’t able to represent the history but included a 30 day return so my B-I-L brought it to me for inspection.

I took it all apart, studied it, shined the bore to look for blemishes… One glaring discovery was the action was binding terribly on the magazine well so I told him to bring it home and grind off the top 1/8” of the well in order for it to rest independently. Otherwise new condition but very doubtful that it could have shot well as it was. Once the action binding matter is solved there's no appearance of anything to prevent from being a decent shooter. Hopefully simple as 30 seconds on a bench grinder.

Sidenote on KIMBER:
I looked carefully at a Kimber 84M about a year ago but bought into another project before I was able to study the barreled action apart from the stock. Most everything I ever read describes Kimber’s bolt action design as Mauser and often compared to a Winchester Model 70. Cont...

Here’s the shocker (for me):
A Kimber 84 action is essentially a REMINGTON 700 receiver with a sort of a hybrid of best worlds between Mauser bolt characteristics X Rem 700 receiver & bolt mechanism.
Receiver, trigger, recoil lug, bolt lugs = Remington (similar to).
Safety, extractor = Mauser. Kimber = Winchester per Mauser similarities only. Regardless, an awesome piece of work- Maybe the smartest action going. Has all the simple fine tuning aspects of a 700 incl easy to bed, rebarrel... Very impressed!

[wizbang]

I got that kimber for $825 new at Scheels-- drove to Eau Claire, Wi for it. I shopped for two years and that was the best buy I found. Sounds like your brother got a hell of a deal. Kimber stands by their stuff pretty well. I've heard of guys just calling them up and they usually will take a gun back to work on for free. One guy I talked to was pissed that the barrel wasn't floated right-- he said Kimber retooled the stock and even paid the shipping for the gun to go back in. I had a Kimber tactical pro II (45acp) awhile ago that was having troubles double-feeding-- they took it back no questions and, when I got it back, it was cleaner than when I bought the gun. Once thing that seems to distinguish Kimber (besides the impecable machining) is how they stand by their work.

I also just bought kimber of NY 22lr within the past month. I took it home and shot it (6/30 rounds were misfires; 2 misfires wouldn't extract). I took it straight back to the dealer and he took it no questions. One thing about kimber too-- if the gun isn't acting right-- everyone knows its BS and they'll take it. Kinda funny-- the dealer who sold me that gun actually seemed to take it as a personal offense that a kimber he sold wasn't right.

On the 84 in the picture, the action is as sweet as I've seen-- that's why I got the gun. Sweet as glass all the way. There's a little slop with the bolt all the way back but that's okay I guess. I suppose that's the way it is with any mauser action-- or remington for that matter. I've never felt a bolt close so nicely in my life. Safety's a model 70-style, though, which I don't necessarily love-- too loud. When they designed the 84, they built the gun around the 308 family of cartridges-- shorter action, etc. That was one thing I never really liked about the straight-up 700-- the action always seemed way too long for the varmint cartridges. The adjustable factory trigger is a huge plus too.

[Prairie Ghost]

The best paints to use are from Brownells gunsmithing catalog i have used it on both of my guns and it holds up real well. One of the colors that is real good to use is called "coyote". Definetly a good idea to take some sandpaper and rough up the stock and metal i did just my stocks and had the gunsmith oven bake the metal stuff.

[Brod_Man]

I got me a gun finally. Well its not actually mine. Its my uncles, but his wife didnt want him to keep it in the house anymore, so he said we can keep it at our house, shoot it, and hunt with or whatever, but he doesnt want to sell it, because he wants to teach his kids to shoot with it. Anywho, Its a remington 700 in .22-250. It from the 70's i think. Its wood stocked, and has a bushnell sportview on it. I think its 4x im not sure. Anyways it dead on at 100yds, and i got a great bullet drop chart for it. Wish my camera wasnt broke. . Shoot it a few times. Love it. Anyways watch out coyotes !!!!

[bucksnbears]

good luck youngster, don't get disgouraged though if you don't have sucsess right out of the gate. coyotes are smart and the guys that shoot alot can give great advise but there are some things you will leartn/notice that are hard for even accomplished hunters to put in print. now go getem

[rhino]

nice guns!! nice car!! I once had a 90' Cutlass Ciera that I hunted out of. I can relate.

[Hitman off road]

I'm running a completely custom AR15;
DPMS upper with a kreiger 24 inch .980 floating stainless barrel with a target crown
DPMS bolt and carrier
MEGA Gator lower with a2 stage Rock River trigger
Weighted butstock
Bipod
Burris Black Diamond scope
Backup is a modified ruger 10/22
I'll post pics when I get home

[Hitman off road]

Well, it would appear I`m not allowed to post pics or add a signature line yet, is this because I`m new here?
I have the BBCode option turned on in the user control panel, now what?

[lyonch]

Hitman Off Road, shoot me a pm and i can clarify some things for you. It might either be the way your are trying to do it. If not then i know what you need to do to allow it to happen.

[backyardhunter23]

300 rem. ultra mag 91 gr. reloader 19 powder 165 gr. hollow point 6x18x50 bushnell banner. does it every time