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My opinion is go with the bolt gun. I have a buddy that had a encore and he got a barrel in 22-6mmAI and you can't load them as hot as a bolt gun. The reason is, all that holds the barrel is a little pin not like a bolt when you lock the lugs, it's there to stay.

DustyC wrote:My opinion is go with the bolt gun. I have a buddy that had a encore and he got a barrel in 22-6mmAI and you can't load them as hot as a bolt gun. The reason is, all that holds the barrel is a little pin not like a bolt when you lock the lugs, it's there to stay.

I have the newer Encore as opposed to the Contender which from my understanding can handle more pressure. Pressure isn't really a concern for me though I typically use factory ammo, though I'm 95% of the way to beginning (note I said beginning!) reloading. Although I am leaning towards a bolt gun so I can have quicker follow up shots, the only reason I hesitate is I'm getting hard pressed to find room for all my guns and a new T/C barrel takes up less space. There's Pro's and cons of each, we'll see what off season sales I can get That decides many purchases, in fact it's why I've got some guns I have, they were the right price at the right time... If I was already back stateside I'd have already gotten the barrel cause I found some good deals, but I won't be there to inspect it for several months. The other allure of the barrel is I can just order that sucker off the net, but I have to go to a store and get a full rifle. Maybe I can find a good used rifle for cheap...

Not one of you have mentioned the 223! Must be a reason that none of you have a Remington 700 in 223? How about 223?
Best regards,

223 rem.=

I've made a handful of coyotes very dead with the 223 using 50 grain ballistic tips. It will do the job. The bigger 22's just do it a bit better. It's worth noting that I don't worry about hide damage.

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.223 was good in its day. there are just better options out there for coyotes these days. don't want to affend anyone though. shoot them if you got them.

Any gun you have is a great coyote gun, provided it's fairly accurate. I have 11 guns I use for coyotes. I start the season with a 204 (minimum caliber I'll use on coyotes) when I get one with that, I move up the rack to the next larger caliber, so on and so on. By the time I use my 300 WSM, I go back to the 204 and start over. I average 16 coyotes per year so it gets all the guns used, mixes it up a bit, and is fun in general.

220 swift for me. Just a 22-250 with a little extra i guess.