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Inside 100 yards; Whats your favorite firearm and why

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cwlongshot:
I'm primairly talking Coyotes, Foxes and Bobcats here.

I'm on the east coast where shots inside 200 yards are normal. Even then, shots inside 75 make up the lions share of those shots.

I have used everything from a 22/250 to a  22 LR and a 3.5" 12ga to a .410, extremes to say the least.

My own favorites. I hold my Savage 23B in high reguard. It's a very good shooter with much sentamintal value. If it could be scoped it would be all I would need. (I will not drill it) it puts dogs down with authority using the Speer 75g FP bullet at about 2100 fps. I have a red dot on it now as its got a single hole tapped and I mounted a single base and use one ring. It's a tiny very light weight red dot. But I worry about bumping it.

I recently went back to the 22Mag. I bought a very nice 40 year old, Marlin and am remembering all the great times of my youth shooting this caliber.

How about you?

CW

My combo lately is a Marlin 782 22MAG and a Remington 870 with short barrel, a super full choke and 3" BB shot.

Rock Home Isle:
I hunt a few small farm properties for Varmints and in those situations, the .22 Hornet is my "GOTO" gun. The mild report is an asset if neighbors are close by, while the great accuracy of the ccartridge and the fact that the .22 Hornet is a little hotter than a .22 Magnum combine to make this calibre an obvious choice for the shooting that I do on a regular basis.

The fact that the I can also reload the .22 Hornet is a major bonus in my opinion.

cjclemens:
I mostly hunt coyotes - no bobcat or fox here to speak of.  Most shots here are inside 100 yards easily.  The rest are usually way beyond.  I started coyote hunting with a single shot Handi Rifle in .223.  It worked well enough, but I kept thinking I should upgrade to a .22-250 to increase my range a bit, so I picked up a Savage 12 FV.  I love the rifle, but its so damn heavy, It rarely goes out hunting with me.  Since then, I've been using a plain old 20" AR from Del-Ton.  For me, its the perfect compromise.  Fairly light, very accurate (I can easily stretch it out to 200 yards if necessary), and gives me a fast follow up shot if I need one.  I've enjoyed using it for coyote hunting so much that I'm thinking about buying or building another AR just for that purpose.  As far as .223 goes, i think its just right for my situation.  It wont make an outright mess of the coyote, and it has enough power for those longer shots.  I usually go with just the AR, but I have a Remington 870 that I use when I hunt in heavy brush.  One last note - I recently picked up a Savage Model 25 in .222.  I haven't had the chance yet, but I'd like to take it out hunting sometime soon and see how it handles.

Wyo. Coyote Hunter:
 ;) My favorite close range varmit rifles are my CZ .22 mag..and my Browning 22Hornet...thought I didn't need a .22mag. til I got this one at a yard sale...It is a winner, and I don't have to reload for it..it fills a niche between the common .22 and the Hornet..another gun I used for less than 100 yard varmits in my Marlin 24" .25-35.....

yellowtail3:
Marlin 336 chambered in 30/30.

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