roninflag

new mexico. the land of enchanted wildlife mgmnt. they sell tags and have no idea what their buck to doe ratio is.

i plan on heading down there next week with my 15's, and a very accurate rifle. i have hunted 36b, but i have not hunted unit 36c appreciate any tips. PM me. thanks. ron

factory rifles tend to picky. my remington 700 with krieger barrel shoot everything good. real good.

SHURTZ- that is an awesome report. what great date!!

APACHE- My buddies called me with a report from tues and wed. . called in 11 got 2. hope your score is higher. good luck. ron

CRAZY- i say it is the BEST factory whitetail rifle out there. weatherby .257 accumark close second more money not as high bc. both of my 8.5 twist barrels chambered for the 6.5-284 stabalize the 123 and 139 scenars out to 1000 yards and shoot really good groups . my brothers 264- the 130 and 140 berger failed to reach the target. the 140 and 142 sierras are not made for hunting. you are best served by a 120 balistic tip or a 123 scenar for coues . he has not tried the 130 accubond or scirroco. since i shoot a LOT slower with my 6.5-284 i prefer the 120 because it is not as "tough" as the accubonds. i believe there is nosler brass available now.

i have seen both 7mm mag and 264mag like that . very early model 700's. i would contact remington for the what and why.

the senderos in all calibers are great. my nephew shot a nice coues last yeat with my brothers .264 . awesome. it is a stock sendero, shilen trigger, leup 6.5-20 w/turret, vais brake. ron in flag

APache12- my dad was one of the first in az to call coyotes; 1952. i called my first one in when i was eleven. you can call them close to town . i wish i could get my son inlaws vid clip on youtube. called in 5. cars honking and roosters crowing in east mesa. i like to call where no one else has. it is easier. the educated ones are hard. also coyotes are a small challenging target. watch a few calling videos. make sure your rifle is sighted in and accurate. if you can go out with someone you has called some in. i do not use a shotgun. some areas that hold coyotes are so brushy a good shotgunner with 4 buck can be very productive.

nice! i shoot a lot of 123 scenars in mine. in fact the only time i shoot 139's is for 1000 yard matches. for hunting i use a 120 balistic. enjoy.

i would use H-4350 in the 300 and 270. and varget or I4064 in the .243

WLRM for the 300. 210m for the other two.

i shoot in competition and hunting. i have vais breaks on my magnums and wish i had had one put on my 6.5-284. i can were muffs and puffs at the range and pufss when i am hunting.

i would get her a remington 700 hvy barrel in either 243 or 22-250. or maybe a 25-06.

what rifle? what binos?

there is an article in precision shooting a month back about the 7mm mag . it mentions the use of a 120 bullet . on paper not as good as some others with a higher bc. my buddy has killed 30 coues with it. 7 stw sendero. most important is a rifle capable of the accuracy needed at distance . most factory rifles are unable to do it. next comes the bullet selection. shooting some bullets over time will prove .

the rifle and scope are more important/"bigger decision " than caliber. also it depends on what deer and what unit you are going to hunt.

my adl ( 1969) and my two senderos shoot great and have great triggers. i sho0t 140 accubond and 168 bergers . i have also shot 139 hornady. usually H4831 powder.

do you like the rifle. the rifle is more important than the caliber. a 300 weatherby has a lot of power . it is a proven long range target round in an accurate rifle. ALL my mags have breaks.

my gunsmith will only rebarrel remington 700 or custom actions

apache- i bet they have never shot a rifle with a krieger barrel. factory barrels or custom barrels each react differently. the factory barrels are tougher to get to shoot good clean of dirty.

nice . much bigger than my 6"X6".

if predators were not a problem the difference in fawn survival inside and out side the fence at three bar would be the same.instead the fawn survival inside is 100% outside 17. besides deer , lions do kill badger fox and elk. mostly deer. i know a lion hunter collared a lion and followed it and the kills for two years. it killed and ate a lot of deer. and becuase coyotes and other animals eat the lion kill; the areas with higher coyote numbers it killed more often. 40 a year i believe. the coues seem to be holding their own but mule deer south of the colorado river are really at a low.

i hunted 36b early. saw deer. no lions. it would be worth the price of a 5-r to me; to just glass up a lion. that is a Huge loss. ron in flag

AIRBUS- the .243 is an accurate and deadly round. if you are not going to hunt deer right away( this year) you could shoot lighter 60-85 grain bullets on coyotes and targets ect then sight in with the heavier ones when drawn. i killed most of my deer with an 85 sierra bthp handload. they are offered by federal in a factory load.