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Offline patm41

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Who uses ex Military rifles on Coyotes?
« on: June 01, 2004, 04:56:30 PM »
Here in central Texas alot of us hunt Coyotes with mil surplus rifles
I use a 7.62x54R  in a Romaniam PSL  

Another favorite is the SkS  using open sights...

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Who uses ex Military rifles on Coyotes?
« Reply #1 on: July 02, 2004, 01:02:29 AM »
patm41,
I used to own a Finnish M-39 Mosin-Nagant in 7.62 x 54R that I carried for coyotes. It was easy to load, shoot, didn't have to worry about getting it scratched up and it would shoot 1 1/2" groups at 100 yards with open sights and surplus ammo. I only paid $80 for it.

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Who uses ex Military rifles on Coyotes?
« Reply #2 on: July 02, 2004, 06:03:19 AM »
i regularly use a 22-250 remington to hunt song dogs but occasionaly i' take out an old 96 mauser chambered in 6.5x55 swed witha 6x scope and shootin 129gr mil-surp fmj it has accounted for many long range coyotes. the farthest 557 laser ranged yards
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Re: Who uses ex Military rifles on Coyotes?
« Reply #3 on: December 08, 2006, 05:53:53 AM »
I  use my M1 garand.  use fmj surplus ammo.  drills them, they dont move.   also have multiple shot availability.  I hunt in wooded areas so shots are < 100 yd.

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Re: Who uses ex Military rifles on Coyotes?
« Reply #4 on: December 08, 2006, 08:57:20 AM »
Here in central Texas alot of us hunt Coyotes with mil surplus rifles
I use a 7.62x54R  in a Romaniam PSL  

Another favorite is the SkS  using open sights...

Over the years I have used M16A1, M16A2, M14, M1 Carbine, M60 (ran onto range at Fort Ord in early '65), MN T91/28, M40, numerous M98s, M96s, M1903s, M1873 TDs and a couple surplus 12 ga trench guns. Probably a couple a don't remember off the top of my head. 

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Re: Who uses ex Military rifles on Coyotes?
« Reply #5 on: December 08, 2006, 03:35:08 PM »
I have used,but do not any more.M1 carbines,sks's,ak-47s,garands,FNs,ar 15s and 10s,M-14s,m-1 springfields,all cool firearms..
my huntin rifle is safe from confiscation only while my battle rifle protects it.