Thebear_78, can't see real good from your photo but, your gun looks like it has the Neil Jones (steel) trigger guard also? Does it? I'll bet that .222 in ideal for coyotes?
Rick56, I never found the recoil to be a problem with my .308 but, I had one in .350 Remington Magnum until recently, and this one was a real hoot to shoot. You mentioned the model 7, if Remington would start making those in stainless in .223, I'd start leaving my heavy barrel 22-250 at home and lighten my load on coyote hunts.