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Gamo Air Rifles

TurtleDude said:
better yet get a big bore air rifle designed for coyotes. Like this

Best Air Rifles for Hunting Large Game | Air Rifle Shopping Guide

BTW I shoot them in my suburban area farm with a 22 subsonic. Though technically firearms discharge is prohibited, the Cops told me to whack them when I can because they tire of getting calls over mauled poodles or missing cats. plus several neighbors have goats and Coyotes are hell on small goats

So is turtle on Coyotes with a Jim Clark Custom Ruger 10-22, a 8 power leopold scope and a Sure Fire Jack light.

light them up, put the crosshair between their eyes-pull trigger-bye bye coyote.
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In my neck of the woods it's illegal to hunt anything at night, besides coons. Even then, you can only use a single shot .22 rifle.
 
apdst said:
In my neck of the woods it's illegal to hunt anything at night, besides coons. Even then, you can only use a single shot .22 rifle.
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varmints are legal at night-not deer or turkeys. There is no closed season on coyotes. Jacklighting them is a preferred way to take them. we just legalized suppressors for use on straight wall rifle cartridges-like a 45 LC or a 45-70. No bottlenecks for deer (i.e. 30-06 or 7MM)
 
Lutherf said:
Does anyone have any experience with these? I'm looking to pick one up as a Christmas gift for a family member and it seemed to have good reviews through Cabela's. In fact, the reviews looked good enough that I might pick one up for myself too.

Here's the model I'm looking at - Gamo® Whisper® CFR Fixed Barrel Air Rifle : Cabela's

The family member is a 70+ Y/O female with almost no rifle training who is considering this for coyote control.
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Gamo is a fine air rifle. My first one was via someone who lived in Europe and brought it back.

Even after I shot it loose and damaged the seal it still shot accurately though I had to aim REAL high.

As to Coyotes? Yes, you could kill them. If you hit them just right.

Me? I would go with a .22 Rifle minimum.

If you are looking at scaring a Coyote a Red Rider might do. One or two BBs might keep him at bay.
 
Lutherf said:
Does anyone have any experience with these? I'm looking to pick one up as a Christmas gift for a family member and it seemed to have good reviews through Cabela's. In fact, the reviews looked good enough that I might pick one up for myself too.

Here's the model I'm looking at - Gamo® Whisper® CFR Fixed Barrel Air Rifle : Cabela's

The family member is a 70+ Y/O female with almost no rifle training who is considering this for coyote control.
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You cannot humanely kill a coyote with an air rifle. It is not right. The lead pellet will fester in their skin and then rot.

It is also quite difficult to **** a single pull air rifle for some that is 70+ years old.

It would be best to get a savage bolt rifle in .223 for maybe a few dollars more and kill them efficiently.

This air rifle will not kill then at all.

If the intent was to sting them in the rump, then any good BB gun would do that much better and cheaper.
 
TurtleDude said:
varmints are legal at night-not deer or turkeys. There is no closed season on coyotes. Jacklighting them is a preferred way to take them. we just legalized suppressors for use on straight wall rifle cartridges-like a 45 LC or a 45-70. No bottlenecks for deer (i.e. 30-06 or 7MM)
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Now that is interesting.

Why straight wall vs. bottleneck?

The 45/70 will take down anything in North America.

Was it velocity they were worried about?
 
RetiredNSmilin said:
Now that is interesting.

Why straight wall vs. bottleneck?

The 45/70 will take down anything in North America.

Was it velocity they were worried about?
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range of the projectile-due to the nature of hunting in Ohio. For years only shotguns and handguns were the legal firearms (muskets and archery too)
 
I doubt it would kill a coyote, assuming a 70 year old rookie could actually get a head shot.

I have a very nice Diana like this one, and it will kill a squirrel as long as you get the head shot or some other vital organ. If you don't get the right shot, it only wounds the squirrel.
 
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