Coyotegods: 0.25 that CAN down Coyotes

Well, now at least someone posted actual experiences with it. We're not air gunners around here for the most part.

In the other thread, I compared the bullet weight/velocity that was posted for the .25 airgun to a .22 LR.

Even on this site, I doubt many would argue the effectiveness of a .22 LR bullet in the base of the ear on a coyote.

The trouble comes in when trying to place that bullet on a called coyote. Most of us here aren't farmers, either, although I'm sure some have experience in that occupation. Shooting a coyote standing in a field off of a tractor would be a lot like shooting one off the door of a pickup truck. Good rest, and a stationary target make for pretty easy shooting.

Most of us on this site call coyotes to the gun using prey animal sounds, howling, and sometimes decoys.

Called coyotes are generally moving quickly, and are a little tricky to hit in the base of the ear every shot. Most of us shoot them in the chest, rather than in the head, and I still think that a .25 caliber pellet with the same velicity as a .22 LR isn't quite enough.

Sure it'll kill them; at least some times it will. It just isn't likely to have a high percentage of quick kills with chest shots.

If you aren't sure about what I'm saying, then come on out to Arizona for the next Rondy (next January). Trying to hit a coyote in the ear with a pellet gun, while said coyote is dodging through the mesquites is a feat the average shooter won't repeat often.

Feel free to try it if you want.

Daryl

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