Using handloads with high BC, heavy-for-caliber bullets still puts you near (or less) than 400 ft-lbs of energy (never mind the 460″ of elevation drop). The groups I get are in line with Patrick’s. A 7.18 pound 39.5″ AR-15 style rifle is too big and clumsy for shooting coyotes? Back in 1985 I came really close to blowing $7000 on an M-60E3 that was for sale in a small gun shop in Old Town Alexandria, VA. high off the bank. I’m not one to argue with statistics, but I know what I’ve done and seen others do. My Father-in-law never believed in statistics and claimed he could aim straight at an elk with his Winchester 30-30 lever action and hit it no matter how far away (open sites and all)! It makes hiking out much more comfortable and predictable. I didn’t perform an autopsy.) It would make more sense in a security guard hands in a tower ( Prisons, maybe? I think of it as a beater gun. Style * * * Hoping its as good as the the one my dad bought me when I was younger. My first and only deer rifle is a 700ADL 243, I bought it in 2004 with a Nikon scope($350 for rifle, $149 scope). Stainless steel and polymer are best choices for all weather all terrain guns. Apparently when Remington says that the scope is bore-sighted they mean that the scope is pointed in the general direction that the muzzle is. I also shot a 3 shot group at 317 yards (max distance on my shooting range on my property) that was less than 2.86 inches. BTW, your daughters boyfriend sounds like an awesome guy! 6.) If you wanted a different caliber – okay. But like I said, it’s a tool box. Check out the extensive selection of single-shot rifles and shotguns from Henry Repeating Arms that fits this description. Well Pat, I’m not knocking your “statistics”.

These rifles are sleek and handle smoothly. Iron sights work fine for shooting coyotes out to five hundred yards with an AR and 5.56mm rounds (though I find the scope to be very useful as my eyes have gotten older).

If I end up running out of ammo then I had a really bad day. In stalk-type hunts, I could count the number of times I was able to lay prone and clear brush with a 9″ bipod. Again, remember that 10 mph wind and 20+ mph gusts were making things difficult. It is also a .243 and bought used last week for $399 plus tax. I bought the exact 700ADL .243 gun the author is talking about at acadamy in spartanburg sc, without the scope for couple penny’s less than $400 .

Since the SPS is nothing more than an ADL with a hinged floorplate, I couldn’t justify spending $200 more (or more, considering you are getting a 3-9x scope) for the trigger guard that I already had. But in the end it “ain’t for squirrel hunting”. Ummm, I did mention that this was going to be used for hunting right? Just drop me an email. (Ran a tap in the hole, grooved the arrow pieces and epoxied them in the factory stock. OH, and… the new standard in affordable single-shot rifles The HUNTER has been discontinued for 2020 and replaced by the SCOUT Blued/Black model . My bolt guns are all MOA or better, which makes them more fun to shoot than less accurate bolt guns. groups at 100 yds using my favarite hand loads. 7.) I would suggest something with a bigger eye relief for a young hunter. Some people will go “trigger happy”, but that is a small percentage. And worry about what some Disney Cartoon watching vegetarian pansy thinks about hunting? Browse Guns.com for Remington rifles for sale.

Just bought a youth model for my son in 243. (780) 426-4866.

The barrel has a 1-9.125″ twist rate which should be sufficient enough to send 100 grain projectiles down range sufficiently stabilized.