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A friend worked a few winters as a professional fox shooter back some 30 years ago. He used a Sako 17 with a stainless barrel that he would change after every season. As he was shooting for skins, all shots were head shots taken while using a rest. If it was too windy he wouldn't shoot as heavier "wind-bucking" calibers would ruin the skins. I've seen him drop many foxes at distances up to 300 yards, almost always shooting them through the eye. My friend earned a lot of money shooting for skins back then & could afford any rifle/caliber to make his living & chose the 17. I have also seen the 17 used on feral goats with good results with head & neck shots, but the 17 is not to be recommended for chest shots for goat size animals upwards in my experience. Should be fine for coyotes.
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