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Mobuck · June 19, 2013, 06:40 AM

I respectfully refute your logic about the 30 caliber being more likely to "stop a coyote in it's tracks". I've made many more one shot on the spot kills with the 22/250 or 25/06 than with any of the 30 calibers(308, 30/06, or 300 Win mag). If you're at all interested in salvaging the fur, you'll find the 30 cal nearly always blows a big hole on the far side while the fast little 22 often blows up inside and doesn't exit.
The only real advantage to the bigger bullets is wind bucking but that is only an effective argument if heavier aerodynamic bullets are used instead of short, lightweight slugs. The reason I use the 308 target rifle over bait is it's wind resistance. I'm using 155 HPBT Noslers which aren't affected by crosswind nearly as much at 350 yards(the range to my established bait pile). I don't get many shots but on the ones I do, I can't spend much time evaluating wind drift.

June 19, 2013, 06:40 AM	#6
Mobuck Junior member Join Date: February 2, 2010 Posts: 6,846	I respectfully refute your logic about the 30 caliber being more likely to "stop a coyote in it's tracks". I've made many more one shot on the spot kills with the 22/250 or 25/06 than with any of the 30 calibers(308, 30/06, or 300 Win mag). If you're at all interested in salvaging the fur, you'll find the 30 cal nearly always blows a big hole on the far side while the fast little 22 often blows up inside and doesn't exit. The only real advantage to the bigger bullets is wind bucking but that is only an effective argument if heavier aerodynamic bullets are used instead of short, lightweight slugs. The reason I use the 308 target rifle over bait is it's wind resistance. I'm using 155 HPBT Noslers which aren't affected by crosswind nearly as much at 350 yards(the range to my established bait pile). I don't get many shots but on the ones I do, I can't spend much time evaluating wind drift.