Hunting Forum

Question:  I have a remington mohawk 10c .22 rifle, it was a gift from a friend last year. I am looking to start hunting coyotes, since in my state i can hunt them year round. But i want to make sure i am using the proper rifle to hunt with. I have read that you would want to use a .22lr or .17hmr if you wish to retain the pelt for selling. While i do not have the .17hmr, i do have the .22, but i hesitate to use it because i see in the articles the hunters are using the AR chassis .22lr. My rifle is just a simple plinker with open iron sights.

Does it matter what kind of rifle i use? or will using the .22lr be good enough to drop the yote?

Just be sure they are close (within 50 yards or so) and the .22 will take down a lot of animals.

If you can place your shot just behind his ear you'll have a dead yote with very little pelt damage.

If not, you'll have a tough time recovering him IMO.

The .22lr will dispatch a coyote with a well placed shot. It doesn't matter about the rifle platform that shoots the round. Your Remington 10C will fire the round just as well as any other .22 rifle.
Your Remington Mohawk 10C has been out of production since the 70's. It was part of the Nylon series of firearms Remington produced. It is gaining some value as a collector if it is still in good condition.

I have used 22-250 , .30 carbine and 22LR. They all work well the AR platform is good for volume of fire just remember the first shot is the only accurate shot. Take your time aiming.

cool moutain hunter..iv posted a few times about my 30 carbine as well...with no comments...its a great gun to shoot at a variety.of game

I very seldom get a chance to shoot a standing 'yote, since they tend to move a lot when in any open country. My .220 swift is fast and accurate, which is why I stopped using my mini-14 for varmints. I have taken a few with a .40 S&W Sigma, but those were at about 25 yards and hauling azz, so I figured I got lucky!!!! I've never attempted to shoot one with a .22lr, but I wouldn't hesitate to do so with either my Remington 597 or my S&W M&P 15/22.

BTW, if I had one of those model 10c rifles, I'd put it up and not use it. As grandpops mentioned, those things are now worth more than triple what they sold for brand new, and are getting more valuable.

( I tried to go back and edit my previous post to include this, but for some reason the edit function wouldn't work).

The AR platform rifles are being used in articles these days because the industry is trying to promote them as hunting rifles. Myself, I don't see it and would never use one as such, but to each is own.

kyotee,
The AR platform is a very nice platform.
I to said the same things after the military .
However since my RA has made it difficult to shoot sometimes I have found the AR platform has let me improve my shooting even more.
Of course ....I did make a few mods to the rifle.

No matter what weapon I have in my hands I throw lead at all coyotes. A single shot rifle is fine on one target, and a auto works a lil better for engaging many targets. Most of the time after the first shot the other yotes leave the country and are very hard to hit on the fly if any range is involved. At different time yotes came in my forty acres behind the house, ranges 250 to 400yds. 5 total came in 3 stayed for a dirt nap, when pairs showed  up always one made it out. I need to work on my leads .

22lr is a good gun if they are close but I'd use a 22mag it reaches out a little more or then again if you have long shots I'd use a 22-250 they work good for yotes and any varmints you have a issue with and need to take longer shots. When I had a problem with yotes on my uncles land killing our ducks we got the 22-250 and also used the 22mag didn't take long ti run them off and keep them away from the ducks.

no matter what dead is dead but i like my 222 with a 40 grain berger bullet top with a leuplod with the varmint hunter crosshair thats all the meds u nead

I would suggest scoping your rifle with a 4X fixed power scope and make head shots. I have been researching the .17 Hornet and when funds permit I am going to buy a rifle in that caliber. Horandy has some new great ammo for this caliber.

I started out shooting Coyotes with a .22 LR. We lived in the country. no neighbors for many miles, lots of livestock, chickens, ducks & rabbits. The Coyotes were getting the chickens & ducks on a reguler basis. My Dad was working construction out of town so it was up to me to take care of the animals. My stepmom didn't like guns and didn't want me to shoot my Dads rifles or shotguns around the house or livestock. (understandable now) My Grandad had gave me a Remington model 522 with open sights when I turned 12 and this is what I used. My Grandad also told me how and when to try and get one. I spent the night sitting on the top of the chicken coop, wrapped in a blanket, with my .22 in hand. I had taped a small flashlight to the stock (Grandad again) and had 15 shells in the tubular magazine. At some point during the evening I heard some rustling and digging sounds and turned on the flashlight for a look around. I scared off the Coyote and he scared me! I then realized I needed a better plan. The next few weeks I tried different approaches that failed until I left the outside barn light on (Big No No) and could see a good size area around the coop. I got back on the coop and waited. Not long and here the they came. They started to dig out from under the fence the dirt I had shoveled back in from the last time they visited. As the first one got his head under the fence I popped him in the noggin at 10yds or so. DEAD Dog! The second one was confused and ran around the coop before heading into the forest. The little .22LR did the job and it killed many more before I was able to afford to get a dedicated varmint rifle, a 22-250 with a 3 x 9 redfield. I lost a few to the .22LR with hollowpionts and started using the CCI stingers when they came out. It is quiet, leathel at short range and cheap to buy ammo for. I still have that rifle and I dont think you can wear a .22LR out if you keep it clean and oiled.
Good luck!