Which rifle?

[OLE RASPY]

Well i went today and put  a savage axis in .223 on lay-a-way.The stock is camoed and rest is black a sharp looking good and it had a scope on it to.For $370 out the door i couldnt resist.Thanks for the replys.

[ILIKEHEVI-13]

Here's why the 25-06 makes a great predator round.  The 85gr Nosler Ballistic Tip makes a great long range coyote buster.

http://www.federalpremium.com/products/details/rifle.aspx?id=222

[maustypsu]

If all you want to do is kill them and not save the pelt then I would get the 25-06 too.  It wasn't one of your original options so I didn't comment on it.  But while we are forgetting where we started...  I'd recommend you look at the .204 ruger as well.  That will save pelt damage.

If you plan to shoot 200-300 yards the are very similar guns. A lot more ammo options for the 223. The 223 is capable of killing yotes way further than 300 but there will be less compensation for drop with the 22-250.

Either will take yotes but those are the trade offs you will be looking at.

Ditto.

Or you could just get a 25-06.  It is said to be the perfect coyote gun.  And it's a great deer killer. 

[maustypsu]

Well i went today and put  a savage axis in .223 on lay-a-way.The stock is camoed and rest is black a sharp looking good and it had a scope on it to.For $370 out the door i couldnt resist.Thanks for the replys.

Well done, sir.  That should treat you well.

[Ol'Mossy]

Well i went today and put  a savage axis in .223 on lay-a-way.The stock is camoed and rest is black a sharp looking good and it had a scope on it to.For $370 out the door i couldnt resist.Thanks for the replys.

Does it have the accu trigger? I heard they have a heck of a hard trigger pull, did you try it?

[OLE RASPY]

No sir i didnt try the trigger out they wouldnt let me dry fire it.I was gonna dry fire it and get a brand new one in the box but that one is all they had and she told they just put it out a couple days ago.Didnt have a scratch on it.Im not the type to buy one right off the shelf that everyone has handled but i did this time only because it looked great.

[Ol'Mossy]

Good luck with it..you can always take it to a gunsmith if you have to.

[cannonball]

You will like the .223. Shoot a bunch of those yotes for us.

[surehuntsalot]

I like the 243 with 85gr HP's

[ElkTurkMan]

I asked my self this very question last year when I was in the market for apredator rifle.  I ended up going with the 223, because of the ammo cost and because I wouldn't have to many shots over 300 yards.  Either one will do the job for sure.

[OLE RASPY]

Couldnt stand any longer so i went and got my rifle off of lay a way.I havent shot it yet cuz its been 20 mile an hour winds but maybe  ill get to it soon.Its a .223 savage axis with a 3x9x40 bushnell sharp shooter on it i prolly will change the scope out one day but ill keep it for now.This will be my varmit gun, ive been hunting with my .270 but i wanted something a little more flat shooting.

[cannonball]

Nice rifle!

[Leader]

223 I would say because of ammo choice/availability