anyone use a mosin nagant on coyotes?

[yj-guy]

regardless of what people think i should do, i am going to hunt yotes this winter with the mosin nagant 91/30. i would just like to know the damage from the 7.62x54 rnd on a yote. i wouldnt mind seeing a pic if it isnt to graphic for the site

 

[longbow]

it will work....but be careful, you might set the trees on fire if they are too close!

 

[DHolder]

As long as you aren't planning on keeping the pelt, it will kill them. My only concern is make sure you know were that bullet is going after it leaves the yote.

 

[yj-guy]

funny you say that. i used a round bail of hay to rest on. that gun threw one heck of a flame, actually caught the bail on fire. mother in law wasnt happy. it was for her horses. oh well. live and learn i guess

 

[Mudcat]

Actually pelt damage will be minimal because of the use of a FMJ bullet. It will pass through with minimal damage. You do have to get a good hit on them or they will run off and die a slow inhumane death or not die at all.
Now if you come up with some soft or ballistic tip bullets then you will see max damage.
I do not save pelts at the price and time needed to skin and prepare pelt it just does not make sense. If you are in northern IN then your pelts are much thicker and bring more than ours do down here in the south.

 

[dice dealer]

Just make sure you know where the bulit is going after it leaves ...never know what you will hit behind it ..

 

[Scutter01]

There was a video here awhile back of someone using a 91/30 for boar hunting. He hit it at about 300 yards and still had to put it down with a knife.

 

[Principal Skinr]

Why not? I'm betting that yote won't be scurrying off after taking a hit with one of those, unless it passes through his ear!

I love my Mosin. It's like a Swiss Army Knife......ok, I know....It is really like a sledge hammer, but what is there that a sledge hammer can't fix?

 

[42769vette]

there is absolutly no reason not to hunt coyote with a mosin. are there better guns? ya but there are also alot worse guns. some folks will tell you you have to have a flat shooting centerfire like 223-22-250-220 swift, the list goes on and on. but ive taken coyotes with a 20 ga slug and this was pre rifled barrel and sabot bullet.

take the mosin out have a good time.

 

[hotfarmboy1]

there is absolutly no reason not to hunt coyote with a mosin. are there better guns? ya but there are also alot worse guns. some folks will tell you you have to have a flat shooting centerfire like 223-22-250-220 swift, the list goes on and on. but ive taken coyotes with a 20 ga slug and this was pre rifled barrel and sabot bullet.

take the mosin out have a good time.

I'd agree here. And yes generally it will go down about anywhere you hit it with the mosin. A few years back a friend of mine took one with open sights at 150 yards with his M44. Hit the hind quarters and it went down right there. I'd have no probs taking either of mine out for yotes since I don't keep the pelts. But generally I ues my 30-06 cause its more accurate.

 

[dtkw]

Is there any Coyo in IN?

 

[paperboy]

Is there any Yotes in Indiana? You bet! It's cool to see this thread because I thought about using a Mosin myself this year. I figure the noise and the fireball would help seal the deal!!!! The only problem is the coyotes 4 counties over will hear it...

 

[dtkw]

Long time ago, when I was living in Los Angeles, one early evening, I watched a coyo jumped over my fence into my backyard, walked to the other side and jumped off. It was awesome sight. But I lived in the suburb, couldn't shoot it with my gun or neighbor would call the cops.

 

[yj-guy]

Is there any Coyo in IN?

several coyotes in my area. clay and parke counties. the old mining grounds are full of them. spot lighting one night there were 9 running across the open fields. they all stopped when the spot light hit them.

 

[eliteimagery]

if anyone is interested and in Northern Indiana. Midwest Gun Exchange in Mishawaka is running a sale on Mosin Nagant 91/30's for $85. You can check out the sale heere http://photos.midwestgun.com/closeouts/SALE.pdf and get your own yote slayers

 

[49CJ3A]

if anyone is interested and in Northern Indiana. Midwest Gun Exchange in Mishawaka is running a sale on Mosin Nagant 91/30's for $85. You can check out the sale heere http://photos.midwestgun.com/closeouts/SALE.pdf and get your own yote slayers

That's a great price for 91/30's. Bought mine from Gander Mountain just last year for $99 not they are $149.

 

[ak keep the second]

it will take care of a coyote for sure but if you hit it in the back thigh they can still run off and survive, i had it happen. eventually got the same one a year later.

 

[ak keep the second]

several coyotes in my area. clay and parke counties. the old mining grounds are full of them. spot lighting one night there were 9 running across the open fields. they all stopped when the spot light hit them.

Is there any Coyo in IN?

there thick in northern indiana idk about the south.

 

[Bisley Man]

I saw a mid size coyote crossing Pendleton Pike in McCordsville last Sat. around 1:PM' running with it's right front leg up.They're everywhere. I'd love to try My scoped M-44 on some 'yotes. I have a handload using a 123 gr.,.310 dia.spitzer and a low dose of 4064. REAL accurate and low recoil. Could be good on a coyote. Always be sure of your target and what's behind it.

 

[dtkw]

The only gun I have that is legal to hunt in IN is my 458 socom, not exactly a long range rifle.