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Originally Posted by Duck Commander
I already have a 270 for bear and dear and a 22 for smaller game now looking for coyote and fox and bobcats and things that size.
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If you already have a .270, then look at the center fire .223 cartridges, which are essentially .22 caliber bullets. I have a .220 Swift that I like a lot and that Skeet has actually seen. Would have won that huntchat groundhog "tournament" if the groundhog wasn't sitting right next to the farm owner's barn. Such is life.
You can get center fire cartridges loaded with varmint bullets or with bullets that are a little more stout for larger animals. That is what I would recommend since you already have the .270.
Me, about the only thing I am missing is a .25-06 and a monster gun like a .375 Lapua. I've got a .22lr, .270 Win, .30-06, and .300 Win along with a Ruger Mini 30. Of course, that doesn't mean I don't want a .22 Magnum and both .17's that are available from Volquartsen. Plus, I am working on building an AR-15 and AR-10.
Good luck with the hunting. If you can get up close, I think the .22lr would work just fine. I have killed foxes with goose loads out of my shotgun easily at 40 and 50 yards. Of course, those were the morons that thought the decoys were a free lunch.