MM, I would have done the same22-250 with a 50 grain Hornady Vmax! Its not as bad as it looksOnly shot bout 50 yards. Had to be 1 of the dumbest coyotes I ever shot, or least afraid of the tractor anyways. I didnt take a gun with me that day and after seeing it 5 or 6 times I couldnt take it anymore and drove the tractor about a mile home and got the gun and came back and shot it! Finished plowing in the dark and rain that night because of going home to get the gun and it was well worth it!!!!!