Hunting Raccoons

.25 for sure with coyotes in the mix.

With that list, forget the 22. Go 25 for all. But you may need 30 for coyotes.

Yep, .25 is about the minimum for coyote. You better practice, get him as close as you can, and pick your shot carefully. The only thing worse than a coyote is an injured coyote that has to hunt in people’s ( including yours) yard.

You need a lot of power for coyote and raccoons are no slouch either. I wouldn't hunt coyote with a .25 airgun

If you're looking at yotes the 25 will need to be minimum 50 to 60 foot lbs of energy and be able to push the hea ier pellets.

.17hmr would do it better 

 

You might want to look at something with a bit more punch if taking coyotes. Something like the Benjamin Bulldog has similar power to a .380ACP handgun. 



With the AGNation promo code and free ship Fridays the price would be very close to the BT65 rifle. 

With the list of primary targets you mentioned, I would be looking hard at .30s.

Hatsan had one last 30 cal refurb bt65 elite qe left the last time I checked it out. I owned the bulldog and I can attest to its capabilities. I think a coyote under 50 yards with the proper shot placement to vitals would be easily done with the bt65 30. I plan on shooting coyote with my 25 cal slug gun. It's an airforce condor with ringlock system. It throws 49g slugs out 1000 fps and its not even turned up all the way. As a pure pest control application you are dealing with I think the airforce can't be beat. The ringlock allows you to control the transfer port size and between that and the power wheel you can really tune it from 500 fps to 1200 fps using any wieght pellet you want plus lifetime warranty. Hatsan is a great company however and if you want a powerful gun that is also a multishot you can't go wrong with Hatsan. My next gun will be a hatsan. I'm looking at the vectis 25 cal. 

I hunted them with a AT44S-10 .22 for a long time.with a scope she is heavy but a solid platform.

If I had went. 25 I woulda went long..25 I recommend going stright to the bt65.

Bt65 will offer more shot count and power but....more weight.With my AT44S-10. 22 tuned to shoot 21 grains at 900 fps it's a good 20 shot gun hitting with some power.Headshots are great for coons with the smaller calibers.I take them out to 80 yards.Shot placement is key.with a 14 grain pellet I would not shot them past 30 yards.

My .25 caliber bullboss does the job better at 46 ft lbs but nothing compares to my benjamin bulldog.Currently set to 246ft lbs with 158gr ammo and 1" groups at 50 yards.The coons hate it.

I say depends on distance from target. The reason I say distance is I have seen coyotes takin with .177 springer (head shot) @ 25yards DRT, seems he was to busy looking at the chicken coup to notice the shooter. With the advances in slugs .22s are looking appealing.

I would go with the Bt65 in .25. It is powerful and accurate and if you want more it is easy to tune and mod by adding a regulator. 

Wow.....that's a monster!! 

How about that Hatsan Neutron Star? Looks like a slug beast.

The .25 is my choice and be sure to stick to neck or ear hole shots with that gun. Do not take a body shot on. Coyote with that gun. The raccoons are similar to the coyotes they can take a pounding