Rifle for tractor

Prawn Farmer · May 31, 2014

What's a decent price for a new Henry H001 22LR. Want to carry one to pop ground hogs, coyotes and skunks when I'm out working.

Sean Feeney · May 31, 2014

$283 or make offer
Buds

C.R. · May 31, 2014

around three hundered bucks I have one they are neat little rifles makes me want some more Henry products

JR Frye · May 31, 2014

That is about right $200.00 to $300.00.
BUT the problem if you can find ammo for it.
Here in Iowa the 22lg,22short,22mag,22/50 and any thing with 22 in it the D---- 22 ammo hog buyers are buying it up like it is going out of style and so is our not so great gov,
Why why why it is stupid and ammo buyers are selling the ammo for three tims higher than what it worth. I went to a gun show a week ago a dealer was selling a 22mag brick for $100.00 How D--- Gready can that be;
38 sp and 38+p and 9mil are get the same way.
We have no body to blaim but the air head in the round office.
Now having said that have a great day.
JR said that

Goose · May 31, 2014

Take down a coyote with a .22?

M w J · May 31, 2014

I have 2 Henry hmr 17 s they are very good for 100 yard shots. They will gut a rabbit at that distance bullet flies flat and at 2550 ft per second bullets are easy to get but not as cheap as 22 shells should be. BUT the guns cost about $450.

the tractor vet · May 31, 2014

I carry something a with a little more omph, I carry a Mini 14 with a 4x9 scope For the long range shots and a Ruger wheel gun in 22 Mag. with the first three in snake shot .

Bret4207 · May 31, 2014

(quoted from post at 06:47:10 05/31/14) Take down a coyote with a .22?

At 50 to 75 yards, sure. Out at longer ranges something a bit bigger is better.

Tim Barnes · May 31, 2014

Bought my son a new Henry .22 LR for his 13th birthday, paid about $200.00 back then. It's a nice shooting rifle but I wouldn't depend on it for shooting hogs or coyotes. If you just wound them all you did was educate them. Get something with more fire power. A .223 or bigger would be my recommendation.

DeltaRed · May 31, 2014

My 'tractor gun' is a Rossi .22 pump.Modle62(I think)Patterned after the old Win. 'Gallery Special.Short barrel with external hammer.Iron sights.Been 'beat to crap',but still shoots good.25-50 yards is about as far as you want to shoot.

Gundoctor · May 31, 2014

You might want to look at a Savage Axis with scope in .223 for $400 or a Ruger American for $450.

The shipping is now driving up the cost of ammo. Dealers have to add the cost into the product they sell . Some are charging much more than they should.
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Prawn Farmer · May 31, 2014

True, but they sometimes get pretty close. My wife had a close call with some of them. Soybeans were only up maybe 6" or less, I was in one of the barns working at dusk and noticed one laying just a few yards from her in the beans watching. She never even noticed it. I yelled at her to jump up on one of the parked tractors and I ran over towards the coyote. Three more exploded out of the weeds like a covey of quail. Although none of them very big, couldn't believe how brave they were to get that close.

D beatty · May 31, 2014

If I was going to carry a rifle on tractor I would look for a good used SS Ruger Mini-14 or SS 10-22 with a synthetic stock.

Pale Rider · May 31, 2014

I found a Savage (Stevens made them also) single shot 22 magnum over a 12 gauge barrel to be just the ticket. You see them from time to time at gun store consignment racks. I tried a 22 over a 410 but it had the worst hair trigger I've ever seen and the 22 wasn't very accurate. Usually can be found under $200-250 bucks.

robgIN · May 31, 2014

I know guys that hunt coyotes and use .223 and 12 guage shotguns and they have to routinely have multiple hits to drop one, I don't think I would want to rely on a .22 unless it has a bayonet on it too....

IH2444 · May 31, 2014

Rick Kr · May 31, 2014

I think the idea of the over under .223/12 gauge would be ideal.
I have dropped a few coyotes with a .22, but only at close range. When hunting them we usually all carry 12 gauges with #4.

I only carry my sidearm. I figure anything further out of range of my pistol gets to live.

Rick

2x4 · May 31, 2014

or a .223 over 20 gauge magnum, about $300 used at gun shows. Short barreled & manuverable. Won't need a scope but if you have one, get the offset that mounts on the external hammer to make cocking easier.

Dean · May 31, 2014

I'll take one!

Dean

Dean · May 31, 2014

I make no claims as to firearm or markmanship expertise but do own a Ruger 10-22 and have dropped ground hogs at 100 yds+ with open sights using Stinger LR 22 amo.

If my 10-22 had a composite stock, I would figure out a way to mount it on one of my mowing tractors.

Dean

NEIADan · May 31, 2014

I just seen one at a GunShow for $259 at Mt Pleasant, IA last weekend. I bought a Golden .22 last winter for $389. Nothing like the smooth action of a Henry. I also Have a .45 Colt Golden Boy that I enjoy.

D beatty · May 31, 2014

Dean they do make an after market composite stock and they can be found on Ebay.

samn40 · May 31, 2014

What about this gun tractor?

caterpillar guy · May 31, 2014

Might want to check out the laws about so called hunting from a motorized vehicle. I think it might be an issue. Here in MI it is not legal to do that.

kyplowboy · May 31, 2014

I don't have much room for a rifle on any of my tractors but I find a ruger mkII 22 pistol to be worth keeping on the tractor. It is fun for starlings and groundhogs. I have a nef single shot 223 that I keep in the truck. When and if I ever have a cabbed tractor I will buy another one just like it. It can make mist out of a crow past 100 yards and with the right ammo can clear anything in ky out of a bean field.

Jim Phelps · Jun 1, 2014

One thing to be aware of, I had a friend who died from a gunshot wound. He carried a 30-30 on his tractor, got off one day and the rifle fell over and fired. He bled to death before he could drive himself back to get help.

Bret4207 · Jun 1, 2014

(quoted from post at 19:52:20 05/31/14) Might want to check out the laws about so called hunting from a motorized vehicle. I think it might be an issue. Here in MI it is not legal to do that.

A good point, but a tractor is usually defined as an "implement of husbandry" or something like that. Check your state laws. Can't say I've ever heard of anyone having problems, but my hearings not so good anymore.

BTW- you may also want to check the definition of hunting in your state. In my state farmers are allowed to shoot coyotes harassing their stock and animals like groundhogs are not protected, so you aren't "hunting" them in legal terms. Anything you actually "hunt" is protected by law and pursuing them is regulated. Other state may have completely different laws, always good to check with your game wardens to make sure.

howdy1960 · Jun 1, 2014

I got a 22LR box of a hundred here price on it is $5 and I thought was outa sight back then

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