Originally Posted By: Boeydafunk Im looking for somthing relatively quiet that will take care of coyotes out to 100 or maby just over. I am thinking a hornet will fit the bill. This could be used to dispatch coyotes in traps too. Do you think this will be suficient or should I step up to a .221 fireball?
this will be in a 12 or 14 inch barrel.
DaFUnk
I'm not a big fan of the hornet and shoot the .221 quite often.....in a rifle. But for your stated purpose including "relatively quiet" in a 12 or 14" barrel, get the hornet. The .221 was first chambered in a handgun and it's called Fireball for a reason. It burns around 19gr. powder, in a short barrel those things are loud and have muzzle blast. It'll also have a lot more recoil than a hornet.
