I just used my Remington model seven in .260 Rem with 20" barrel this past weekend on a coyote hunt. I brought it along because I had yet to kill anything with it and always thought it would make an awesome handling coyote rig. Well it does, but man did it ring my bell and my hunting partners bell who was a good 15-20 feet away from me. I am glad I hit the coyote on the first shot beacause I don't think I could have got off a second one. I was too busy shaking my head rubbing my ears and so was my hunting buddy. Needless to say I went back to my trusty 24" .250 Savage which is much more mild and easy on the ears. Speaking of if you wanted to step up in caliber that would be a great one to consider. 70gr Blitz Kings and 75gr Vmax are hard on dogs and 100gr Game Kings and 115gr Bergers kill deer with ease.