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| I've tried some 65 grain V-Max Hornady .224 bullets out of my fast twist Colt HBAR and it didn't kill a coyote very well. He went over 3/4 mile. No exit wound. Had a time even finding the entrance hole. Shot behind the should. I think it blew up in his lungs as all the blood was coming from his nose. I then lined up some milk jugs full of water. Shot them and the bullet never even made it through the first jug. I came to the conclusion they may be good for praire dogs or something small as they are TOO explosive for me. So with that said you may try the V-Max 58 grain 6mm. |
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| My thought would be to try some of the 6mm match bullets from makers like Burger, Barts or the like. Very accurate but made for paper and not live animals.
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| Thank you I will give those a try. |
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| I use the Hornady 58 grain VMax out of my .243 at 3850 fps. Haven't had an exit yet. I'm going tomorrow morning and I'm handing that rifle to my pardner to use. When I used Nosler BT's on occassion I'd pick up the solid base on the far side of the critter on the snow and once on bare dirt. No big exit hole, but that solid based tends to pass through.
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| i dont mind exits but only when using tuffer bullets on coyotes so i end up with two small holes i shoot alot of coyotes with the barnes spitzer soilids or fmj's to dispatch them in traps or just hunting themnever had a single 1 get away |
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| quote: Originally posted by Pegleg:
My thought would be to try some of the 6mm match bullets from makers like Burger, Barts or the like. Very accurate but made for paper and not live animals.
I used to think the same thing until I started looking deeper. The Berger hunting bullets are designed with thinner jackets that the target bullets so the will come apart easier. It seems target bullets a thick to resist distortion during firing.
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| Some of the guys I know use a Speer 70gr TNT.
It works most of the time on Coyotes.
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| quote: Originally posted by wistrapper:
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| Nosler made something they marketed as SHOTS bullets; they were made apparently for Australia, for controlling kangaroo populations. I believe they are still available in secondary markets. Thin jackets and 55 grains.... But you would have to try them out.
I am working on building a 6 X 45 and intend to use the bullet on prairie dogs, but we am not there just yet on the rifle... |
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