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Old 11-18-2019, 12:59 PM
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Default 6.5 Creedmoor Coyotes & Pelt Damage.

What would yall recommend for a fur friendly round in this thing?
Knocked a few down with the 143ELDX bullets and it really destroyed them.

Picked up some 95Grain Federal loaded with Hornady Vmax.. although they seem to be designed specifically for coyotes (ya ya advertising) the 3300FPS muzzle velocity and weight of the bullet have me skeptical about it. Anything under couple hundred yards out I think would take huge damage from these ballistic tips.

Also have some 140Grain American Gunner ammo.. BTHP open tip. the ones that everyone recommends you don't hunt deer with due to fragmentation. Thinking that this may reduce the damage especially if it fragments to the point of no exit wound.

Question being between the 2, for coyotes only, with an average 100-300 yards.

Does anyone else think that the BTHP 140 grain American Gunner would give less pelt damage in this case or is it just a losing battle with this chambering that isn't hand loaded light.
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