I shoot a 22-250 and have shot hundreds with it. At first it wasn't a gun I bought to keep fur. Then I got into fur handling and wanted the fur but with a 22-250 %70 of the time they were blown to bits. If you hit bone with a 22-250 you are done fur wise.
I have multiple friends who shoot a ton of coyotes with a 204. I have seen the holes they make and would bet less than 10% get any decent sized hole in them. They shoot flat and I don't hear stories of coyotes running away. Most times there is an entrance hole is all.
I have a friend who hunts beaver with his and body shoots them. The hole going in is the size of the bullet and there is no exit. Usually the beaver dies right on the bank of the river or pond and doesn't make it back into the water.
|