.243 coyote bullet?

[dcl]

Hey guys. Looking for input on a pelt friendly.243 bullet for coyotes. Buddy would prefer a factory load. He's a taxidermist, and would prefer to lessen pelt damage. It's the only rifle he owns, so it has to be a .243 load. Any help would be great. Thanks. Dave.

 

[usahunter]

light barnes x or xtp small entry hole and if you use a light bullet it should'nt exit but will jell the insides for a quick kill, if you go to copper make sure you completely clean your bore for best accuracy

 

[dcl]

He bought some win. 55 gr ballistic tips to try but I'm thinking they will make a massive entry hole if he connects with a shoulder or rib. I've shot them with 30 cal soft points while deer hunting and it didnt seem to tear them up too bad. Would a 6mm 100 gr sp make a big exit hole?? Just thinking out load here. I've never pelt hunted just wanted them dead right there. dave

 

[muleybull]

Been shooting Berger. Will leave a big hole if you hit bone, like the shoulder, but otherwise not bad.

Is that ethical?

 

[Gator]

I have use the BT 55gr and they don't a bad job at all, they do flatten out a bunch on the thick bones(Shoulder,back,) but the ribs they don't mushroom too bad and leave a huge hole. Speed of the bullet is more key then you would think.
We used some metal-jacketed one year They flat sucked.


"I have found if you go the extra mile it's Never crowded".

 

[cjg_beef]

I'd stick with the heaviest soft point your .243 will stabilize. Coyotes are thin skinned animals and the lighter bullets like to put big holes through them. I shoot 75 grain v-maxes in my .243 and it's about 50/50 on whether there is a big hole or not. I really like the .243 because it puts them down hard but you might have to do a little sowing.