.223 REM & COYOTE...V Max Or Soft Points...?

[brown-trout]

New to 'yote hunting.....have  taken a few during shotgun only deer season...
now if i want to save a decent hide for the den, which is best
I have both...(50 gr V MAX or 55 gr Win SP)
thanks, BT

[Jerry Lester]

I handload my 223s, and my fur load is a 55g Sierra SP at 2750 fps. That load nearly always exits, but leaves only a small exit hole.

If you're stuck with factory loads, then I'd stay away from the SPs. The 55g SPs at factory velocities can make a huge exit hole.  A 40g V-Max, or Balistic-tip load would likely not exit if you can hit bone(shoulders) going in.

[Wlscott]

I've loaded 55 grain soft points and 55 grain v max's both to around 3000 fps.  Both tore holes in hides.  It actually seems like the V Max's tear a larger hole going in where they impact the hide.  The soft points tear a hole in both sides, but not a real big one.  I'm working on a 40 grain load now with v max's to try to keep the bullet inside the animal without tearing a large entrance hole.  

All I can really say is to buy yourself a sewing kit and learn how to use it.  If you're hunting coyotes, and keeping the furs to sale, you're going to have to do some sewing :lol:

[Ks.coyote]

brown-trout I use a Savage .223 w/accu trigger. I reload because I also fur hunt. I kill 25 to 30 yotes a year and I use Speer's 50 grain TNT. To date I have only had one round exit. I was not surprised as it was only a 38 yd. shot broadside, however the exit was about the size of silver dollar. I think any round will exit under the right conditions but I have found that the Speer TNT does so less than any other round I have used. I load it to about 3100. Hope this helps and good luck with the yotes.

[varmit_master]

Hi if you want to save the fur go with the soft point 55gr bullets the v_maxs will make a hole VM

[223Shooter]

I load/shoot a .223. My current coyote load is a 55gr Hornaday SP on top of Benchmark powder.  I get about 3100 out of the barrel.  I shot 3 coyotes so far this year with this round. All exited with a nickle size hole.