Wondering if anybody has real life experiences using these two bullets for coyotes. Like to know the hole size in the pelts as trying to determine if this will work for yote and big game hunting. Trying to find a bullet that would work for both without the pelt damage as I have seen from varmit bullets in 22-250 and swift. If any one has some pet loads for these two bullets would be welcomed also.
243 with 85g nosler partition or Barnes tsx
- Thread starter keith mokry
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Not exactly the answer you are looking for, but a local fur buyer and coyote hunter who skinned hundreds of coyotes each year hunted coyotes with his .243 and regular 100 grain bullets. He claimed that he could sew the holes without too much trouble, and didn't get as many spectacular blow ups as with lighter faster bullets. The front half of a Nosler partition behaves like a lightly constructed cup and core bullet, I wouldn't think there would be any advantage over any other standard 85 grain. You may be happy with the TSX, but I have no experience with them for this particular application.
Both work for killing them, TSX is a little more forgiving if you hit the shoulders on pelts but can still be a bit of sowing required. Most of my coyote killing has been with either a .223 or .22-250, any bullet that held together well enough to exit after hitting a shoulder blade has left fairly large holes in the hide. I loaded both to the Lyman manuals load with H4895, didn't play around with it much. Not allowed to use a cartridges .23 cal or larger in NB for hunting outside of a big game season with an unused big game tag.
Sask_Hunter
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I’ve never used the combos you ask about but have used the Barnes ttsx in the 257wby on coyotes. Caliber sized entry and little bigger the. Quarter sized exits. Same results with a 260 an 120 tsx.
Go with the heavier bullets as I shoot 70 grn Noslers, loaded hot in .243 and they can get messy. They bore a 1 inch hole all the way through but if you hit anything relatively solid it is fist sized mush on the off side. Mangy critters around here it doesn't much matter, if you are looking for pelts heavier would be my choice
