270 bullets for coyotes

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I have a 270 Win that I want to set up for coyotes. I know anything out of a 270 will kill a coyote, but I want to use a bullet that will disintegrate on contact with anything! I live in a pretty open, flat-lying area and don't want to be slinging slugs around the countryside.

So what are your recommendations for a highly frangible bullet to be used in the 270 for use on coyotes in open country? What are the smallest weight bullets that can be efficiently shot in a .277 bore? Are there bullet weight / twist rate tradeoffs to be considered?
 
Hornady (my favorite bullet makin folks) has some:
.277 270 CAL 110 GR V-MAX

I've never shot one in that particular calibre, but swear by the performance I've seen of the V-Max in .17hmr, .204ruger, and .223rem.
If they (.270vmax) act like their smaller brothers, they'll be UBER accurate and splat at the mere sight of a blade of thick grass. (okay a little exageration... but I learned that from gun rags) If you're makin jackets or gloves outta Wiley E and his pals, probably not your first choice. They'll make a mess of 'em if you load up to the point where you're getting exit wounds...
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Post some pics if you have luck.
Oh ya, and as for your question on weight vs calibre, I don't think there is a minimum for any particular calibre per se, but you will have to watch out for super fast twist rates with v-max's... they'll pull themselves apart in mid air due to the light and incomplete jacketing. I claim to know nothing about .270 Tw-Rates though.
 
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+1 for the hornady's. I've used the 7mm and .30 cal vmax's, and they're devastating - although not really any more so than a 6mm or .25 would be. Plenty accurate, too, even though they're decidedly light for the caliber. Does Hornady make an A-Max in 270? That could also be a good choice, as would the regular plastic SST's or nosler ballistic tips. All are rather fragile bullets.

I should note though, that there are NO GUARANTEES that a varmint bullet won't ricochet. They will, and do, especially in the larger calibers. There's just too much mass in the bigger ones to disintegrate fully into dust like some of the much smaller calibers usually do.
 
I use a 110 grain Hornady V-Max for coyotes. Not recommended if you want to preserve the pelt but they are VERY effective if you don't care.

Sierra offers a 90 grain .277 bullet in their Vaminter line. I have no experience with it but have loaded Sierra bullets in other calibers with good results. Speer and a couple of other bullet makers go no lighter than 100 grains.

I haven't compared twist rates but my .270 has a 1 in 10" twist rate and while it favours heavier bullets it shoots the 110 grain well enough.
 
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I have shot both the 90 gr Sierra hollow point and the 100 gr Speer spitzer. Both have been very accurate in my 1:10 twist 270.

The Speer is the most accurate and actually opens up faster than the Sierra. I have plenty and can send you a box if you want to try them.

Ted
 
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Any of these bullets/loads will do alot of damage to a Coyote pelt....there are 2 choices when hunting for fur.....a very frangible, light bullet at high speed, to stop inside the animal(.17 Rem., .204 Ruger) or slower bullet that will not expand(solid bullet, cast bullet)....any other choice means alot of pelt damage.
 
I know the tsx often has small entrance and exits for the amount of devestation it does internally. Would it be likely to minimize damage on a yote?

I use my 223 when out specifically for yotes, but have a new 270 that will likely take a few yotes in the next year too.
 
They arent worth enough to stress about, just hammer em with whatever you have, straight on or straight away shots with big guns are best! That being said, we dump them of at the local hutterite colony. Expecting to net about 20-30 dollars each after skinning costs(10 bucks) each. Now that big game season is over will start shooting the .223 again.
 
Yes the straight on shot is ideal with a larger gun. I took one early this fall with a 270 with a small entrance hole and no exit. Too bad you can't get them to offer this everytime. :)
 
It was a handloaded soft point. Sorry, I don't have any usefull info on the load. This was boonerbuck's rifle with a load he'd worked up for his dad, loaded lightly because of a bad shoulder. He couldn't remember without looking up his data what the load chrono'ed at, as he loads for many different rifles.

Deadly accurate though, even with rushed shots at the range I was easily able to keep the groups well below MOA. He later told me it was the rifle/load he'd kicked my butt with in a small competition we did at the first Haggisfest in Lone Butte.
 
WooleyESS,
You would probably be best off with TSXs in your .270. They tend to have small exit holes even in my STW. Those that do make big holes tend to be spectacular though.:D You will find that deer hunters and fur-buyers have a vastly different idea of what a "small hole" on a coyote is.
If you aren't happy with the results of TSXs on fur, at least you will have worked up a load for one of the best big-game bullets around. Come to think of it you can get that bullet in factory form too, just to try a few.
 
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