Fur friendly load for coyotes with 6cree or 243

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Ok coyote slayers with a 6 creed or 243 which bullet and velocity combo do you use to minimize pelt damage? So far eveything I use puts giant holes in them, puts em down hard but pelt damage is excessive.

Last victim with a 6'' hole

Thanks for the feedback

PS I know theres lot of other cartridges that may be better for this application but a 6creed is what I have. My 223 is now on the naughty list.......

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Fur friendly and 6mm aren’t really know for being the best combo. I would look at loading a 55gr ballistic tip maybe, shouldn’t have exits at least. Or possibly go with something more solid like a tsx and try to just get pencil holes through. I’ve shot a lot of coyotes with mine and those are about the best results I remember. Saving fur was never my priority though.
 
Go heavy and skip the varmint bullets. 90-100gr big game hunting bullets have a reputation for not expanding much on coyotes, reducing pelt damage compared to faster and more explosive options.

Carpenter25 said:
So far eveything I use puts giant holes in them, puts em down hard but pelt damage is excessive.
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And what is it that you've tried thus far?
 
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Suther said:
Go heavy and skip the varmint bullets. 90-100gr big game hunting bullets
Trapper79 said:
I’d try some 58gr v-maxes or 62gr varmint grenades. That’s what I use. Do your part to stay off bone.
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Trapper is spot on. You want to take advantage of the lightweight varmint bullets, push it fast for a flat trajectory, the faster you push them, the faster they explode, no exit hole. You gonna regret if if you go heavy cuz it’s gonna expand a and go right through, it’s gonna be dead tho…
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Suther said:
Go heavy and skip the varmint bullets. 90-100gr big game hunting bullets have a reputation for not expanding much on coyotes, reducing pelt damage compared to faster and more explosive options.



And what is it that you've tried thus far?
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95 berger vld, 80gr berger varmint and 85gr barnes at 3350fps, maybe slowing the barnes down would do the trick?
 
Carpenter25 said:
95 berger vld, 80gr berger varmint and 85gr barnes at 3350fps, maybe slowing the barnes down would do the trick?
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Bullets stay together at slower speeds. The faster you push them, the faster they explode and that’s what you want. You don’t want heavy bullet mass inertia by any means. A 22-250 or a 204 ruger would be a better choice for that particular reason.
 
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Franktank is spot on in my opinion. Id drive them at or near max and use the varmit grenade. Keep us posted. I have some Varmit grenades in 6mm if youd like some to try. Just send me your address and ill pop a bunch in a bubble mailer. I have used Berger 105 Hybrid target out of my 6BR and broadside it leaves a quarter size hole without hitting bone, face on through the throat there was no exit from 125-250 but I havent shot a pile with this bullet. Only shot four with this bullet so not a lot of results. Send me a PM and ill get em in the mail
 
waldo54 said:
I have a 6 CM and light bullets will expand and blow holes in them, I use my 223 mostly but have shot some with the 6 CM with 105gr barnes match burners, I have some 95gr barnes LRX but haven't tried them on coyotes yet but they should hold together.
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I used the 127 LRX out of my 6.5WSM few years back shoulder shot 2 coyotes, one at 320yds and the other at 555yds and both had a four inch hole in them. But it was in the shoulder so
 
I have been using the barnes tts85 in 243 and few i got for a sample have been a small holes. I have also used Hornady 100g interlocks and hole size was same as 223 out few I shot.
 
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