Originally Posted By: steve garrettThis has been covered quite a bit lately. I get sick of the whole bullet placement comments. in a perfect world you hit them exactly where you are supposed to. however I shoot quite a few moving coyotes or make my fair share of non optimal shots. I often don't get coyotes sitting pretty at broadside.
a lighter bullet is going to be WORSE. Why are they always moving? Are you shooting them from the road out your window as they run away?
If you're calling them in, why can't you stop them for the shot? Everybody else seems to be able to do it most of the time. A whistle or bark or just waiting for the right moment allows me to take most of my shots when they're stationary. I've hunted in UT, NV, CA, the coyotes all behave the same way.
Not true about lighter bullets. I use a 223 40gr Vmax and it hits like thunder and kills like lightning. If you can't handle appropriate shot placement, then move up to a 50 BMG so all you have to do is hit them "somewhere", but stop blaming the Vmax bullets that have tremendous killing effectivenes when used correctly.
My most recent: 223 40gr Vmax on a moving coyote = instant death, no splash, no follow up shot required, no exit. The secret? I put the bullet in the vitals. It worked just like it always does.