Originally Posted By: GsjckyAs in hard, I’m looking for the best penetration with expansion for coyotes, just the opposite of the Vmax. Not wanting to save fur, but DRT, with an exit wound. Probably a better expansion.
65gr SGK is my new favorite, 53 v maxes and 52 bergers were splashing too much and causing a lot of running coyotes on shots when the animal was quartered toward me, which seems to be half my shots. 65 SGK are very accurate and hammer coyotes whether you hit bone or not. Great for pelts too, tiny hole in and under an inch exit, coyote or fox, hit bone or not... I love them. They aren't actually that hard and they expand and fragment with the base passing through coyotes but from a gel test or two I've found online they fail the FBIs recommended 16(?) or so inches of penetration.
I just started playing with some 53gr barnes tsx, all copper bullet, that's got to be hard. I hope to get some fox or coyote with them once it get a load mixed up.