Fur friendly calibers

[jober425]

What do you guys think is the best fur friendly calibers are?

[bigbucks98]

223 rem, 221 fireball, 204 ruger, 222 win, 17 rem, 22 hornet, ect. i love to hunt for fur!

[jober425]

I agree that those are pretty much the standard of varmint guns....but which are the best for not blowing huge entry/exit wounds in the hide. I would like to shoot a few coyote and fox to tan the hides so the smaller the hole the better.

[Howler]

Usually huge entry holes are caused by bullet splash, normally caused by bullets that are very fragile and explode upon impact, such as V-max type bullets. Use any of those formentioned calibers with a good soft point, or match grade hollow point, and on most critters you'll have a tiny entry hole and no exit hole.

[yodeldog3]

ORIGINAL: Howler

Usually huge entry holes are caused by bullet splash, normally caused by bullets that are very fragile and explode upon impact, such as V-max type bullets. Use any of those formentioned calibers with a good soft point, or match grade hollow point, and on most critters you'll have a tiny entry hole and no exit hole.

Mostly at close range, I shoot the 32grn. Vmax at under 100yds, it can skin the dog all at the same time. Not so much out after 150 or so

[stalkingbear]

Actually,even tho it wouldn't seem like it,I've had great luck with .220 swift and 40 gr sierra hps pushed to about 4050 fps. They make a tiny entrance hole then blow up AFTER they get inside to leave no exit hole at all.