V-MAX BULLET

[tow2atm]

Willthe V-Max bullet wreck the pelt of a coyote? Shooting a .22-.250 50gr. bullet roughly 3800 fps muzzel.

[ACLakey]

ORIGINAL: tow2atm

Willthe V-Max bullet wreck the pelt of a coyote? Shooting a .22-.250 50gr. bullet roughly 3800 fps muzzel.

In a word...yes. V-Max and other varmint bullets at those velocities will tear up pelts quite often. One of the best, if not the best, bullet for pelts out of the 22-250 is the Sierra 55gr Gameking #1365. These bullets are much tougher than varmint type bullets and will generally leave a quarter sized exit. Out of all the bullets I have shot out of the 250, the 1365 is head and shoulders above the others for quick kills and minimal pelt damage. One other bullet you may look at is the Hornady 52gr HP Match. They do not tend to fragment as quickly as the V-Max and usually have less pelt damage. Good Luck.

[bigbucks98]

itl work if your wantin to blow the hell out of stuff. The caliber aint the best of choices either. But as long as its not a rimfire. I hunt and trap for fur and the 223 AI, 204 ruger, 17 rem, 221 fireball, 218 bee, and my 14 predator and 17 athena wildcats are my cup of tea. Low recoil, low noise, less damage, and fast! And plus i role my one so...

[bigbucks98]

A-MAX is prolly the best

[North Texan]

ORIGINAL: ACLakey

In a word...yes.Â* V-Max and other varmint bullets at those velocities will tear up pelts quite often.Â* One of the best, if not the best, bullet for pelts out of the 22-250 is the Sierra 55gr Gameking #1365.Â* These bullets are much tougher than varmint type bullets and will generally leave a quarter sized exit.Â* Out of all the bullets I have shot out of the 250, the 1365 is head and shoulders above the others for quick kills and minimal pelt damage.Â* One other bullet you may look at is the Hornady 52gr HP Match.Â* They do not tend to fragment as quickly as the V-Max and usually have less pelt damage.Â* Good Luck.

Those three bullets are my favorites for shooting in my .223. I use the Gamekings more than anything, mainly because I need the penetration when I run across wild hogs.

The last few winters have been mild, so the pelts here have been worthless, but I was using a lot of V-Max bullets and I never had much of a problem with exit wounds. Most of the time, nothing ever exited. But I was shooting them a lot slower than you are. If they are exiting, try slowing them down some if you can. They will still fragment and kill cleanly, they just won't blow out as bad.

[tow2atm]

Another question. Anybody load the Grenade bullet by Barnes? If so what kind of results did you get? They (Barnes) claim that it wont wreck a yote pelt, because it is highly frangable.

[tow2atm]

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