A 17 gr bullet of which 7 grains is the plastic tip which basicly all it does is make the bullet expand as soon as it touches anything.
Ridge runner then how do you explain CCI's loading of a 17 grain speer tnt which has no plastic, Also CCI's Game point load which uses a 20 grain hollow point which also doesnt have a plastic tip??????
With my 17 HMR I shot 3 yotes on monday with the 20 grain game points, all 3 of them were 80 to 100 yard shots two were complete pass through shots the other the bullet hit a rib and fragmented. The 2 pass through shots the yotes were expired within seconds they both ran only a few yards, the other was dead before its belly hit the ground. The 20 grain game point is recommended for coyotes. My buddy uses the TNT's, i wouldnt hesitate to use the 17 grain TNT on coyotes either. You should see what the TNT does to a crow at 75 yards. All I can say POOF!!!