TUK101

You may be right about the .243......if "you use light enoughbullets"...that are designed for varmints.

I've never shot a coyote with a .243 either; however, I have shot coyotes with a 25-06, a .270, a 30-06, a 7mm-08 and even one with my 50 Cal Muzzleloader. All of these were pass through shots that left a good size exit hole.

I suppose if, like you said, "you are using a light enough bullet", of "varmint" construction in a .243you might not get an exit. I founda couple of .243factory loads with 55 Grn BT's & 55 Grn PSP's, but it looked like most factory .243 loads used 70 - 100 Grn bullets with which, due to the heavier weight,you would probably get an exit. I would suspect that bullet construction would also have a lot to do with exit / no exit.

I'm not a pelt hunter, so I don't really care how big a hole my 7mm-08 puts in them. My coyote load is a 100 Grn Sierra HP running at 3,000 FPS muzzle velocity.

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