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Old 01-21-2002 | 08:04 AM
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Nomercy
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Default RE: Coyote load

The 130 core lokt is going to do a lot of damage upon exit, but not as much as a 100 bst or hollow point, because the core lokt isn't going to expand much in a coyote. I've used my .30-06 for yotes, which many would call over kill, I've used 55 grain paritions and 165 grain fail safes and had satisfactory results with both. Whenever you use a high powered rifle for yotes you're going to do a bit of pelt damage, so keep your bullets either very hard and fairly slow, or if you do go soft, VERY light and VERY SLOW!!!! try to avoid any exit wound altogether with soft bullets, or make sure that the bullet isn't going to expand hardly any while going through. I used deer loaded 165 ballistic silvertips once, lost half my pelt because of the exit hole.
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