Originally Posted by
Ridge Runner
If you hit a yote in the brain with a 17 gr v-max it will kill every one, if you lung shoot them it will kill most of them but you'll only find very few. without a CNS hit the 17 HMR isn't much for game above about 15 pounds.
RR
^^Ditto... Again...
The effective range of the .17HMR is short enough for a lung/heart shot that making a head shot is just as easy. Coyotes brain-boxes are smaller than you'd think, but a solid hit on the noggin and it's lights out. I rarely bother with vitals (heart and lung) shots with the .17, and opt for headshots whenever possible.