Accuracy with the .17 HMR is excellant and taking and making head shots is not a problem. If you take vital area body shots then you really aren't hitting much edible meat on a squirrel anyways. The .17 HMR will very cleanly take coyotes down with reasonable distance shots. The ones I have taken so far have simply dropped to the ground. I shot all of them using the VMax and penetration was not a problem.

I shoot a Savage 93 with a rifle basix trigger installed.

Greg