..First off is the 243 good for yotes,and what grain
bullet would be best,and how moch pelt damage we talking
.???????

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I usually shoot the 80 grain PSP,shoot my first of the year this morning while deer hunting.
The 80 grain does a good job on the willy dogs.it will do a little damage on the pelt unless you get a broad side shot.
my longest shot on a dog was 440 yards, tried him just to see if I could.luckly I hit him quartering on went in point of shoulder and did very little damage.
80 or 100 grain would work great.
just my 2 cents,there are 98 more.

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I always shot Seirra 100gr SBT, the same bullet that federal loads in their premium loads. It works great on deer and due to its tougher construction isn't too destructive to coyotes or fox if you shoot them farther back and avoid the shoulder and hip bones. I have heard great and horrible things about the 55gr bt bullets in the 243. One guy that I talked to said they were great and that in three coyotes he has gotten no exit holes and instantly dead coyotes, another guy I talked to said that he goes about 50/50 for no exit wounds on coyote with the other %50 being blown up pretty bad and that it will just about seperate the north end of a fox from the south end of a fox. I always shot the same bullet out of my browning .243 because I was so pleased with its accuracy and perfromance on deer that I never shot any of the lighter bullets out of it, now that I live in alaska I am sticking to the 100gr bullets on the off chance I might encounter a wolf.

the 243 is a great coyote rifle but it will do some pelt damage as will any rifle except maybe the 223 or the 17rem.if your looking to save pelts go with a 80 or 100 grain bullet.the 55 grainers are traveling to fast and explode on impact creating a large entrance and somtimes large exit wound.use a bullet intended for larger game such as deer.the bullet will pass thru a coyote before full expantion occurs,leaving two holes(entrance and exit)but both holes will be smaller.and if you roll your own,slow them down a bit for even less pelt damage.this year i,m trying the 95 grain nossler-winchester silver tip slowed down to around 2700 fps.this bullet if put on the shoulder bone will cause extensive pelt damage so shot placement will be critical.i always had good luck with the sierra 80 grain p.s.p. slowed down to around 2850 to 2900 fps.this load will create a sizable hole depending on where you hit it and is way to much for fox.avoid all hollow points,expecialy in the lighter grained bullets.regardless of what load is used in a 243, if there hit at under 100 yards theres going to be pelt damage.try to keep shots at 200 yards or better.

Edited by - coyoteseeker on 12/09/2002 16:23:15

Edited by - coyoteseeker on 12/15/2002 17:51:43

I load the Barnes 85 gr XLC BT a little over 3300 fps and if I was going to use a 243Win for coyotes that is the load I would use . I might switch to the solids if I wanted to save the skins . We shoot them for predator control not the skins so that isn't a problem .