Fur friendly calibers
11-20-2008, 06:54 PM
#3
Spike
Thread Starter
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 33
RE: Fur friendly calibers
I agree that those are pretty much the standard of varmint guns....but which are the best for not blowing huge entry/exit wounds in the hide. I would like to shoot a few coyote and fox to tan the hides so the smaller the hole the better.
11-21-2008, 07:36 AM
#4
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Elizabeth Colo. USA
Posts: 4,413
RE: Fur friendly calibers
Usually huge entry holes are caused by bullet splash, normally caused by bullets that are very fragile and explode upon impact, such as V-max type bullets. Use any of those formentioned calibers with a good soft point, or match grade hollow point, and on most critters you'll have a tiny entry hole and no exit hole.
11-21-2008, 09:25 AM
#5
Typical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: N. Illinois
Posts: 552
RE: Fur friendly calibers
ORIGINAL: Howler
Usually huge entry holes are caused by bullet splash, normally caused by bullets that are very fragile and explode upon impact, such as V-max type bullets. Use any of those formentioned calibers with a good soft point, or match grade hollow point, and on most critters you'll have a tiny entry hole and no exit hole.
Usually huge entry holes are caused by bullet splash, normally caused by bullets that are very fragile and explode upon impact, such as V-max type bullets. Use any of those formentioned calibers with a good soft point, or match grade hollow point, and on most critters you'll have a tiny entry hole and no exit hole.
11-21-2008, 04:51 PM
#6
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: central Ky
Posts: 2,867
RE: Fur friendly calibers
Actually,even tho it wouldn't seem like it,I've had great luck with .220 swift and 40 gr sierra hps pushed to about 4050 fps. They make a tiny entrance hole then blow up AFTER they get inside to leave no exit hole at all.
