.243 win Favorite Coyote Load

[YoteSmoker]

What weight and bullet (all brands included) have you found to perform best on coyotes with least amount of damage to pelts?

If anyone from Nosler is reading this, I'd really like a 95 and or 100 AccuBond to be my favorite bullet for deer. Hint Hint.... If i wanted an expensive copper bullet i'd just get a barnes.

 

[remingtonman_25_06]

I have shot a few with the 55g NBT's or silvertips at 4100fps out of a .243.

The ranges have been from about 100-400. They've all been bang flops and I cant remember having an exit. However, I did have some nasty entrance wounds. Just as big as an exit would be. I'm afraid if you hit a shoulder bone with those bullets, your going to get about a 6" splash and have a runner on your hands. I think there a good pelt bullet if you keep it behind the ribs. Its pretty hard for a little 55g NBT at 4100fps to penetrate through even a coyote. That little tiny bullet is just going to fast and is to explosive to exit reliably. LIke I said though, you will experience entry wounds that are pretty nasty. Just my experience.

 

[JD338]

The 243 Win is not a fur friendly caliber. Your best bet would be to use a heavy bullet and load it down. Keep your shots in the ribs.

JD338

 

[honkeetonkin]

JD is right Yotesmoker, the 243 isn't the best for furs but sierra makes a 90 gr fmj I've used that is accurate and holes are small if no major bones are hit. Hornady makes a 80 gr fmj but I haven't tried them yet. Noslers 85 gr Partition has worked for me as a dual purpose coyote / pig bullet . Hope you find what you need, rick.

 

[YoteSmoker]

After much thinking and taking combinations from each of your feed back, let me tell you a couple things I have been thinking about and see what you think.

One bullet for deer and coyote: 90 or 95 x bullet
Two bullet combo: 55 b-tip loaded down and 95 Partition loaded normally
95 Partition loaded down and normal load for deer

I'd like to know your thoughts on my theories. Thanks!

 

[remingtonman_25_06]

How bout this, 95g NBT for coyotes and deer, and be done with it!?

At 243 velocities, I'd only worry about gaping holes in coyotes if it was close range and you hit the shoulder. Other then that, I'd say your good to go with the 95g NBT. Sorry, but I'm a little partial to NBT's. There cheap, accurate, have high BC"s for hunting bullets, and they perform great within there parameters, what more can you ask for??