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55 grain to a 40 grain 22.250

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bigmountainskiercfg:
I have a Remington model 700 vssf II 22.250.  Not sure the exact barrel and all that, just that its a fluted barrel and I love the gun.  The only reason I thought about switching to a lighter bullet was for coyotes which i was shooting 55 and it was great but sometimes damage the pelts a little more than I would hope for.  I have a friend in Iowa that is reloading me some loads for me and he had some 45 grain laying around.  He is going to load up a couple up a couple to see how it goes before I completely switch.  It always seems factory 45 grain loads are cheaper. 

bigmountainskiercfg:
Thanks for all the help and information!  You guys have a lot of it! 

maanbr:
What bullet are you using now?  For pelt minimal damage it is normally more about bullet construction than bullet weight.  You either want something very stout that is not going to open up much if at all and pass through with little damage.  Or you want something that is going to completely explode very quick once it hits the animal so it does not pass though.

wallace11bravo:

--- Quote from: maanbr on November 14, 2012, 06:58:51 PM ---What bullet are you using now?  For pelt minimal damage it is normally more about bullet construction than bullet weight.  You either want something very stout that is not going to open up much if at all and pass through with little damage.  Or you want something that is going to completely explode very quick once it hits the animal so it does not pass though.

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+1

I may recommend a projectile designed for rapid fragmentation, or a lighter and *slower* projectile (most lighter projectiles will have higher velocity). Either something that does not have much terminal energy, or something that is designed to disperse terminal energy rapidly, as opposed to still transferring to the medium, causing cavitation, at or near exit. (depends on what exactly your current complaint is, is it causing large exit wounds? Terminal Ballistics is a tricky mother)

Hell, my brother in law shoots yotes with a .17hmr.

bigmountainskiercfg:
I am shooting a PPU soft point 55 grain.  No complaints except for the last two coyotes I shot the pelts got damaged decently.  I will throw a curve... The 2 before that were fine, one of them it was hard to find the entrance point.  They are normally all staying within the coyote. 

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