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best 20 cal coyote bullet #7230326 12/26/12
Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 6,773 SE Neb R rainierrifleco OP Campfire Tracker
OP rainierrifleco Campfire Tracker R Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 6,773 SE Neb	what is the best bullet for coyotes/bobcat that wont blow up and damage pelts.. i use barnes 52 gr tsx in 223 with good sucess but 20 cal seems to be geared twards p dogs and such.

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Re: best 20 cal coyote bullet rainierrifleco #7230591 12/26/12
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GreatWaputi Campfire Ranger G Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 18,454 OreGONE	39gr Blitz King works great out of my TAC .20

Re: best 20 cal coyote bullet GreatWaputi #7230850 12/26/12
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OP rainierrifleco Campfire Tracker R Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 6,773 SE Neb	anyone ever use the 45 gr hornady???

Re: best 20 cal coyote bullet rainierrifleco #7230868 12/26/12
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OP rainierrifleco Campfire Tracker R Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 6,773 SE Neb	the blitz king was always pretty explocive in 224. I am running a tac 20 also. do they hold togather in 20 cal better? Tod Kindler says they do but i would like to hear from somone who has ventelated a coyote or bobcat that doesnt have a sales motive..

Re: best 20 cal coyote bullet rainierrifleco #7230892 12/26/12
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venatic Campfire Greenhorn V Joined: May 2008 Posts: 72 Waco,Texas	The 35gr Berger does a pretty good job with very few pass thru's on Bobcats. I can't remember any pass -thru on coyotes at all. Custom Reloading Tools (CRT) makes a good bullet as well. I have shot about 15 coyotes this season with the 37gr CRT and no pass-thru's Last edited by venatic; 12/26/12. Curiosity killed the cat, But for a while I was a suspect.

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Re: best 20 cal coyote bullet venatic #7230921 12/26/12
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TRnCO Campfire Regular T Joined: May 2011 Posts: 2,183 Elizabeth, CO	another vote for the 35 gr. Bergers. The 40 gr. bergers work well too, but I get a pass through from time to time when I'm shooting them. Just very rarely get a pass through with the 35's. Laws aren't preventative measures. In other words, more laws won't prevent gun crime from happening.

Re: best 20 cal coyote bullet rainierrifleco #7230931 12/26/12
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RickyBobby Campfire Regular R Joined: May 2012 Posts: 2,934	I'm partial to the 40gr Bergers out of my .204 since I started reloading, but I have no experience using them on cats. Can't shoot cats where I'm at. Never have had an exit yet on any of the coyotes I've shot so far with the Bergers. ================================================== I'm a proud member of the BGE cult ... yes, I consider myself an EGGHEAD

Re: best 20 cal coyote bullet venatic #7230934 12/26/12
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OP rainierrifleco Campfire Tracker R Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 6,773 SE Neb	ill check out those crt bullets i never was a fan of the bullets going in and blow up.. when the v max first came out i hurried up and loaded 55s in the swift and lost a coyote to a chest shot and a bobcat the same night to a broadside shot..went back to hor soft piont. cant argue with that rick of yotes you got there good work..

Re: best 20 cal coyote bullet rainierrifleco #7231803 12/27/12
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dale06 Campfire Outfitter D Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 11,749 Minnesota	yet another 35 Berger vote. Thats what I use in my 204R. NRA Patron

Re: best 20 cal coyote bullet dale06 #7231872 12/27/12
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K22 Campfire Ranger K Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 24,367 Western North Carolina	I'm with Venatic. 37gr. CRT bullets are what I use also.

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Re: best 20 cal coyote bullet dale06 #7231878 12/27/12
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laker Campfire Tracker L Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 3,723 Baker, MT	I've had good luck with the 35 grain bergers and 39 grain bergers. I now just shoot the bergers as I was getting a pass through every once in a while with the 39 grain bergers. To almost guarentee no pass through on broadside shots with the bergers Ive been putting them high on the shoulder and have yet to have an exit. Just a coyote that hits the ground hard and it's insides sound like they have. Been ran through a blender

Re: best 20 cal coyote bullet laker #7231967 12/27/12
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TRnCO Campfire Regular T Joined: May 2011 Posts: 2,183 Elizabeth, CO	hmmm, where are you finding bergers in 39 grains? Last I saw, they had 35's and 40's. Laws aren't preventative measures. In other words, more laws won't prevent gun crime from happening.

Re: best 20 cal coyote bullet TRnCO #7232030 12/27/12
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GregW Campfire Ranger G Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 15,646 Coues Country	35 grain Bergers and Benchmark - - Greg Success is found at the intersection of planning, hard work, and stubbornness.

Re: best 20 cal coyote bullet TRnCO #7232462 12/27/12
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laker Campfire Tracker L Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 3,723 Baker, MT	Originally Posted by TRnCO hmmm, where are you finding bergers in 39 grains? Last I saw, they had 35's and 40's. . Hah sorry. Meant 39 grain Sierra blitzing. Must have been sleepin still

Re: best 20 cal coyote bullet rainierrifleco #7233916 12/27/12
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bea175 Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 32,044 Kpt.,TN , Montgomery, Co, VA	Originally Posted by rainierrifleco what is the best bullet for coyotes/bobcat that wont blow up and damage pelts.. i use barnes 52 gr tsx in 223 with good sucess but 20 cal seems to be geared twards p dogs and such. I use the Sierra 39 gr BK in both my 20 Practical and 204 A Doe walks out of the woods today and says, that is the last time I'm going to do that for Two Bucks.

Re: best 20 cal coyote bullet bea175 #7234042 12/27/12
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17ACKLEYBEE Campfire Ranger 1 Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 19,722 A wash in the west.	34 Gr. Varmint Extremes are cheap and they'll getter done. NRA Lifetime Member

Re: best 20 cal coyote bullet K22 #7234702 12/27/12
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OP rainierrifleco Campfire Tracker R Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 6,773 SE Neb	the photo on CRT website shows a 40 gr bt i am assuming the 37 is a hp and the one to use. must be because they are out of stock.. anyone here have some to spare??? i have tons of bullets to trade... what is the cost on the crt bullets?

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