308 managed recoil fur damage?

[defiant3]

Wondering if anyone has experience w/308 "managed recoil" ammo that Remington offers? Is it gonna tear the heck out of a coyote hide under 100 yds? Also , does that stuff have what it takes to cycle the action in a BAR for example? Just wondering if my 308 coud end up doing predator work.

 

[gary paugh]

Just shoot your normal deer loads a .308 best fur load is 180gr bullet.

 

[muskrat30]

I would also use your normal deer loads. I'd be in the 165 grain area. A pass-thru in soft tissue shouldn't be that big of a deal. The cycling thing, maybe just try some. A buddy got over $40 each for a few coyotes not long ago, a fair amount higher than expected.

 

[defiant3]

Not what I would have expected, but o.k. I've got a 180 gr. load I like.

 

[muskrat30]

A highly frangible 125 or 130 grain bullet will leave more damage than a firmer bullet with the expected pass-thru. That's the way I see it anyway, of course there are exceptions.

 

[defiant3]

Thx, muskrat. Where did your buddy get $40.00 for his dogs? Werethey shot or trapped?

 

[getfoxy]

Its all over if you hit bone though. Remember that

 

[Orneryolfart357]

They werent California pelts.. lol

 

[venatic]

I have a friend who uses it in .308 in an AR platform and it works well. He took a coyote last year on the PM hunt and it did not tear up the pelt at all.

 

[muskrat30]

To the question about fur prices, they went to North American Fur auctions in Canada. A report from Jan is available on their website. The furs were trapped & shot, mostly trapped. The prices spiked up recently.