6.5 bullets for coyote

6GUNSONLY said:
Hi guys. Long-time member here but I haven't been on the board in a while. Hope I'm still welcome here. šŸ¤”
Question for those with more 6.5 cal. experience than I have... I've been primarily a .308 guy for most of my deer hunting and have several rifles so chambered. A year or two ago, I decided I wanted a lightweight, synthetic stock, SS rifle in a middle of the road chambering for a do-all rifle. I wound up with a Kimber in 6.5 CM and mounted a Leupold VX5 3-15x. I've worked up loads for deer hunting with 125 grain Nosler Partitions, but would like to also work up a good coyote load (that hopefully will shoot to a relatively similar POA). The only lighter weight bullets I have are some 95 grain V-Max. Anyone with experience with those? What other lighter weight 6.5 bullets should I look at?
P.S. fur-friendly is not a concern here in the South.
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In my 6.5 Grendel, I have begun to experiment with the Barnes TSX in 120 grain bullets. I love the way they perform and have three different loads worked up. Iā€™m just waiting for a calm morning to head to the range and see if my rifle likes any of them. More to comeā€¦
 
I have a 20ā€ Grendel AR that has worked really well for bait site coyotes. I use 90 gr. Varmageddons that hammer ā€˜em. I started out with 100 gr. Sierra HPā€™s, then to 90 gr. TNTā€™s. Both gave very good accuracy but I had too many runners. The Varmageddons changed that and are now my go-to choice.

 
The 85 grain Sierra Varminter was the best 6.5 coyote bullet that I know of, but they discontinued them quite awhile ago so I'm not sure what to recommend. Just about anything should work pretty well, especially since you are not concerned about fur damage. Quite a few guys I know are using 95 grain Vmax with great success.
 
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