I switched from Vmaxs to Sierra SP and am much happier with the soft points.
If the ballistic tips work for you then stick with them. Something about my calling method leaves me with more than 50% quartering to me shots, to hit the vitals I have to shoot through a shoulder in that scenario, Berger varmint hollow points were very bad at that and Vmaxs not much better.
The 65gr Sierra Gamekings go through shoulder like butter and leave small exit holes no matter what angle or area I hit them at.
When I was using HP or Vmax I was increasing powder charge so I could smash through shoulders better but that led to lots of splash damage on shoulder impact and a lot of damage on exits when I got broadside shots and avoided the shoulder. Soft points have been giving me great results no matter how the coyote is standing. And another bonus is that load development for the soft points are much more forgiving and have been much more accurate for me vs the ballistic tips, the Berger HPs shot just as good as the SP but were way too soft a bullet for me.
