FMJ vs. Hunting bullet

Besides it not being a killing round, the chance of ricochet increases.

Where I hunt you can always see a farm or 2,3,4. So I like to use a bullet that is made to fragment like v-maxs, tnt's, most light hollow points. That way it don't skip off the ground or go strait through a coyote and end up in someones yard.

Plus hitting and animal and not being able to find it just p**ses me off.
 
Get a good hunting bullet, drop 'em where they stand, and be done..
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Don't use FMJ's. They go right through what you are shooting at and do not drop coyotes at all unless you hit them in the head or vital area. They are worthless for varmit hunting.
 
A hole in the lungs is a hole in the lungs regardless of how it got put there. The problem lies with collateral damage that FMJ's present.
 
Ilegal to use FMJ in TN. If you don't want pelt damage go to a 40 grain bullet(Nosler BT,Sierra Blitz-king-Etc..)and move it fast. Most of the time it will not exit and will tear the insides up. Use FMJ's on cans,bottles,cars,turds,You get the idea.
 
I do a lot of shooting out in NV in the summer using mostly surplus 5.56 ammo. The 55gr and 62gr bullets the military uses (m193 and m855) fragments violently if you hit an animal under 200-150 yards. They cause wounds larger in size than the vmax and bt from a 223. Deffinately not good for saving pelts.

Cheap 223 fmj ammo does not fragment however. It is usually copper washed steel and does not break apart.

In the 22-250, if you are loading 55gr m193 you should have very dramatic bullet fragmentation out to 300 yards or so I would imagine. it is not going to be fur friendly.

As stated by others, fmj is illegal in a number of states, but many allow its use for varmint hunting.
 
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