I shot hundreds of sleeping red fox with the Hornady hp, almost always head shot. These would split the head/fur requiring several stitches to repair/close for stretching and drying. I went to the Berger 25 gr varmint(mef) almost eliminated any repairs(head or body shots). This was when there were very few coyote, the Berger varmint IS NOT my choice for coyote. I run 29 gr WCD or another 29 gr custom hp for winter coyote(fur).