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<blockquote data-quote="ASP785" data-source="post: 1921325" data-attributes="member: 12170"><p>For Coyotes, the SMK's are just fine. The jacket will typically shred itself and the lead core will usually upset making quick work out of any varmint. Most of my shots are 300+ yards out of a 260 Rem so closer shots may vary in performance. I usually use the 142 SMK's. As others have said, its the deer that you will have problems with. Penetration is just not reliable enough to hunt dear with the SMKs. Can it be done? Sure, its just when I hunt deer I want something that won't shred it jacket and penetrate unreliably. I think your best bet would be Berger's hunting round. I have not used it in .264 bore diameter but the .30 caliber hunting round has worked well for me on deer sized game. It is designed for hunting while still having a high BC for longer range shots.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ASP785, post: 1921325, member: 12170"] For Coyotes, the SMK's are just fine. The jacket will typically shred itself and the lead core will usually upset making quick work out of any varmint. Most of my shots are 300+ yards out of a 260 Rem so closer shots may vary in performance. I usually use the 142 SMK's. As others have said, its the deer that you will have problems with. Penetration is just not reliable enough to hunt dear with the SMKs. Can it be done? Sure, its just when I hunt deer I want something that won't shred it jacket and penetrate unreliably. I think your best bet would be Berger's hunting round. I have not used it in .264 bore diameter but the .30 caliber hunting round has worked well for me on deer sized game. It is designed for hunting while still having a high BC for longer range shots. [/QUOTE]
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