Berger varmint vs target bullets

[df06]

Anyone use the Berger target bullets on coyotes?

Wondering if that would be a good option.

They shoot exceptionally well in several of my rifles.

[Oleman]

A recent poll of coyotes showed they couldn't communicate the difference.

[Bill K]

Coyotes become targets also.. Just joshing.. If there is a difference, I would think the varmint bullet may have a thinner jacket, but really just a guess. Bill K

[ARW]

I use the Berger 80gr. varmint bullets on groundhogs and it works really well on them. It probably would not be fur friendly on coyotes, if that is a concern. Last year I shot two groundhogs with the 55gr. Berger target bullets in a 221FB, and both made it back down their holes.

Alan

[kenbro]

I've used Berger 25 grain Target on fox that weigh around 16lbs. No sign of entry and no exit. Usually front on shots. Sometimes had splashes with rib hits. Cals were 17 FB and 17 Rem.
For several years used 65 and 68 grain Berger Targets for deer, mainly head or neck shots with lots of damage.
Ken.

[trotterlg]

Before Berger stopped making most of them, the target bullet was much more effective on Coyotes thant the "varmint" point. Never could figure out why they decided to stop most of the target production. Now I use the 30gr Nagles which are nearly identical to the discontinued Berger 30gr fb target bullet. Larry

[Tim Anderson]

In 17 cal. the target bullets penetrate well and blow up inside the body like they are suppose to.. The Varmint h.p. blows up too soon, surface splash or just makes it under the hide.. I always use target H.p. when hunting/shooting coyotes.. Lots of times I will find most of the bullet in tact with just the front 1/4 of it missing when I tried the varmint bullets..

[GrocMax]

The 22 and 6mm Berger varmint bullets didn't have very consistent terminal performance on prairie dogs for me. They shoot well, but poke holes most of the time. The 6mm 88 (at 3400 out of an 8 twist) was responsible for the most crawl-offs, but also had the most devastating PD explosion I'd ever seen. Gotta hit something solid I guess. Probably work fine on something larger.

[ramos]

Interesting observations, and I don't doubt them. For coyotes and such I had been using a popular 39 grain bullet until I had a couple of splashes from my 204R about five years ago. I switched to the 35 grain Berger Varmint HP. For me, the performance has been flawless on varmints with this bullet. No splashing, small entry, and rarely much in the way of any exit. I still prefer the V-Max for rodent type targets. More splat, lower cost and easier to find. JME...

[GrocMax]

I take that back, the most devastating PD explosion I'd seen was from a 300WM shooting 110vmax at 4000 fps. 88 Berger was the most devastating seen out of my own scope.