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I have just started working with the Grendel and studying up on different bullet results. I have been hunting coyotes and occasionally hogs with a hand loaded 125 grain SST in .300 Blackout. We shot 3 coyotes on one stand Friday night hitting all three coyotes in the lung area. On all 3 shots I heard the bullet ricochet after it exited the animal. Two of the coyotes had quarter sized exit wounds. I do hunt elevated about 8 foot off of the ground on a makeshift Highrack.
I understand that my desires may not be reality. My questions concern both terminal performance of the Grendel bullets as well as expansion of the bullet. I would love to have a bullet that kills quickly, but does not readily richochet upon exit. I know this is not reality, but are some bullets more apt to perform in this way than others? Obviously I make sure of my back drop when shooting, but the richochets are troubling to hear.
I have been looking at the 123 grain SST, the 100 grain Nosler Ballistic tips, and the 95 grain V-max. Of these three I suspect the 123 grain SST might exit a coyote and richochet more often than not resulting in a narrow wound channel and having a coyote run off to die elsewhere.
If I remember correctly the Ballistic tips from Nosler are not all the same. I thought I read where the Ballistic tips less than 100 grains were more frangible and should not be used on hogs or deer.
Also, concerning the V-max. This bullet appears to be the most frangible of the 3 bullets I have mentioned. My concerns are that there are reports of the V-max stopping at the shoulder and not entering the chest cavity of the coyote resulting in wounded and lost animals.
Finally, I occasionally come across hogs while coyote hunting. I feel like from experience and research that the SST is probably the best bullet for Hog hunting, but I worry about them not expanding enough in coyotes. I have some concerns with the Ballistic tip being tough enough to enter a Hog and kill them cleanly. I also have real doubts about the V-max being able to cleanly kill a large boar.
I am pretty sure I want my cake and eat it as well. I just want opinions on terminal performance comparison between these three bullets.
I understand that my desires may not be reality. My questions concern both terminal performance of the Grendel bullets as well as expansion of the bullet. I would love to have a bullet that kills quickly, but does not readily richochet upon exit. I know this is not reality, but are some bullets more apt to perform in this way than others? Obviously I make sure of my back drop when shooting, but the richochets are troubling to hear.
I have been looking at the 123 grain SST, the 100 grain Nosler Ballistic tips, and the 95 grain V-max. Of these three I suspect the 123 grain SST might exit a coyote and richochet more often than not resulting in a narrow wound channel and having a coyote run off to die elsewhere.
If I remember correctly the Ballistic tips from Nosler are not all the same. I thought I read where the Ballistic tips less than 100 grains were more frangible and should not be used on hogs or deer.
Also, concerning the V-max. This bullet appears to be the most frangible of the 3 bullets I have mentioned. My concerns are that there are reports of the V-max stopping at the shoulder and not entering the chest cavity of the coyote resulting in wounded and lost animals.
Finally, I occasionally come across hogs while coyote hunting. I feel like from experience and research that the SST is probably the best bullet for Hog hunting, but I worry about them not expanding enough in coyotes. I have some concerns with the Ballistic tip being tough enough to enter a Hog and kill them cleanly. I also have real doubts about the V-max being able to cleanly kill a large boar.
I am pretty sure I want my cake and eat it as well. I just want opinions on terminal performance comparison between these three bullets.
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