I think I'm probably asking too much. I need a round/bullet combo that will give enough penetration to put yotes down on a quartering shot if it hits bone but not blow massive exits, or blow up foxes. Also something that's flat shooting to 400yd or so and won't over penetrate.
Does this exist?
My experience so far with 22 cals is that if it's fast and flat you chance blow ups on entrance, if its fast and hits a fox broadside it blows out the exit side, if it's slow it's not flat. With 6mm's everything exits on broadside shots and the faster and lighter the bullet is, the worse the exit is and heavier bullets blow up on chest shots destroying the hide. I did the latter again last night.
I know the simple answer is to load a Barnes or other expanding bullet and just make sure the bullet is headed towards the vitals every time but then there's the issue of over penetration. That Barnes can be lethal for a LOOOOONNGGGG ways to cows in fields whereas a fragmenting bullet exiting isn't going far at all.
I've blown up probably 50% of everything I've shot recently one way or another, and have lost some or they ran a long ways before expiring from what was a well placed shot but just didn't have the gas to get to the vitals on a less than ideal shot.
Does this exist?
My experience so far with 22 cals is that if it's fast and flat you chance blow ups on entrance, if its fast and hits a fox broadside it blows out the exit side, if it's slow it's not flat. With 6mm's everything exits on broadside shots and the faster and lighter the bullet is, the worse the exit is and heavier bullets blow up on chest shots destroying the hide. I did the latter again last night.
I know the simple answer is to load a Barnes or other expanding bullet and just make sure the bullet is headed towards the vitals every time but then there's the issue of over penetration. That Barnes can be lethal for a LOOOOONNGGGG ways to cows in fields whereas a fragmenting bullet exiting isn't going far at all.
I've blown up probably 50% of everything I've shot recently one way or another, and have lost some or they ran a long ways before expiring from what was a well placed shot but just didn't have the gas to get to the vitals on a less than ideal shot.