I've had the exact opposite. Blows a softball size hole out the offside.17 HMR is my go to. Easy pass through leaving the hide intact.
I’ve shot 4-5 coyotes out to 150 yards in the chest with 17hmr using hornady 17gr ballistic tips. Pin prick of an entry and no exit hole. All of them didn’t go 10 yards before dropping… Wonder if you’re splitting ribs on entry and blowing out the other side once it hits something harder. Not much you can do about that though.I've had the exact opposite. Blows a softball size hole out the offside.
Are you shooting fmj?
I was referring to treed bobcats.I’ve shot 4-5 coyotes out to 150 yards in the chest with 17hmr using hornady 17gr ballistic tips. Pin prick of an entry and no exit hole. All of them didn’t go 10 yards before dropping… Wonder if you’re splitting ribs on entry and blowing out the other side once it hits something harder. Not much you can do about that though.
Gotcha.I was referring to treed bobcats.
40ish yards, softball size exit