308 bullet selection for coyote

[dasbear]

Can anyone recommend a 308 bullet to use in my semi auto that wont tear the critter in half or leave them running like when I shot 2 with FMJ's? Would regular hunting bullets perform or will they go right through like fmj's because of the thin skin

[demontang]

I would look a nosler ballistic tip. If you dont hit a major bone it shouldnt rip a coyote in half. If you hit a major bone then I would even bother going and looking at it.
 I shot a coyote at 160yd with a 338win shooting a 180gr nosler and hit the shoulder, lets just say it wasnt pretty and it did a nice flip though the air. I shot another and it just made a nice little hole in and out DRT.

[brokenbone]

try a  speer 124 gr tnt DRT shn't close.  they don't shake twitch or stiffen they just colapse.  THUNK