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Barnes Varmit Grenades #7157476 01/27/21 03:29 PM 01/27/21 03:29 PM
Joined: Oct 2015 Posts: 3,076 Wyoming C cmcf OP trapper
cmcf OP trapper C Joined: Oct 2015 Posts: 3,076 Wyoming	Anyone have any on coyote reviews? “The world is governed by very different personages from what is imagined” B. Disraeli

Re: Barnes Varmit Grenades [Re: cmcf] #7157488 01/27/21 03:38 PM 01/27/21 03:38 PM
Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 673 higginsville, mo H headache73 trapper
headache73 trapper H Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 673 higginsville, mo	I would think you'd get a lot of splashes on bone, but I've never used them, so my thoughts ain't worth much lol

Re: Barnes Varmit Grenades [Re: cmcf] #7157530 01/27/21 04:11 PM 01/27/21 04:11 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,269 West Central Illinois I il.trapper trapper
il.trapper trapper I Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,269 West Central Illinois	I shot a few yotes with them out of a 25-06. Devastating to say the least. Without any exits. My hunting partner was using a 243 and had the same results. Then we tried them in 22-250, and a 20 cal. he had. Not worth a hoot. Straight on they are great, any angle or hit a rib and you have a massive hole. He was the best gun smith I have ever known and he kept trying them in different cals. He finally decided they were good in heavier cals. Cals that will go through bone no matter what. In lighter cals they "splash" on impact. Side note, that was back in the late 90's, they may have changed since then.

Re: Barnes Varmit Grenades [Re: il.trapper] #7157536 01/27/21 04:19 PM 01/27/21 04:19 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 63,003 Minnesota 330-Trapper trapper
330-Trapper trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 63,003 Minnesota	Originally Posted by il.trapper I shot a few yotes with them out of a 25-06. Devastating to say the least. Without any exits. My hunting partner was using a 243 and had the same results. Then we tried them in 22-250, and a 20 cal. he had. Not worth a hoot. Straight on they are great, any angle or hit a rib and you have a massive hole. He was the best gun smith I have ever known and he kept trying them in different cals. He finally decided they were good in heavier cals. Cals that will go through bone no matter what. In lighter cals they "splash" on impact. Side note, that was back in the late 90's, they may have changed since then. Interesting NRA and NTA Life Member www.BackroadsRevised@etsy.com

Re: Barnes Varmit Grenades [Re: 330-Trapper] #7157540 01/27/21 04:25 PM 01/27/21 04:25 PM
Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 605 North Dakota B BFP trapper
BFP trapper B Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 605 North Dakota	I have found that any bullet with varmint on it is not good for fur.

Re: Barnes Varmit Grenades [Re: cmcf] #7157556 01/27/21 04:45 PM 01/27/21 04:45 PM
Joined: Oct 2015 Posts: 3,076 Wyoming C cmcf OP trapper
cmcf OP trapper C Joined: Oct 2015 Posts: 3,076 Wyoming	il.trapper thanks for the info, what I needed to know. Interesting no exit with the 25-06. Bet they were a mess inside ha! I know I have 250 of the fifty gr. Can’t remember on the thirty six gr. “The world is governed by very different personages from what is imagined” B. Disraeli

Re: Barnes Varmit Grenades [Re: cmcf] #7157561 01/27/21 04:52 PM 01/27/21 04:52 PM
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 16,150 Tennessee Scuba1 "color blind Kraut"
Scuba1 "color blind Kraut" Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 16,150 Tennessee	They are pretty similar to the Hornady V Max in construction and performance. I found them pretty accurate in my 223R Let's go Brandon "Shall not comply" with morons who don't understand "shall not infringe."

Re: Barnes Varmit Grenades [Re: cmcf] #7157595 01/27/21 05:29 PM 01/27/21 05:29 PM
Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 390 Idaho Marten Ted trapper
Marten Ted trapper Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 390 Idaho	Just got some for my .204, I’ll see how they work!

Re: Barnes Varmit Grenades [Re: cmcf] #7157608 01/27/21 05:45 PM 01/27/21 05:45 PM
Joined: Dec 2020 Posts: 395 wyoming W WyFurHarvesters trapper
WyFurHarvesters trapper W Joined: Dec 2020 Posts: 395 wyoming	Times two on bigger caliber I also use a 25-06 because of the wind drift and long shots in wyoming good on coyote I have had a couple gut shots not pretty and upper spine but great otherwise.

Re: Barnes Varmit Grenades [Re: cmcf] #7157796 01/27/21 07:46 PM 01/27/21 07:46 PM
Joined: Oct 2016 Posts: 713 Michigan B BigBlackBirds trapper
BigBlackBirds trapper B Joined: Oct 2016 Posts: 713 Michigan	I could hardly keep them in minute of coyote in the 22 calibers so theres a box of them sitting on the shelf. dont recall ever shooting critter with them. may have but dont recall

Re: Barnes Varmit Grenades [Re: cmcf] #7157834 01/27/21 08:11 PM 01/27/21 08:11 PM
Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 210 Emporia, Ks 2 220SWIFT trapper
220SWIFT trapper 2 Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 210 Emporia, Ks	Ya don’t do that ,...they are designed for prairie dogs . If you own a firearm...please join the NRA.

Re: Barnes Varmit Grenades [Re: cmcf] #7158172 01/27/21 11:27 PM 01/27/21 11:27 PM
Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 3,389 SD Boone Liane trapper
Boone Liane trapper Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 3,389 SD	Originally Posted by cmcf Anyone have any on coyote reviews? Yup. They suck.

Re: Barnes Varmit Grenades [Re: cmcf] #7158182 01/27/21 11:36 PM 01/27/21 11:36 PM
Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 3,389 SD Boone Liane trapper
Boone Liane trapper Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 3,389 SD	Three bullets I won’t use. V-max. Varmint Grenades. And Sierra blitzkings.

Re: Barnes Varmit Grenades [Re: cmcf] #7158387 01/28/21 08:24 AM 01/28/21 08:24 AM
Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 7,350 western mn B bucksnbears trapper
bucksnbears trapper B Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 7,350 western mn	In .22 caliber, the are a horrible coyote bullet.!! swampgas chili and schmidt beer makes for a deadly combo You have to remember that 1 out of 3 Democratic Voters is just as dumb as the other two.

Re: Barnes Varmit Grenades [Re: cmcf] #7158395 01/28/21 08:44 AM 01/28/21 08:44 AM
Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 683 saskatchewan canada K kingrat trapper
kingrat trapper K Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 683 saskatchewan canada	if your intention is to try and cut poor coyote in half than they are excellent, if you hope to save fur dont bother i tried loading them slow and fast and both ways all i saw was fur flying in the scope no matter the angle.

Re: Barnes Varmit Grenades [Re: cmcf] #7158400 01/28/21 08:48 AM 01/28/21 08:48 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,141 So. IL pintail_drake04 trapper
pintail_drake04 trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,141 So. IL	I shot a yote with a varmint grenade and blew a softball size hole in the ribs-all meat no vitals! The yote ran off, I had to track it nearly 100yds to find it still alive in a brush pile. I have had good luck with V-max and Blitzkings though. But, I may just have been lucky.

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