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My experiences: for coyote I would highly recommend 52 gn SMKs. My platform is .222 and .22-250. I load for 3,100 fps in the .222 which will be comparable to your .223 load. For load development, shoot some 2L plastic bottles or milk jugs full of water. When you find a load that destroys the bottle but does not penetrate the back side, you have found your coyote load. For cats this will not work, it just explodes them. Seriously, fist sized holes on the back side. For cats we use .22 Hornet running a 35 gn Hornady V max at about 2,850 fps. Load development on this one was similar except I used a 20 oz bottle. However, I would recommend a .22 mag and take head shots. Remember a pass through is not too bad. I would rather spend a bit more time patching holes in the handling process than have no furs to handle. Cats have thin hides but are worth A LOT more, so it pays to make careful shots.
~z
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