I hunt Central Pa also. I am right on the line were if I go to the west I get into greys and to the east I get into reds. We have enough coyotes here to make it interesting. I use my calling guns to shoot ground hogs in the summer and use them as bullet testers. We have used the 17mach4, 17 Fireball, 17Ackley Hornet, a 17-222Ai that would do screaming velocites.
I have settled on a 20gr at 3900-400fps. I shoot foxes like I would shoot a deer with the bow. I shoot lungs, off the big bones. Frontal brisket shot is my favorite. Bang flop, no hide damage. Head shots are iffy and can make for a nasty hole and a not so dead animal. My rifles get a 25gr Berger match load or a 30gr Gold worked up also. POI has been so close that when we get a coyote on the hook, or we make a stand for coyote the heavier bullets come out. I prefer Nagle and Bergers in 20s. I have had some Vmaxs splash on ribs not offen but from time to time, so far so good with the match bullets. YMMV
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