pure lead non coated or either copper or nickel coated?
Best Shot size for Coyotes
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I've taken more with a shotgun than a rifle. Usually common 2 3/4 BBs.
jasent
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I like hornadys #4 buck for loading my own. 3" win hull and waa12 wad over long shot packs a good punch. Gotta hand stack the pellets but it's a great load that's put down a bunch of coyotes for me. I'd have to look up how much powder I use. Load is in the Lyman's shot load book
codyadams
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It doesn't even compare to TSS. Not even close. Lead will work for typical shotgun distances, but TSS will kill coyotes at 100 yards with shot size usually considered for pheasants.
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Yep, TSS is in another league. At $11 a shot, don't miss!
#4 Buck
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Parkerized
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12ga #4 nickel or copper plated kills everything from geese to deer. The rest is just silly.
I would challenge anyone who stated they can reliably put any shotgun round at 100 yds into a coyotes vitals. I have used and patterned TSS when someone I hunted with made this claim. You will wound more than you kill.
We always have both a shotgun and a rifle to hunt coyotes. Even if I'm hunting alone I'll use a 12ga over 222 Tikka. If the dog is 100 yds I'll shoot him with a rifle. The shotgun is used when they come in fast bouncing in through the sagebrush and there's no shot until they're very close.
What the heck is TSS? Sounds interesting.
What the heck is TSS? Sounds interesting.
Watch Bubbaroundtree on YouTube, long-range predator loads....new world for me.
We hunted in Mexico, Az, S. Ca for years, and shots were not very long with 55 yards being a long shot. Many of the hunters live in dramatically different hunting/calling terrains. One guy will have wide-open dessert, while another guy will be lucky to get a 35-yard shot as his longest shot.
Due to coyotes running, jumping, and dodging, multiple shots are typical as they rarely stop for the beautiful broadside shot. Guys forget that they have to lead a running coyote just like leading a dove.
hunting in brush and timber is usually 50 yards and under. My 1187 with its 20" pattern of 42 #4 buck at 40 yards, is a meat grinder and I have to shoot the shotgun like a rifle due to its super tight pattern.
When you shoot, if the coyote's tail is moving or you see a leg move, hit him again.
When you shoot, if the coyote's tail is moving or you see a leg move, hit him again.
