At 30 yards, it's total annihilation.
Annual coyote hunt with two buddies
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TSS looks interesting very spendy though......thank you!
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I tried with buffer and without buffer and the buffer did lot better. I really think with a heavy payload like 52 pellets, the full length wad really keeps the pellets together well.
Buffer is the key, dead coyote and Remington HD both use it and they are 55 20 caliber pellets, they also are awesome.
I didn't think I would care much about reloading shotshells but the results on coyotes has changed my mind significantly!
geo4061
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Reemty what Remington ammo are you using?
Remington HD they no longer make it but I am a hoarder........ similar to dead coyote load made to be heavier than lead
geo4061
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Coyote shotgun ammo and choke test. Have you checked out this thread. I am shooting Remington 3.5" 00. Three hits at 70 yards and nine hits at 50 yards with choke measuring .695 at ten inch plate.
I actually have a ton of copper plated 00 that I am going to make a load for as well and see how it does. If I find a good patterning load for it, it will really cut down on my cost per round since I got it for free.
with a shotgun you have two choices pellet size or pattern density, it's a balancing act. I would pick 52 22 caliber pellets or 55 20 caliber pellets over larger shot, for pattern density, the farther away your target is, the bigger deal pellet numbers are.... with T shot dead coyote load the farthest was 94 yards, took 4 shots but at 50-70 yards dead right now, one shot......YMMV but that is my opinion. 
geo4061
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In the thick stuff I hunt I need them DOA. It's no fun spending hours on hours looking for one that has crawled up in the thickest stuff you can imagine. I hold my shots to 50 yards where it flattens them. It will definately kill much farther but it's pot luck on how fast it kills because you cannot choose where those pellets hit. Oh and besides who knows when a hog may show up.
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I limit my shots to 50-60 yards. Most shots are 30 yards. We have a lot of multiples that will come in so we let them get in as close as possible before giving them some lead. So 00 or F buck is going to work in my area.
