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Topic: 12 guage ammo choice ?
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imlvt
PAKMAN
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posted December 18, 2003 08:33 PM
I am going to call coyote and the occasional red and grey fox and am using a 12 guage. What would my best choices be in ammo ?
Will be using full choke and expect shots at 40 yards give or take 10 yards. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Selling the hides is the plan.
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Norm
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posted December 18, 2003 09:45 PM
#4 buckshot;
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Tim Behle
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posted December 19, 2003 04:20 AM
If you can find it, Copper plated lead BB's work great. I finally went to the #4 buckshot because it was hard to find the BB's.
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Leonard
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posted December 19, 2003 04:37 PM
Hi imlvt, welcome to the New Huntmasters. Glad to have you on board.
If you think you are 40 yards, plus or minus ten, then you had better stick with the #4 Buck. I use the double XX Winchester, 2 3/4".
I also have some 3" 2 ounce Federal copper plated lead BBs, but I disagree with Tim. ![[Smile]](smile.gif) Unless the target is strictly foxes, and the range is never beyond 40 yards.
That load will not reliably put down a big dog coyote, except at close to moderate range. In other words, you usually have to shoot them twice.
Good hunting. LB
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imlvt
PAKMAN
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posted December 24, 2003 08:41 PM
Thanks for the info. Best thoughts and # 4 stands as the ammo.
lvt
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varmit hunter
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posted December 26, 2003 08:43 AM
Hevi-Shot # 2. Have taken Coyotes at 60 yards. They are coming out with a new shell called the Coyote Gitter in T shot. www.hevishot.com.
Ronnie
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