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center12
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posted January 30, 2005 01:01 PM
A couple of weeks ago I took a yote with my shotgun......57 yards, not a bang-flop but dog wasn't going anywhere. Since then I've decided to set up my extra shotgun for coyotes. All that being said, I took my Special Field(20" barrel) 12ga. BPS out to do some patterning. For ammo I had some Federal VitalShock 3" #4 buckshot.......I used a regular sized plate to act as my "vital" area(put the plate over the densest part of the pattern and counted).
Modified.....useless out of my gun......6 pellets@40yards.
Full.....Nice, grouped about a foot high.......12 pellets@40yards.
Extended Turkey(Factory Browning version .690(?).....best.......16 pellets@40Yards.
I'm thinking the turkey tube will make for a great 50ish coyote gun, guess I'll be buried in the thick stuff for a while ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
Must buy.......sights, need to center the pattern better. New recoil pad, dam I hate patterning 12's.
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Leonard
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posted January 30, 2005 01:04 PM
Good report, I'm tempted to do the same. LB
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center12
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posted January 30, 2005 01:24 PM
Dug one of the pellets out and weight it, 21 grains. Not as heavy as I thought they'd be but I guess 41 of them at 1210fps would still get your attention.
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Thomas
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posted February 07, 2005 08:59 AM
when you shoot that # 4 buck with a full turkey choke I was told that your shoot would be flat on one side, not on modified choke.
gun smith told me,I don't know.
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Leonard
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posted February 07, 2005 09:21 AM
That's why you have to pattern your gun, regardless of the shot size or the choke you choose. If #4buck was being flattened entering the choke, if it wasn't contained by a cup or a plastic sleeve, then I'd be concerned more about excessive pressures, a real no no in a shotgun.
My theory, such as it is, is to hit a coyote within 40 yards, and jack another round into him if he even flinches after hitting the ground. I don't think this is exactly like the reasons for super tight chokes to save edible meat on a turkey, while blowing his head off. We just need evenly spaced pellets across the entire body, maybe centered on the frontal area, for a lethal hit.
A turkey is stationary when you pull the trigger, but a coyote is probably(?) running by, or else you would be better served, using a rifle. It's a slightly different application than turkey hunting, although a turkey gun does make a decent platform, for starters.
Anyway, that's my take...
Good hunting. LB
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