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Posted by Aznative (Member # 506) on February 20, 2023, 06:20 AM:
Wow.3" dead coyote is $76.00 for a box of 10.
I don't use shotguns a lot but I do like scatter guns in heavy cover.
https://www.opticsplanet.com/hevi-shot-dead-coyote-shotgun-ammunition.html
Posted by Kokopelli (Member # 633) on February 20, 2023, 07:06 AM:
A few years ago I got a 'deal' on a case of 3" copper plated lead BB at about a buck a shell. It works well.
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on February 20, 2023, 09:20 AM:
Maybe I have a box of that 3" copper plated BB's? Mine are Federal's, prob. more than 10 years old? They do the job.
That damned DEAD COYOTE shit, yes, I believe it's $eight bucks a shot! I have a box of 3 1/2" missing one shell. As I recall, the recoil is brutal. Elephant gun category.
Good hunting. El Bee
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on February 20, 2023, 09:26 AM:
But let's not get into the damned weeds on this issue. The best, most reliable coyote medicine I've used is 3" #4 Buck....period!
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on February 20, 2023, 09:44 AM:
I googled Dead Coyote Heavy Shot and the 3 1/2" box of ten was listed at $102.99. That's starting to get crazy?
Dead coyote, my ass! That shit had better be 100% reliable on friggin' Grizzly!
Good hunting. El Bee
edit: http://www.prairiewinddecoys.com/p/1248/hevi-shot-dead-coyote-12ga-t-shot-by-environ-metal-ammo
[ February 20, 2023, 09:46 AM: Message edited by: Leonard ]
Posted by Kokopelli (Member # 633) on February 20, 2023, 10:17 AM:
It's a sad day when one putting up fur loses money just by shooting a coyote that's pelt is worth less than the cost of the shell.
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Posted by Aznative (Member # 506) on February 20, 2023, 01:27 PM:
Amen Koko!
Posted by www (Member # 3918) on February 21, 2023, 08:57 AM:
I have five boxes of dead coyote I got in a trade years ago. I've never fired any of them.
Funny thing is, of the five boxes only one shell had been fired by the guy I got them from. I've tried to sell them at our annual yard sale but no one seems interested.
Wonder why
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on February 22, 2023, 05:06 PM:
Maybe you are a bit too greedy?
No, actually, DEAD COYOTE ain't worth ten bucks a shell. I forget what I paid for the box I have but I guess it might have been closer to thirty bucks or so, so yes, I've had them for quite a while.
And, I'm not a pussy to recoil, but they just kick too fucking hard to suit me. That, and the fact that I can't see where #4 Buck doesn't kill GOOD ENOUGH, so that's my cheap-ass attitude.
Now, maybe if you want to shoot coyotes at 50+ yards, then DEAD COYOTE might be useful? But, I try to stay inside 40 yards, and only fling lead beyond that chasing a cripple, or maybe trying to score a triple?
Good hunting. El Bee
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