Big Lead

My invector plus barrel with the factory full likes 4 buck. It does put a lot of holes in the side of pigs at 30 yards.

 

In 12ga I found the extended .705 worked ok. Though when I actually carry the shotgun it has the factory rem choke in it. I carry it in the timber when ranges are close. Shooting Coyotes out in the sage they ran off too often. I just shoot them with the 223 or 22-250. I was out yesterday with no luck.

 

I want a tight pattern, so full choke but load must be pattern, if holes then maybe too tight drop down to Imp. Mod.

 

With big lead shot I would go with a IMP/MOD or FULL choke for coyotes.

If your reloading for coyotes the lead BBB or lead T shot that BPI sells are two great sizes for shooting coyotes. 1-1/2 oz loads of lead BBB or T shot give you way more pellets per shell than you get with 3" 1-7/8 oz of Number 4 buck.

Lead BB shot just barely gets the job done on smaller coyotes out to about 45 yards. For coyotes at 40 yards and less I would rather shoot lead BB shot with about 77 pellets per shell than shoot 3" Number 4 buck with only 41 pellets per shell.

From KPY Shotshell Ballistics.

1300 fps lead BB shot gets 3.70" of gel penetration at 46.1 yards and has about 77 pellets in 1-1/2 oz.
1300 fps lead BBB shot gets 3.70" of gel penetration at 55.8 yards and has about 65 pellets in 1-1/2 oz.
1300 fps lead T shot gets 3.70" of gel penetration at 66 yards and has about 56 pellets in 1-1/2 oz.

The lead BBB shot gets good penetration on coyotes and with 1-1/2 oz of shot has about 24 more pellets per shell than 3" 1-7/8 oz Number 4 buck load has per shell.

When I could use lead shot to kill coyotes I used a 2-3/4" FGM hull with 1-1/2 oz of lead T shot and it worked better than the Federal Premium 3" 12 ga 1-7/8 oz of copper coated lead BB shot goose loads that I had.
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My son Wes is the shooter in the above two pictures.

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I got the second picture of the above coyote a split second after my buddy hit the coyote with 1-1/2 oz of TSS #3 shot. We ended up getting 4 coyotes with shotguns on that one stand 2 weeks ago.
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That coyote is reacting to being hit with a 1-1/2 oz load of Rem HD BB shot, in less than a second after that picture was taken the coyote was dead.

 

For Coyotes I am using #4 copper plated buckshot out of my 20ga. Using an extended Improved Modified choke is giving the best patterns. It’s a Carlsons Prairie Storm Late Season extended choke.

Kills em plenty good at ranges that are a bit too close for the rifle.

 

24 pellets in the shell.

If you rolled your own copper or nickel plated BB would probably be better. But I don’t know if anyone loading that for a 20ga in lead.