12 Ga Hornady #4 Buck

35g of Blue dot, Winchester Red wad, 24 Pellets of #4 buck is a very tight patterning load.

Not familiar with the Versa tite wad, can you fill me in?
 
Bought a box to try and shot at a fox at 30 yards then at 40 yards then at 50 yards then I gave up.
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Gave the other two rounds to my boy to shoot milk jugs with.
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Disclaimer: These are my experiences... Good or bad, you may experience it in a different way.
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No Foxes were hurt in this experiment.
 
For a 12ga 2-3/4" 1-1/4 oz coyote load I don't think you can beat these Remington Ultimate Home Defense Tungsten BB loads. There are 59 pellets in each shell and the heavier than lead Tunsten BB's penetrate and pattern very good.

http://www.basspro.com/Remington-HD-Ultimate-Home-Defense-Shotshells-12-Gauge/product/10215215/44043

We have shot and killed 12 coyotes with these loads and only 2 of them had to be shot twice. We also used these loads on a goose hunt in January and they smoked the snows and specks that we shot with them.
 
Most of the coyotes have been 30 yards or less, one of them was about 45 yards away running away from me and it still broke the coyote down.

These HD loads were $25.00 per box of 10. $9.98 per box of 10 is a great buy for Tungsten BB loads.
 
Originally Posted By: derbyacresbobMost of the coyotes have been 30 yards or less, one of them was about 45 yards away running away from me and it still broke the coyote down.

These HD loads were $25.00 per box of 10. $9.98 per box of 10 is a great buy for Tungsten BB loads.

That Price is hard to beat, I apprecaite the heads up, sounds like the Hornady 4 Buck may not be the best coyote loads?
 
Originally Posted By: ackleyman35g of Blue dot, Winchester Red wad, 24 Pellets of #4 buck is a very tight patterning load.

Not familiar with the Versa tite wad, can you fill me in?

The wad system is similar to the Fedral Flite Control Wad , I think like rear depoly pedals , shot stays in the wad column longer.

 
Try the same load with LEAD nickle plated # F shot just a smidgen smaller but you get more shot per ounce.The Plating lets it slip in between the hair better.
 
I find they pattern VERY good with my Factory full choke in my 870 . There is 80%+ in a 30" at 60 yards. There is 50 "F" shot in a 1 1/4 oz 12 gauge. Word to the wise I could only get in 48 with a Fold crimp, to get all 50 in I have to go with a roll crimp...With a roll crimp I get 59 in a 1 1/2 oz 3 1/2" 12 gauge.
 
Originally Posted By: jetmanI find they pattern VERY good with my Factory full choke in my 870 . There is 80%+ in a 30" at 60 yards. There is 50 "F" shot in a 1 1/4 oz 12 gauge. Word to the wise I could only get in 48 with a Fold crimp, to get all 50 in I have to go with a roll crimp...With a roll crimp I get 59 in a 1 1/2 oz 3 1/2" 12 gauge.

Are we talking lead or steel?

BPI says that there .220" lead F shot has 28.1 pellets per ounce.

I use to reload BPI's lead .200" T shot and I could only get 40 T shot pellets in a 1-1/4 oz load.
 
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