wachtelhund1
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I've got a 12ga load that I have loaded for coyotes, never shot a coyote with it yet, as I use a rifle mostly. I do have a Valmet 412 in 12ga 3" over .223, and a Marocchi 12ga over 6.5X 57mm; both great guns.
The 12ga load is a published Hogdon shot load. Using 2 3/4" FGM hulls, I get 50 BBBs (.190 cal) pellets into the hull with an over shot card. I get very good crimps, I roll the wads in Mica which adds another 10 to 15 FPS. I weigh each powder charge and buck shot load on an electronic scale. Crimps are great and the pattern is much better than #4 buck. The load is below.
Lead Shot; 12g 2 3/4" FGM; 1 1/8oz.; Longshot 38.1gr; Win.209; Fed.12S3; 10,600psi; 1585fps.
This is a good hard hitting blitz load at 1595fps, my question is? Should I go to an 1 1/4oz. or 1 3/8oz. load? In the 1 1/4 oz. load I would gain 5 additional pellets, but the velocity drops to 1450 to 1495fps.
In the 1 3/8 oz. load I would gain 10 pellets, but the velocity drops to approximately 1360fps?
I would like to hear from those who hunt coyotes with a 12ga. Which load would you prefer?
Blitz load of 1 1/8oz. at 1590fps.
1 1/4oz.at 1440 to 1490fps. 0r,
1 3/8oz. at 1350fps.
The 12ga load is a published Hogdon shot load. Using 2 3/4" FGM hulls, I get 50 BBBs (.190 cal) pellets into the hull with an over shot card. I get very good crimps, I roll the wads in Mica which adds another 10 to 15 FPS. I weigh each powder charge and buck shot load on an electronic scale. Crimps are great and the pattern is much better than #4 buck. The load is below.
Lead Shot; 12g 2 3/4" FGM; 1 1/8oz.; Longshot 38.1gr; Win.209; Fed.12S3; 10,600psi; 1585fps.
This is a good hard hitting blitz load at 1595fps, my question is? Should I go to an 1 1/4oz. or 1 3/8oz. load? In the 1 1/4 oz. load I would gain 5 additional pellets, but the velocity drops to 1450 to 1495fps.
In the 1 3/8 oz. load I would gain 10 pellets, but the velocity drops to approximately 1360fps?
I would like to hear from those who hunt coyotes with a 12ga. Which load would you prefer?
Blitz load of 1 1/8oz. at 1590fps.
1 1/4oz.at 1440 to 1490fps. 0r,
1 3/8oz. at 1350fps.