There are a lot of good loads out there and they want a lot of money for some of them. I just can not afford to shoot a large number of some of them. I find myself shooting 3 inch #4 buck most of the time out of a super full turkey choke that throws a good tight pattern in my gun. The number one reason I use that load is that it is effective and I can find them at resonable prices around here. I can walk in most any box store and buy them off the shelf. In my turkey choke the buckshot pattern is really too tight for some shooters and you may find that a full or even modified choke patterns buckshot better in your gun. I have also been known to pick up 3 inch steel loads such as T or BB shot and use those for predators. That size steel patterns best out of my modified choke, but again you must pattern each size shot in the chokes you will be using. When you find a good choke get two and hold on to them. I even find different brands of the same load will pattern differently out of the same choke thus reinforcing the need to test the patterns of each load you use. In the case of the 10 gauge and the 3.5 inch 12 gauge most any good goose hunting load can be used for predator hunting. If you can afford Dead Coyote and some of the other premium loads by all means use them as they will extend your range and give you a better pattern in most guns. ET
