3.5" heavy coyote loads #4buck

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10 June 2012, 02:57

bkmastr

3.5" heavy coyote loads #4buck

I have recently came across some 3.5" turkey hulls and want to use them for heavy coyote loads for calling. Has anyone loaded #4buck with 50+ pellets? if so what was your recipe? I believe winchester makes a 3.5" round with 54 pellets. I weighted 50 #4's and it was over 2.5oz! Or is there some formula for developing a load with this heavy of a payload? thanks!

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11 June 2012, 16:47

Gary Surko

I believe ballistic Products has data for 2.5oz. loads. I'll check later.

12 June 2012, 04:52

bkmastr

any info you can find would be greatly appreciated!
thanks,
matt
p.s. i hope to find info for blue dot as that is what i have and plan to use...

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12 June 2012, 16:58

Gary Surko

That sounds about right for heavy loads.

12 June 2012, 17:10

bkmastr

Gary,
let me know if you find any load data. i was not able to find anything on ballistic products website...
thanks again,
matt

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14 June 2012, 20:51

tiggertate

We have very good luck with ordinary #4 birdshot. There are 135 pellets per ounce versus only 21 for #4 buck. Stops 'em like a head0n with a Mack truck.

15 June 2012, 09:50

bkmastr

My ideal load would have T shot, which is .200" i would also use lead BB, but i found 25# of 4 buck for cheap. T shot is hard to find, my friends have a littleton shot maker. i may have to find out if we can get the parts for it to make bb shot or if it is even possible with that machine. I don't think i want to use anything smaller than 2 shot tho. i think 4 shot would have a hard time dropping a coyote running away @50 yards. i could be wrong tho!
thanks for the info Tigger!

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15 June 2012, 17:36

ManCannon

I load up a heavy 3.5" coyote load with BP components. It uses 2oz of nickel plated F shot, fully captured in a thick wad with buffering. Out to 50yds, it's proven very devastating on several coyote. It provides a much better, tighter and more evenly distributed pattern than factory #4 buck, which uses no wad and garbage buffering. There's no comparison. PM me if you're interested in the recipe.

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30 June 2012, 22:31

theback40

It's been a long time since I played with heavy buckshot loads in my 10 ga 3.5"
but it seems like I reached a point that to much no 4's and not enough buffer room gave poorer patterns. likely from banging each other up to much. Plated shot and better buffers would help with that though.

07 July 2012, 20:03

Jim M.

The other factor is screw in chokes. If your shotgun is so equipped just pattern at 50 yds with each choke.