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Post by coyotechaser on Jan 27, 2006 11:09:42 GMT -6
i just got a box of the dead coyote shells. just wondering if any one has used them.
coyotechaser
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Post by Drew on Jan 27, 2006 13:42:21 GMT -6
yes it works good...just change with your choke to get a decent pattern out of it. It is alittle expensive...good luck.
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Post by foxtail on Jan 29, 2006 18:49:51 GMT -6
I was told to NOT buy them as you get raped on them.
Was told that they were not any better than what you have laying in the bottom of your hunting box.
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Post by SteveCraig on Jan 29, 2006 19:29:21 GMT -6
You were told wrong! I know no other load that will flatten a coyote at 50 to 60 yards consistantly.
Are they expensive? Not in my mind if they work. Alot of things are expensive........Callers, guns,ammo,scopes,bipods,camo clothes,hunting boots,and fuel to just drive around to call.
6 of one and a half dozen of another. It is all relative.
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Post by gunner on Jan 29, 2006 20:39:37 GMT -6
where did you guys find them ... I've been looking and didin't see around here!
Steve what chock you using?
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Post by SteveCraig on Jan 30, 2006 7:44:39 GMT -6
They are hard to find. I get mine at the Sportsmens Warehouse in Phoenix.
Every gun shoots them different. My O/U Red Label has 2 different chokes as one barrel uses a Mod and the other uses a Full choke to give me the best patern.
Steve
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Post by FWS on Jan 30, 2006 8:29:14 GMT -6
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Post by Bristleback on Jan 30, 2006 12:03:40 GMT -6
What I've used from them is exceptional......you gotta spend a little $ and pattern your gun......If you aren't going to pattern your gun save the $$ and watch a video...LOL
Expensive shells is like expensive lure.......It's the least expensive part of the the investment.
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Post by trappnman on Jan 30, 2006 13:00:48 GMT -6
Fleet Farm carries them in stock.
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Post by BK on Jan 30, 2006 16:09:55 GMT -6
I've used them, ,..........My 31/2" 11-87 does better with 31/2' heavy shot 2s., and they are less money.
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Post by FWS on Jan 30, 2006 17:26:33 GMT -6
Word on the street is that Remington will no longer be producing Hevi-Shot loads and EnvironMetal, the guys who developed it, will be the only manufacturer of loaded Hevi-Shot ammo.
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Post by gunner on Jan 30, 2006 19:13:37 GMT -6
I checked out the natchez site..are they only one shot size? Are they smaller than lead BB as that is as big here as we can use.
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Post by gcs on Jan 30, 2006 21:07:18 GMT -6
The coyote shot is T size, which I believe is one size larger than BBB.
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Post by coyotechaser on Jan 30, 2006 23:08:40 GMT -6
thanks steve for all of the info on the shells. i appreciate even though i haven't had the chance to shoot them yet.
coyotechaser
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Post by woody on Jan 31, 2006 18:44:32 GMT -6
How can you say they are expencive? a good prime winter yote will go for around $20.00 so you get one and you just bought the next box, get 2 and you just made a profit  . I bought a box at Gander Mountain but haven't tried then yet. haven't had the chance to get out and do any calling  . woody |
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Post by HappyPlumber on Feb 2, 2006 9:03:05 GMT -6
Well I broke the ice and bought a new 11-87 super mag for this purpose. I thought that Fleet Farms price on
3 1/2" Dead coyotes was $28 for 10 shells. Does that sound right? What kind of a pattern can I expect at 50 and 60 yards? Is the full choke the correct one to use? The 11-87 comes with 3 different choke tubes. I bought my gun on sale at Fleet farm and saved $150.00 lower than Gander Mountain. I can buy lots of shells for that. HP
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Post by SteveCraig on Feb 2, 2006 18:20:37 GMT -6
HP,
$28 sounds about right for them.
Now, you just have to go out and try each choke to see which one shots the best and at different yards.
Tell how your arm feels tomorrow! ;D
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Post by FWS on Feb 2, 2006 20:33:34 GMT -6
No, Hevi-Shot is very hard and you should use about the same chokes for it that you'd use for steel. It WILL damage the choke eventually being that it's as hard as it is. I've used Hevi-Shot on waterfowl for a few years now and on my goose loads of #2 and B shot I used a modified tube out of my Berettas. A couple months ago I got a Pattern Master choke tube that's specifically for large steel shot and Hevi-Shot and it patterns very tight at 50 yds with both Hevi-Shot and tungsten-iron. Check Ebay for choke tubes, I found great deals there, search.ebay.com/remington-choke-tube_W0QQfkrZ1QQfromZR8 |
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Post by FWS on Feb 2, 2006 20:37:08 GMT -6
Yeah, 5 boxes (50 rounds) of Hevi-Shot. Woohoo !!!!!
Problem is that even handloading Hevi-Shot is damn pricey, $100 for a 7lb. jar. And I've not seen the T shot size available by the jar yet.
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Post by HappyPlumber on Feb 2, 2006 21:10:34 GMT -6
My only problem is that with all this predator hunting, trapping, fishing, deer turkey and goose hunting along with building fur stretchers, I wouldn't have any time left over for reloading shells. HP
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