Shotgun kill range?

[browning204]

Going to do some night hunting tomorrow night and it will be a rimfire or shotgun only territory.  My options are 12 gauge with a full choke and buckshot or the .17 HMR.

Here is my question. As I never hunted night coyotes in NH but going off of what I see during the day it will be hard to call those coyotes in close for a shotgun blast. What is the effective range for a good clean kill?

But I would rather not use the HMR if I don't have to.

any tips?

[canine]

It all depends on what shells your shooting..?


JD

[frshwtr]

get a 4 ft square piece of cardoard (actuall more than one) measure about 40 yds make an aiming point and see if the pattern is good enough to make a kill; keep backing up 5 yds each time until you patteren is to loose to make a kill. then go to the spot before that and you should know how far your gun and shells will be effective. there is no cut and dried answer; you have to check for yourself. also keep in mind just changeing the make of shells can also change your effective range.

[browning204]

It all depends on what shells your shooting..?


JD

Federal power shok 12 gauge 2 3/4 magnum #4 buckshot.  34 pellets. 

full choke.

[canine]

Browning, I learned that full chokes and #4 buck don't jive together to well. Like frshwtr said, you otta check out how your gun patterns them first. My gun had better results with a modified choke and #4 buck. That's not sayin though that your gun and choke combo won't jive!

#4 buck, I wouldn't shoot past 55 yards myself. That would be a wide open shot too, nothing between me and the coyote.

Theres more to just makin sure your gun will pattern well. Knockdown power should be looked at also.

JD

[vvarmitr]

Ballisticly speaking you're not going to want to shoot #4buck past 55yds.  Oh sure you could get lucky & hit one at 70yds w/ a pellet to the head, but that again would be pure luck.

[THO Game Calls]

Unless you are using this shotgun.    Check out the 12 gauge gernade shells.   I REALLY want one of these for hunting the thick stuff.



AL

[wv_yoter]

WOW, That's one helluva shotgun THO 

[Bopeye]

THAT WAS AWESOME!!!

I WANT TWO............

[KySongDog]

ME LIKES!!   

I GOT to get one of those!


Semp

[THO Game Calls]

Hey Semp.

Picture a fire team with 4 of those LOL.   Get in a wedge formation and have at it!

Imagine the command to fire the FPF  hehehe.   



Al

[HaMeR]

   Border Patrol Wepons?? 

[THO Game Calls]

I like the way you think Hamer  :)

Al

[HaMeR]

I figured you would. 

[vvarmitr]

Here I firgured you were thinking crow gun, HaMeR.

Sweet gun ... thanks Al.