I hoped I won't be considered presumptuous if I offered some non internet based actual hands on advice. That is my word for today presumptuous
You will do fine with one shotgun and no. 4 buck LEAD if you shoot enough paper with different chokes and get the best combo for you
Lets see I reload or have in lead over the years no. 2 ,B ,BB ,#4, #1, 0, 00 and 000 for coyotes in 12ga 3 and 3 1/2 and 10ga. Also reload steel, bismuth and tungsten ( not TSS)
From what I seen in 10 and 12ga LEAD 4 buck by far is the best bang for the buck and does very well as far as pattern goes and reaches out there to kill coyotes dead. Too dead sometimes the way it rips them apart
Yes I have a ton of different choke tubes to try oh and yes did I say I own one shotgun sorry I own after the herd clean up still 86 shotguns so more than likely have his covered or close to it
Never said anything about anyone being incorrect I said as long as lead is allowed you are wasting your money killing coyotes with non tox shot
IMO Tss shot is for when you can no longer use lead like migratory bird hunting not banging coyotes .But hey we all have one
I was just trying to save the OP some money nothing more
8 pounds of Tss $234.00 , 8 pounds Lead 4 buck $59.00
Dead is Dead and no coyote is worth that cost of TSS ammo
If you got money to burn/waste fill your boots but don't expect to see more dead coyotes since LEAD kills
To each their own
Cheers
Couldnt agree more that dead is dead BUT I have to disagree on "no coyote is worth the cost of TSS" because if I miss or wound a coyote and it gets away on account of poor ammo I'm out the $140 that should be in the back of my truck. 3-4 years ago I wouldn't have even bothered with this question with poor coyote prices but now I'm able to turn a weekend hobby into a small cash crop if I work at it and use all my tools to there capacity. I have loaded many 4 buck shells with many hull/wad and choke combinations with only marginal success at extended ranges(over 40 yards). If I was content with 20-30 yard shots I wouldn't bother with anything else but in in the bald prairies there are not many shots under 30 yards but there are quite a few around 40-60 and TSS should be very lethal at this range with great patterns on account of the ability to use smaller pellets to achieve the same penetration. Shooting lead at ranges of 50 plus yards on coyotes is unethical in my experiences.
Maybe I'm being a little presumptuous but I'm sure that TSS is definitely worth the extra money, at least while the price a western heavy coyote is worth $140 plus.
