.410 shotgun for coyote?

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I know there has been a lot of buzz around lately for coyotes.

There have been reports of coyotes attacking leashed dogs in Toronto.

I live in the country on 20 acres surrounded by bushland. Normally I walk my dogs off-leash on the land with a .22LR over my shoulder.

Recently I read a post that the .22lr isn't the best to use against an attacking coyote unless I want to "pump him full of lead"

Would a .410 shotgun work well against close-range (2-10m) coyotes?
 
I think either will work fine. The .410 might be better up close with a slug due to bigger size but im not sure about penetration.
 
Wouldn't be great for hunting coyotes but I think it would be good to fend them off at close range if they took an intrest in your dogs for a snack. I loaded up some .410 shells with 3 or 4 00 buck pellets a few years ago for dealing with curious coyotes and "others" at the cottage. Never got the opportunty to try them out yet but they looked good at the range at 20 yds.
 
I check my trapline with just a 10/22, including timber wolf sets, so you should be fine. I just use the standard 10 shot clip, I carry 2 of them. The 10/22 gives you the option to reach out and touch a coyote if its after your dog in which case you careless about killing it than just getting it to leave. The 30s are nice for getting a lot of lead down range. I can easily hit gongs at 100 yards with my 10/22, after a bit of practice.
 
I have shot a few with the 410 and it does work at close range as you have stated. I believe that I had used #4 shot but a heavy buck shot might work good. It will deter it from coming around and usually need only a few pellets to kill a coyote. A 22 would work also as you are using it now. Once they feel pain and hear noise they usually back off.

Keith
 
In a close altercation I'd worry about hitting my own dog with a shotgun.
I don't need a gun to protect my dogs,the 'yote could use one to protect itself from my dogs though.
 
Kenny_G2 said:
I check my trapline with just a 10/22, including timber wolf sets, so you should be fine. I just use the standard 10 shot clip, I carry 2 of them. The 10/22 gives you the option to reach out and touch a coyote if its after your dog in which case you careless about killing it than just getting it to leave. The 30s are nice for getting a lot of lead down range. I can easily hit gongs at 100 yards with my 10/22, after a bit of practice.
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There's a picture circulating of a 197lb. timber wolf taken in Alberta.:eek: As the story goes even the bears were nervous.:runaway: ' I'd ' feel better if you carried something bigger than a .22? Rather not read any stories about chewed up gunnutz.

SEE bowsite.com
 
If you can't hit it with a 410 then you cant hit it with anything and it won't matter what you carry.

410 is lots of gun. Especially with buck shot. I don't know why some fools are so hard on it.

This is after all a coyote we're taking about. Not a griz.
 
Between those two definitely the .410 over the .22 rimfire. Winchester lists their 1/4 ounce, 3" Winchester Super-X .410 slugs as having a muzzle energy of 788 foot pounds, they claim 651 foot pounds for their 1/5 ounce 2-1/2" slug.

Meanwhile their .22 high velocity is 145 foot pounds, less than one quarter the striking power of even the 2-1/2" slug. So even a 2-1/2" .410 slug has more than 4 times the muzzle energy of a .22 rimfire, the 3" has over 5 times as much. At close range which would you rather have?

Buckshot isn't a favourite of mine but I'd rather have a .410 buckshot if facing a coyote at close range than any rimfire.

Maybe we can convince Remington to come out with a tacticool 870 in .410 gauge. ;)
 
The Winchester or Sellier & Bellot buckshot loads or similar handload for the .410 would be a good defensive load at very close range. The problem with buckshot, and only 3-5 of them, is that they drop off very quickly in patern and power. I'd predict that past 20 yards the .22 would be as good, over 30 yards the .410 would be nearly useless with buckshot ( better with a single slug if you had sights) and .22 would be better but not really adequate.
 
Longwalker said:
I'd predict that past 20 yards the .22 would be as good, over 30 yards the .410 would be nearly useless with buckshot ( better with a single slug if you had sights) and .22 would be better but not really adequate.
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Wolfmaan said:
Would a .410 shotgun work well against close-range (2-10m) coyotes?
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We are not talking shooting coyotes at a distance we are talking coyote comes out of the bush and is looking to fight or grabs your dog.
 
Wolfmaan said:
I know there has been a lot of buzz around lately for coyotes.

There have been reports of coyotes attacking leashed dogs in Toronto.

I live in the country on 20 acres surrounded by bushland. Normally I walk my dogs off-leash on the land with a .22LR over my shoulder.

Recently I read a post that the .22lr isn't the best to use against an attacking coyote unless I want to "pump him full of lead"

Would a .410 shotgun work well against close-range (2-10m) coyotes?
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what kind of dogs do you have? just about anything other than toy breeds and it the coyotes that need the protection.

22 would be more than adequate with hollow points, i especially like the winchester Super-X 37 grain hollowpoint. but a shotgun would probably be better since i assume from the scenario that you mention that the coyote would be moving. i would be concerned about hitting your dog though. i think a club and steel toed boots are probably your best option.
 
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