I was wondering if I could shoot buckshot out of my undertaker turkey choke in my 28" barrel 870 express. I was thinking of taking a few rounds of buckshot incase any coyotes come for my decoys while turkey hunting.
Choke question
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Should be fine. Buckshot is made of lead and quite soft. Any modern shotgun should be fine with buckshot, including your 870.
Nope. You can only use shot size's 4, 5 or 6 for turkey. All of which will kill a coyote at close range. Shot placement is critical, of course. In Ontario, being a daft place, you could be accused of hunting illegally. It won't hurt your shotgun though.
Mind you, if Wiley does show up, firing a shot will end that day's hunt. Throw a stick at him or carry a digital camera.
Mind you, if Wiley does show up, firing a shot will end that day's hunt. Throw a stick at him or carry a digital camera.
I'd be happier with a coyote then a turkey lol. So it would be illegal to carry any shells that aren't 4,5 or 6's??? I know you can only shoot turkeys with thoughs 3 sizes but what if I want to shoot a coyote? can't have a couple buckshot loads in my pocket?
No you can't go hunting with any other ammunition other than the prescribed amounts you are hunting for. Even having a buckshot or slug can get you nailed for hunting illegally. Bull#### law, but how else could the province harass the public into giving up hunting and shooting sports if not strangulation by regulation.
I guess I am breaking the law, after I am finished turkey hunting and the turkey season is still open I may go hunting for crows. We dress in camo for crows same as we do for turkey hunting, we use our crow calls and hunt same bushes but call crows instead of turkey and we now can carry buckshot because we are crow hunting and we get the odd coyote coming into a crow distress call while hunting for crows and if a CO checks me he may say I am turkey hunting and breaking the law by carrying buckshot because there are turkey in this bush and I also have #4,5 and 6 shot which are used for turkey so I must be turkey hunting but sometimes when I am turkey hunting I carry light crow loads also for that crow that just bugs me and the CO may charge me because I maybe carrying the buckshot while crow hunting and he may say I am turkey hunting with buckshot instead of crow hunting and carrying buckshot for turkey but I am carrying both crow and turkey calls and only using a crow call to call crows instead of turkey but I shot a coyote with buckshot but I was turkey hunting with buckshot instead of coyote or crow hunting but I have a dead coyote instead of a dead turkey so what will he charge me with?
tracker, carry a copy of the post you just typed. Give it to the CO to read. When he is finished he will have a head ache and not bother you anymore. Do you guys in Ontario eat coyotes or crows?
BTW the buck will work fine out of that tube.
BTW the buck will work fine out of that tube.
