hunt0168
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I don’t get out with my shotgun for coyotes often, but I took mine out to confirm my pattern was still centered up and consistent. I run a Remington 1187 with a 21” Remchoke barrel. It started as a cantilever barrel, and I had my smith take the cantilever off and mount a short weaver base to the block that originally held the cantilever. I have a Vortex Venom red dot mounted to the base.
The best patterning combo I came up with after a mind boggling amount of effort, is a Pure Gold .670 choke and Winchester Varmint-X BB loads. Patterns well out to 50 yards but I try not to shoot over 40-45. I just can’t bring myself to go with Apex and the like.
Anyway, I shot and it didn’t disappoint. For kicks I grabbed a bunch of the ammo I purchased/stockpiled, mostly 4buck loads, and a bunch of chokes and just played around only to re-confirm what I already knew. The above combo works best from my gun. That said, I literally have a pile of chokes that I will probably never use. I have chokes of all makes… H.S. Strut Undertaker HD, Trulock Predator, Jeb’s High Voltage .675” and .680”, Trulock Boar Blaster, Muller UFO, Carlson’s Coyote, Kick’s Comp-N-Choke and Lord knows what else. All told, I have enough money wrapped up in these chokes that I could have bought another shotgun! Prices new ranged from $35 for the Undertaker to over $100 for the Muller with most falling between $65 and $100. Add the cost of the various ammunition needed to thoroughly test, I definitely could have bought another gun! Lol…
I have a few 12 Gauge Remmy’s that take these chokes, and some of these chokes perform admirably in other barrels with different loads. But having purposely built the 1187 for predators I don’t switch things up much.
Seems crazy that a guy would invest so much in finding a suitable choke / load combo, and then not use it often, doesn’t it? Just goes to show you how big of an obsession this coyote hunting stuff can turn into! And if I’m being honest, I love to shoot and experiment with the different combinations. I literally have a spread sheet listing which gun/barrel/choke/load shoots best. You know…just in case! Lol…
I think I’m going to have to go shotgun a coyote just to justify my investments! I kind of say it every year, but rarely try. The shotgun was my preferred carry over a rimfire before centerfire became legal at night here in NY. Killed a lot of fox back then, and only a few coyotes.
Anyway, just posting for something to yap about here on PM. Maybe I should list these things in the classifieds… Maybe not?
The best patterning combo I came up with after a mind boggling amount of effort, is a Pure Gold .670 choke and Winchester Varmint-X BB loads. Patterns well out to 50 yards but I try not to shoot over 40-45. I just can’t bring myself to go with Apex and the like.
Anyway, I shot and it didn’t disappoint. For kicks I grabbed a bunch of the ammo I purchased/stockpiled, mostly 4buck loads, and a bunch of chokes and just played around only to re-confirm what I already knew. The above combo works best from my gun. That said, I literally have a pile of chokes that I will probably never use. I have chokes of all makes… H.S. Strut Undertaker HD, Trulock Predator, Jeb’s High Voltage .675” and .680”, Trulock Boar Blaster, Muller UFO, Carlson’s Coyote, Kick’s Comp-N-Choke and Lord knows what else. All told, I have enough money wrapped up in these chokes that I could have bought another shotgun! Prices new ranged from $35 for the Undertaker to over $100 for the Muller with most falling between $65 and $100. Add the cost of the various ammunition needed to thoroughly test, I definitely could have bought another gun! Lol…
I have a few 12 Gauge Remmy’s that take these chokes, and some of these chokes perform admirably in other barrels with different loads. But having purposely built the 1187 for predators I don’t switch things up much.
Seems crazy that a guy would invest so much in finding a suitable choke / load combo, and then not use it often, doesn’t it? Just goes to show you how big of an obsession this coyote hunting stuff can turn into! And if I’m being honest, I love to shoot and experiment with the different combinations. I literally have a spread sheet listing which gun/barrel/choke/load shoots best. You know…just in case! Lol…
I think I’m going to have to go shotgun a coyote just to justify my investments! I kind of say it every year, but rarely try. The shotgun was my preferred carry over a rimfire before centerfire became legal at night here in NY. Killed a lot of fox back then, and only a few coyotes.
Anyway, just posting for something to yap about here on PM. Maybe I should list these things in the classifieds… Maybe not?
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