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In MI we have to use rimfire or shotgun with shot smaller then buckshot to hunt at night. So my question is will lead F shot work on them? Heavier than lead shot is kinda outa my budget. I'll be hunting mostly thick woods where visibility is less than 100 yards.
I feel a shotgun will be better then a .22 with the brush and night time shooting. Any help is appreciated, thanks.

Last Coyote we killed was with #6 steel shot while we were duck hunting I believe that lead BB or BBB should work just fine.

I've read of buffered buckshot can take you to 70. Trick is the buffer to keep the pattern together. Still wanting to play with that one some.

Jr has been loading a lot of lead f shot lately

jehler wrote:Jr has been loading a lot of lead f shot lately

Collapse of society?

Flightstopper wrote:

jehler wrote:Jr has been loading a lot of lead f shot lately

Collapse of society?

probably poaching long range geese?

jehler wrote:

Flightstopper wrote:

jehler wrote:Jr has been loading a lot of lead f shot lately

Collapse of society?

probably poaching long range geese?

I know better than to rule any options out with that boy.

He's been loading 00buck as well, has a 3" load with 12 pellets going 1250, it's devastating

I'll have to post up some patterns

He using buffer? Molding his shot?

He's not making any shot, we got a bunch at a garage sale. Been loading with and without buffer, like them better without so far. Best patterns (for the 00) have been using a gas seal and a Teflon wrap, no wad at all

Interesting, need to play around with some this summer. That a crimp or roll?

Crimp, we don't have a roll crimper yet

RonE wrote:Last Coyote we killed was with #6 steel shot while we were duck hunting I believe that lead BB or BBB should work just fine.

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That's awesome. Shot one 3x with lead 5 at 35 yards and it made a hell of a racket and I'm sure it died somewhere. Never found it though.

Flightstopper wrote:Interesting, need to play around with some this summer. That a crimp or roll?

Got any starting points for me as far as loads go. Powder...shot...wads. What am I looking for as far as pattern density. From what I found online they say 3-5 pellets in a 10" circle.

You got blue dot powder?

And multi metal wads?

Wish I did. Have only read at this point. Some used wads that they cut the pedals off of, same as jr with the gas seal, mainly to make it fit easier I believe. The factory loads I have use a Cheddite 2.75 and a bpi wad that's real common. Can't think of wad name right now. I was looking at casting wheel weights that seems to be common practice. Haven't convinced myself fully to try it or exactly how to go about casting them properly.

jehler wrote:

Flightstopper wrote:

jehler wrote:Jr has been loading a lot of lead f shot lately

Collapse of society?

probably poaching long range geese?

:lol:

jehler wrote:You got blue dot powder?

No, but I can get some I think.

jehler wrote:And multi metal wads?

Yes

We have bpi's coyote manual as well as the buckshot manual next time I'm in the office I'll send you guys some stuff

I did some lead BBs last year at 1400 fps that put multiple hits on a paper plate at 60. I have some other data around here somewhere

jehler wrote:We have bpi's coyote manual as well as the buckshot manual next time I'm in the office I'll send you guys some stuff

Starting to wonder what you don't have that pertains to reloading. Will pick up some blue dot on next trip to gun shop.

jarbo03 wrote:I did some lead BBs last year at 1400 fps that put multiple hits on a paper plate at 60. I have some other data around here somewhere

you remember what powder, besides blue dot I'm thinking the buckshot we've played with has used steel and 4765?

jehler wrote:We have bpi's coyote manual as well as the buckshot manual next time I'm in the office I'll send you guys some stuff

Thanks.
I'll get the coyote manual next time I order from there too.

jarbo03 wrote:I did some lead BBs last year at 1400 fps that put multiple hits on a paper plate at 60. I have some other data around here somewhere

I'm trying to decide between BB and F. Some of the coyotes around here are some big mean bastards. Think I'm going to start with F and see how the patterns turn out.

jehler wrote:

jarbo03 wrote:I did some lead BBs last year at 1400 fps that put multiple hits on a paper plate at 60. I have some other data around here somewhere

you remember what powder, besides blue dot I'm thinking the buckshot we've played with has used steel and 4765?

I think it was STEEL. Thought about trying one of the 3.5" recipes in that info I sent you

I have some 3" #4 Buck loads that will shred pups to 60 yards.