Coyote Jack Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 I have a Benelli M1 Field and was wondering if anyone has ever shot buckshot through the Full choke Interchangable Tube, Is it safe to shoot these heavy loads? I thought about using this for hunting fox and coyote at night. A close friend who hunts fox alot says these things will run you over at night. It's too thick to shoot a rifle where we are hunting. Any other suggestions would help also! Also would like min. pelt damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M1014 Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 yes it will be okay,,it will keep a tighter pattern alittle longer thats all,,make sue you always start off with a well tightened in choke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novaduckhunter Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 You should be fine with buck shot through a full choke. You might want to consider smaller buckshot like #4 or #1 for fox and coyote. They both pack enought punch out to 50 yards or so and will give you a alot more pellets. Also, pattern your gun to see which load shots best and how far you will be able to shot that load. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liberty or death Jr. Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 You also might want to look into Hevi-shot dead coyote. It is size T shot. If you look at the chart, it says what the pattern does at 30-40-50-60 and 70 yards. http://hevi-shot.com/images/panels/dead_coyote/Coyote-Chart.gif Its kinda expensive though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coyote Jack Posted January 15, 2007 Author Share Posted January 15, 2007 Thanks for the replys, I did pattern with the four chokes that came with the gun except for the "lead shot Full" choke at 30 yards and I wasn't too impressed since it has only 15 pellets per shot. I guess the next step is to try the full or go to the "t" and see what happens. The gun patterned excellant with a Hastings choke I bought for turkeys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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