thegunsmith2506

Thanks for the info... I am actually headed down there tonight to buy some more shells for this weekend.

I went out and did a little patterning today at 61yds. After a few recent misses, I wanted to see what the new loads I am shooting are doing at 50+ yds. I had trouble finding my usual 3.5 #4 Buck this year, so I ended up with a few new loads. I did a quick 40yd pattern test before going out at the first part of the season, but I hadn't done a really good test. I made targets based on the measurments of the last several coyotes I killed. The targets aren't to scale, so the Vitals look a little long. All shots were at 61yds and from my usual sitting position. I wanted to see what my setup does under real hunting conditions. Here is what I found: SHOTGUN: Tri-Star 12ga 3.5in chamber MODS: Forcing cone reamed, Dead Coyote choke, bore polished Shotgun Load #1: Federal 2-3/4 #4 Buck 21 Pellet 6 Hits Total 3 In The Vitals Load #2: Winchester 3.5in 00 Buck 18 Pellet 7 Hits Total 6 Vitals Load #3: Federal 3in 2oz. Copper Plated BB's 19 Hits Total 14 Vital Load #4: Winchester 3.5in #4 Buck 54 Pellet 15 Hits Total 9 Vital Load #5: Federal High Density 3.5in 1-5/8Oz BB's 31 Hits Total 22 Vitals Load #6: Remington Wingmaster HD 3.5in 1-3/4oz BB's 25 Hits Total 23 Vitals

My FoxPRO BRAND Re-chargeables last all day. We can call 13 stands with one set of batteries.

Nice job Blake!

I still have this gun for sale. I have had a few offers, just nothing I wanted. I will be down in Tucson again this next weekend, and would be willing to meet anyone around there if interested. $425.00 without the scope.

A lot of the Double barrels can't be hot blued or they will seperate. It may need to be rust blued. Be sure to ask him about it. A nice rust blue looks great on those older guns!

you mean what a corn bagger +1 on the rotten corn bagger +2

nice job casey!

Great post!

We went down south to visit family for a few days this past weekend. I was able to sneak away Sunday for a little coyote calling. The best part was...... My wife gave me my Christmas present early. A brand new FoxPro FX3! I went to a few of the spots I hunted as a kid, the action was awesome! We made 11 stands between 8:00am and 4:00pm. Called in 7, and killed 5. All were shotgun kills between 20 and 60 yards. We used: Remington Wingmaster HD BB Loads, Heavy Shot B Loads, Winchester #4 Buck. The #4 Buck was by far the best load we tried. I can't wait to get back down there for another trip! this was my buddies first coyote

Saw your camp while out glassing for pigs Sunday.

thanks for a great story, and great pics! congrats!

Thats a good area. We saw a few nice bucks, but the pigs never showed themselves.

Thats pretty cool. Thanks for posting pics!

Very Nice Ernesto! That looks like some great coyote country.

Made a few stands after pig hunting in the mornings. This guy came in at the 14min mark. I watched him sit and look at the decoy for a few minutes before I shot him. The shot was 30yds with Remington Wingmaster HD BB's.

I just like calling them in close. I have a hard time shooting running coyotes with a rifle, so I take a shotgun. Sometimes they hang up out of range, but not too often. Its a lot more fun shooting them at 20ft instead of 200yds.

Well after seeing that cat that Josh killed, I decided to go try for one myself. About 3 min into my first stand I saw 2 coyotes headed in from about 500yds out. I was gonna pass on them just like Josh did, but this female tried to steal my rabbit decoy. So.... I shot her at 15yds. The wingmaster HD BB's did the trick. It was a good way to end the year!

Yup. That was it. We were in the tan jeep behind you when you turned off I-10.

Saw a white Ford on I-10 Saturday morning. Had a small sticker in the back window.

Had another great day of calling! We hunted all day and called a total of 11 dogs. This was by far my best day of calling ever, and my worst day of shooting. We had a really hard time with swirling winds. On several stands we had dogs running in fast. The wind would switch, and they would take off! We both missed 2 dogs, and 4 got away without a shot. All were shotgun kills between 10 and 51 yards. All these were shot with Wingmaster HD BB's. I think its funny how many 60lb coyotes I hear about in AZ. We shot the biggest coyote I have ever killed, he was 37lbs on the fish scale. Picture was taken from my stand location:

Thats awesome! I need to get back into some cat country and try to call one in with the new foxpro. I just can't bring myself to pass on the foxes and yotes. Nice job and great pics!

Sounds good! Just let me know when you are ready.

Nice looking cat! Good Job guys!