derbyacresbob
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I have seen guys on Duck Hunting Chat and Gobbler Nation Forums show the different ballistics with the different shot sizes and different shot densities.
It is a real mind blower to see just how much difference there is between the ballistics in steel shot, lead shot, 12g/cc shot 15g/cc shot and 18g/cc TSS shot.
I just bought the KPY Shotshell Ballistics Program and it is pretty cool to play with entering different shot sizes, types, speeds and the amount of gel penetration wanted.
The KPY Shotshell Ballistics say you need 1.5" of gel penetration to kill ducks and 2.5" of gel penetration to kill geese at a minimum of 600 fps with steel shot.
My guess is you would want at least 3.50" of gel penetration to reliably kill coyotes.
Look at the shot type and the speed of the shot. The amount of gel penetration is on the far right. The target distance is how far away you will get the gel penetration that you enter into the program.
The rows that I wrote Led on are lead shot, RHD is Remington Wingmaster HD shot that is 12g/cc, TSS is Tungsten Super Shot that is 18g/cc.
The TSS "Tungsten Super Shot" is unreal! It is really heavy for it's size and it is very hard so it doesn't slow down much and it penetrates like crazy. TSS is very expensive but many hunters are using it for turkey hunting and in 410s and 28 gauges for ducks and geese.
Look at the steel shot at 1500 fps it doesn't penetrate worth a darn compared to lead shot that is going 1300 fps. Make sure you look at target distance.
I have always wondered why no ammo manufacturers made any lead BBB shot or T shot loads. Look at the difference in target distance between the lead BB, BBB and T shot loads.
Look at the TSS #9 shot and the lead #5 shot and the target distances. I lowered the gel penetration to 1.5" so it would be more like shooting a turkey in the head. Check out the difference in TSS #9 shot and lead #9 shot.
It is a real mind blower to see just how much difference there is between the ballistics in steel shot, lead shot, 12g/cc shot 15g/cc shot and 18g/cc TSS shot.
I just bought the KPY Shotshell Ballistics Program and it is pretty cool to play with entering different shot sizes, types, speeds and the amount of gel penetration wanted.
The KPY Shotshell Ballistics say you need 1.5" of gel penetration to kill ducks and 2.5" of gel penetration to kill geese at a minimum of 600 fps with steel shot.
My guess is you would want at least 3.50" of gel penetration to reliably kill coyotes.
Look at the shot type and the speed of the shot. The amount of gel penetration is on the far right. The target distance is how far away you will get the gel penetration that you enter into the program.
The rows that I wrote Led on are lead shot, RHD is Remington Wingmaster HD shot that is 12g/cc, TSS is Tungsten Super Shot that is 18g/cc.
The TSS "Tungsten Super Shot" is unreal! It is really heavy for it's size and it is very hard so it doesn't slow down much and it penetrates like crazy. TSS is very expensive but many hunters are using it for turkey hunting and in 410s and 28 gauges for ducks and geese.
Look at the steel shot at 1500 fps it doesn't penetrate worth a darn compared to lead shot that is going 1300 fps. Make sure you look at target distance.
I have always wondered why no ammo manufacturers made any lead BBB shot or T shot loads. Look at the difference in target distance between the lead BB, BBB and T shot loads.
Look at the TSS #9 shot and the lead #5 shot and the target distances. I lowered the gel penetration to 1.5" so it would be more like shooting a turkey in the head. Check out the difference in TSS #9 shot and lead #9 shot.