Re: 9 mm for coon hunting
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Would they work? YES. necessary no. A .22 will work just fine. Shot placement is everything. If needing more power, step up to a .22 mag, or any of the .17's Pelt damage would be more then I would like. your punching a .35 cal hole even with FMJ's. There are simply better choices. Sarge
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Re: 9 mm for coon hunting
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03/11/19 12:03 AM
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Seems like good way to turn a $8 coon into a $2 coon really while spending a lot more for ammo!
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Re: 9 mm for coon hunting
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Seems like good way to turn a $8 coon into a $2 coon really while spending a lot more for ammo! Or turning a $2.00 southern coon into you must pay them to take it. Sarge
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Re: 9 mm for coon hunting
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Buy a good scope and a light and shoot the running lights!
Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that!
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Re: 9 mm for coon hunting
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03/11/19 04:40 AM
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22 mag does the job with less holes than a regular 22. And the holes are not usually very big. 17 also seems pretty good. Any more than that is a waste of fur
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Re: 9 mm for coon hunting
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03/11/19 05:13 AM
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calling in and then shooting moving coons , try a 410 with #4 buckshot. 4 buck not #4 turkey loads. #4 buckshot is 22 caliber balls. You could even step up to 12 gauge . they both shoot the same velocity but the 12 will shoot a lot more lead balls. don't use a full choke with the 12. most of the time you will be to close and tear things up to bad. full choke 410 with 9, 22 caliber lead balls will roll one right on over.
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Re: 9 mm for coon hunting
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03/11/19 05:15 AM
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If you reload then there is others you could use. Like stated shoot placement. If not reload 22mag.
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Re: 9 mm for coon hunting
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03/11/19 05:45 AM
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Oh God, the first coonn you bring to me that I buy that's been shot with a shotguns going to be the last coon you bring that I buy
Last edited by Poorcoon; 03/11/19 05:45 AM.
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Re: 9 mm for coon hunting
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03/11/19 05:48 AM
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that aint a problem poorcoon
Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
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Re: 9 mm for coon hunting
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03/11/19 06:04 AM
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Lol. Whatever works for you but. I've bought quite a few Coon. The number one worst is roadkill. Number 2 worst damage on Coon pelts is shotguns. Number three is too big of a caliber rifle. The next worst damage that occurs is multiple 22 caliber holes. The least damage Coon that come through my door that are not trapped and shot in the head are those that are shot with a 22 mag. Or a 17.
"Nothing I like to do pays well." True Grit
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Re: 9 mm for coon hunting
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I load some low velocity .38 ammo. I can tell you that a 125 gr LSWC chronographed at 400 fps will leave two holes in a coon.
Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire. -Gustav Mahler
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