Does anyone have experience with patterns of #4 buckshot out of a short cylinder bore? I use my Mossberg 500 for coyotes quite a bit as a backup to the 223 since a lot of the area I hunt they can pop up super close in the blink of an eye. I want to swap to a tactical/thumbhole/pistol style stock and a shorter barrel for the quick stuff. I just dont want to limit myself too much on range. I would love to get a turkey style barrel so its still short but has chokes but I dont really have the cash. I can get a plain jane cylinder barrel for a decent price though. I shoot #4 buckshot more often than anything else. What would be my max range for a 12 gauge 3 inch shell of #4 out of a security style barrel on a coyote size target? How wide would you say the shot pattern would spread at 20 yards? 30? 40?
