I regularly shoot 2 3/4" loads in my shotguns for coyotes BUT they are combo guns and the shotgun covers the close in stuff and I have the rifle barrel for the longer stuff, my goto load is 1 1/4oz of NP BB's in 2 3/4" 12's and 1oz of NP BB's in the 2 1/2" 16. If I were in a dedicated shotgun area I'd look at shooting a load of TSS 3's out of whatever shotgun I was using, it is harder to find a 2 3/4" only shotgun nowdays. If cost is the determining factor the Stoeger 3000 with a 24" barrel and choke tubes would be a real candidate for a predator shotgun. I do have a dedicated pred shotgun, a Rem 870 Express turkey gun 21" barrel and have a stock of Dead Coyote and Rem HD BB's but haven't taken it out in 20 yrs.
