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I am shopping for a 12ga semi-auto shotgun chambered for 3" shells for coyote hunting. I'd appreciate any advice on guns or loads to git-er-done. Thanks.

Just about any of the Turkey models would be good. Handle them and see which you are the most comfortable with. Be sure you try them sitting on the floor as most of the time coyote hunting you will be sitting on the ground.

Loads, Dead Coyote, #4 Buck, HD or copper plated lead BB's, T or F nickel plated lead hand loads, they all kill coyotes

i use a win sx3, shooting 3" mag #4 buck. a buddy i hunt with uses a rem 11/87 with equal satisfaction. i would guess any reliable semi-auto would also work.

I've killed a truck load of coyotes with a 20ga loaded with #3 buck.