Pygmy
New member
How many of y'all have a gun that you bought and set up specifically as a dedicated turkey gun..??..
Years ago when I first started turkey hunting there was no such thing... In those days before interchangeable and aftermarket choke tubes a turkey gun was usually a long barreled, full choke shotgun that would ordinarily be used for ducks and geese..The first gun that I bought strictly as a turkey gun was a Browning A-5 3 inch mag 12 gauge with a 32 inch barrel... It was a good gun and I killed lots of turkeys( and ducks and geese) with it, but it sure was long, heavy and unwieldy in the woods compared to my present short barreled turkey gun...Very few shotguns were equipped with slings on those days, so the first thing I did with a turkey gun was to install QD sling swivel studs...Also, most full choke guns had only a single front bead, so I would always have my gunsmith install a mid-bead to use as a rear sight...No guns came with camo finishes so most turkey hunters used camo tape to cover up the shiny blued metal and glossy stock finish....
My present day turkey thumper is a Remington 11-87 SP 3" 12 gauge with Treebark Camo synthetic stock, 21 inch barrel with Star Dot fiber optic sights and a Kick's GT .665" choke tube... It's equipped with a sling, of course...
Years ago when I first started turkey hunting there was no such thing... In those days before interchangeable and aftermarket choke tubes a turkey gun was usually a long barreled, full choke shotgun that would ordinarily be used for ducks and geese..The first gun that I bought strictly as a turkey gun was a Browning A-5 3 inch mag 12 gauge with a 32 inch barrel... It was a good gun and I killed lots of turkeys( and ducks and geese) with it, but it sure was long, heavy and unwieldy in the woods compared to my present short barreled turkey gun...Very few shotguns were equipped with slings on those days, so the first thing I did with a turkey gun was to install QD sling swivel studs...Also, most full choke guns had only a single front bead, so I would always have my gunsmith install a mid-bead to use as a rear sight...No guns came with camo finishes so most turkey hunters used camo tape to cover up the shiny blued metal and glossy stock finish....
My present day turkey thumper is a Remington 11-87 SP 3" 12 gauge with Treebark Camo synthetic stock, 21 inch barrel with Star Dot fiber optic sights and a Kick's GT .665" choke tube... It's equipped with a sling, of course...
