cgasner1
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Regs say it can’t be anything over a 10 gaugeDepending on the time of year mine lets you use a center fire so i guess I better check and see if they care about shot size.
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Regs say it can’t be anything over a 10 gaugeDepending on the time of year mine lets you use a center fire so i guess I better check and see if they care about shot size.
Agree 100%. I use a Mossberg 500A with a 660 Rhino choke and red dot. The only thing I've changed in 15 years is shells. I switched from a 3" Federal normal turkey load to the Longbeard XRs a few years ago.No reason to go over the top on a turkey gun, unless you want to. Virtually any 12 gauge with a Carlson XF choke, and 3" #6 Longbeard XR shells will do far more than you need it to.
Contrary to popular belief, you don't need to spend $60 on a box of TSS to kill turkeys. TSS doesn't kill them any more dead than lead does.
Buckshot distance lethality legally.What’s tts? Not a Turkey guy
I killed my first two birds with 12 gauge Longbeard XRs and they are the real deal, especially when paired with an Indian Creek choke. The benefit I've seen in TSS is that it allows me to go to a smaller gauge in a lighter, more packable shotgun. Not much of an advantage back east when a long hike is 400 yards to the edge of a greenfield but makes a big difference trying to gain 2000ft elevation out west.Agree 100%. I use a Mossberg 500A with a 660 Rhino choke and red dot. The only thing I've changed in 15 years is shells. I switched from a 3" Federal normal turkey load to the Longbeard XRs a few years ago.
We don’t know what we don’t know. Remember that. I’ll help you understand. If you shoot a looser choke and stay within easy effective range for that gun you might be 100 percent.I don't understand the need for a dedicated turkey shotgun.
Same old 12ga you shoot ducks, geese and pheasants with will work just fine. No need for a fancy camo finish or special sighting system either.
Although I'm not an avid turkey hunter, I've done my fair share of it and killed a few.
I find them to be relatively dumb and pretty easy to harvest.
fun fact, turkeys are the only species (I know of) where you can tell the sex by the shape of their poop. Toms/jakes will have a 'J' shaped poop .Well since drawing big game tags is getting harder and harder to draw and my son is almost out the door headed to the military I have decided to jump back into turkey hunting with him. I called in and he harvested his first tom last spring and is hooked. I honestly could care less if I shoot a bird but he wants to do some out of state hunts and wants me to bring a shotgun and try and harvest a bird along with him. So what is the new hotness in turkey guns? My son is shooting a 20ga but I am open to anything. The .410 with TSS is interesting just because I want something light weight. I am getting old and dont want to carry a heavy gun. We are also looking to plan some fall out of state hunts for a rio or merriam. I would kind of like to help him get his grand slam before he leaves
Evidently you’re not hunting easterns.I don't understand the need for a dedicated turkey shotgun.
Same old 12ga you shoot ducks, geese and pheasants with will work just fine. No need for a fancy camo finish or special sighting system either.
Although I'm not an avid turkey hunter, I've done my fair share of it and killed a few.
I find them to be relatively dumb and pretty easy to harvest.
I’ll be out in Montana again next Spring, if you want me to come by and shoot a couple of those birds for you. PM me, if so.Make sure you get one with an Extra Full choke, I read that turkeys are hard to call in close....
I'm not so sure about this. There is another way look at the need for fancy. In turkey hunting, as in waterfowling, there are frequent and often long periods of nothing. Nothing happening, nothing calling, nothing to do.You don't need anything fancy to kill a turkey. Every shotgun turkey me or my kids have killed have fallen to an old Mossberg 9200 in 12ga with a full choke shooting 2.75" #5. It's good to go out to 45 yards.
I'm not so sure about this. There is another way look at the need for fancy. In turkey hunting, as in waterfowling, there are frequent and often long periods of nothing. Nothing happening, nothing calling, nothing to do.
I'm not so sure about this. There is another way look at the need for fancy. In turkey hunting, as in waterfowling, there are frequent and often long periods of nothing. Nothing happening, nothing calling, nothing to do.
It is at these times where fancy pays. "Fancy" gives you interesting, maybe even meaningful engraving to look at.
For lightweight look for one made for youth. Remington has made some in camo with glow sights... work great even with my old eyes. I have one thats my go to until grandkids get old enough. Run hevi shot through it and have taken birds out to 45 yards in the open. Only problem is many are built on their express actions which can be rough to work without some work.I didnt read most of the replies, just jumped in to say a lightweight gun, suitable for care-free travel, packs compactly, reliable for a lifetime, and cheap would be a Rem 870 in 20 gauge. Should be super easy to find one for sale mostly anywhere. Certainly its not the hottest new thing, but it’ll work every time.