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Originally posted by SaltwaterSlick View PostOne of my old hunting buddies uses a .410 bore for turkey hunting and #6 shot. He calls 'em in to within 20 yards or less and shoots 'em in the head. He told me a turkey's head is as big as a dove, and we have dove hunted with .410's for over 30 years... rest of that turkey's body don't matter. Shoot his dove sized head. Easy as shooting a dove sitting on a fence post...
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I can testify to the possible downside of using a super-tight choke. A few years back I had been working a gobbler for about 30 minutes. He was slowly getting closer when another gobbler who had come in silently popped out of the brush at maybe 12 yards. He was to my right and I shouldered the shotgun awkwardly and missed! It was really embarrassing - I didn't know you could miss a turkey with a shotgun! Later that day I shot at cardboard from that distance and discovered the pattern was maybe the size of a softball. I decided to go back to my stock full Remchoke. I will trade the chance to kill one at 50 yards to make sure I kill them at shorter ranges
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Originally posted by jerp View PostI can testify to the possible downside of using a super-tight choke. A few years back I had been working a gobbler for about 30 minutes. He was slowly getting closer when another gobbler who had come in silently popped out of the brush at maybe 12 yards. He was to my right and I shouldered the shotgun awkwardly and missed! It was really embarrassing - I didn't know you could miss a turkey with a shotgun! Later that day I shot at cardboard from that distance and discovered the pattern was maybe the size of a softball. I decided to go back to my stock full Remchoke. I will trade the chance to kill one at 50 yards to make sure I kill them at shorter ranges
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Originally posted by BLACKFINTURKEY View PostKilled 2 with one shot with a mossberg 500 super full choke the cheapest one I could find and shooting Winchester supreme turkey loads they were 53 yards knocked them both clean over.
Me too
Same gun but at 30 yards
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You can kill em with a skeet choke if you get them where they need to be. Stock full chokes are fine.
I shoot a Benelli 20 ga and use a Primos Jellyhead because I like the way it rolls off my tongue when I say it and its gets me into the cool club.... Seriously though, I misplaced my full and bought what a buddy of mine had some good success with years ago. It patterned well with 3" #4 Pheasant loads and it has killed everything it threw lead at. I'm sold but I'm not going to say it is better than anything else or "hands down the best" because I haven't compared it to anything else. It just works for me for the distance I like to kill turkeys.
And no thanks to the specialized turkey shells. The are specialized in that they take more cash out of your wallet than they need too.Last edited by Smart; 03-13-2018, 07:54 PM.
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I agree with a lot of the comments here. If you are trying to kill turkeys out past 30 yards, you're doing it wrong. Kinda like duck hunting, be where they want to be, good decoys and placement and good calling in small amounts and you'll have them in your lap. People who shoot turkeys with a shotgun at 70 yards are not turkey hunters.....there....I said it....
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