Muzzleloaders for turkey?

FRIAR · 09-19-2006, 09:02 PM

Haveany of you used a ML for trukey?

FRIAR · 09-19-2006, 09:03 PM

I mean 'turkey', sorry.

nchawkeye · 09-20-2006, 01:02 PM

I have...back about 1979 I called in a gobbler in VA with a wing bone call I made and killed him with my Bob Watt's custom .45 flintlock.

BrushPopper · 09-20-2006, 01:23 PM

Two for me so far, both with my CVA 'Kenturkey' rifle kit gun, .45.

I was using home-cast TC maxi's over a medium load load of loose Pyro P.
I aim for where the neck meets the shoulders (don't trust myself for pure headshots, not enough practice I reckon!).

Longest shot was right at 50 paces.

Gettin' your gobbler "pilgrim-style" is alot of fun!

BP

goatbrother · 09-20-2006, 01:56 PM

Two gobblers have fallen to my White Tominator. With the .665" choke it patterns as good as my cartidge 12 gauge.

cayugad · 09-20-2006, 03:40 PM

I use a .62 caliber smoothbore percussion lock rifle made by Green Mountain Barrel Co. I load 80 grains of Goex 2f, then a over the powder wad. After that I use a fiber wad and on that load 100 grains of #6 shot. After that I use two over the shot cards. This is a good combination to 25 yards for me. Although the turkey would not cooperate the first time out and then due to a illness, I missed the last season...