ML Turkey....Murphy's Law

davemhughes · 10-04-2009, 04:18 PM

A couple of days ago I installed my new 209 extreme conversion kit in my TK2000 shotgun and turkey season just opened. So I was sneaking through the woods down around the backside of my pond hunting turkey. I knew they were there as I saw them when I came home. So I creep up very slowly keeping low, I look through the trees and brush and there is a nice gobbler 25yds away that has his head up looking around. I could not have asked for a better shot.

I thumb the safety off my TK2000 and take aim and just know I am going to be smoking a turkey tonight I squeeze the trigger and BANG.....immediately I knew something was wrong. Absolutely no recoil....usually this thing kicks so damn hard its painful. Turkey runs off in a cloud of smoke. I am saying what is deal here, It should had a monster kick and the turkey at that range should be dead.

Well after thinking through this and taking the weapon apart and inspecting it. I reload it and test fire it....painful kick and the barr rock rooster I shot at 40yds is dead......I like chicken and dumplings also

Then I think to myself and I load it back up put the wad in and this time no lead. Pull the trigger and it feels the same way it did down at the pond. Somewhere, somehow I must have dislodged the over shot wad and I tipped the shotgun gun down and the lead fell out....

Too funny......I truly shot a blank at the tom.

emptyquiver2 · 10-04-2009, 04:47 PM

Double up on your overshot cards, and it will do the trick. With my smoothbores, I cheat and use a shotcup, with a couple of cards on top. Now Iam not talking about the fiber over powder wads which are around 3/16 inch in thickness, but the THIN CARDS that are meant to keep the shot in place.

cayugad · 10-04-2009, 05:40 PM

I had the same thing happen, so I double the over the shot cards now. And your right, if the TK2000 don't all but make you hurt with a turkey load.. something was wrong.

emptyquiver2 · 10-04-2009, 05:51 PM

At 20 to 25 yards patterns can have some holes in them from time to time, even with the use of shotcups. There is however a couple of tricks to keep that shoot together longer in those cylinder bores....but thats an ancient chinese secret.

Underclocked · 10-04-2009, 07:31 PM

Does it involve corn meal?

Semisane · 10-04-2009, 07:47 PM

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Does it involve corn meal?

Naw, you have to load an equal number of male and female shot to keep them together longer. Or you can use all gay shot if you want them to really hang together.