Any other turkey shooters in here? (The contest...not the bird) I have become slightly addicted...and have found that my Win Model 12 from 1911 is a suitable gun for this reason.

Most shooters at my particular shoot have "special" weapons for this purpose. Most are scoped, and choked to death. Some are even back bored to allow the shot to open up more in the barrel and then slam down to a tighter pattern upon exit. Most barrels are also rifled (grooved, not twisted) to create more consistent patterns.

I have also shotmy old '97 and my 1100. The Model 12 is hands down the best. Last sunday, I won3 of30 shoots...and there were about 40 shooters there. The problem is that the sameguys win the other shoots...and they have their guns tweeked.

Here's the only rules for our shoots...

1. No rest (kneeling is OK)
2. Their shells
3. .670 rod must fit in the barrel.

My question is...should I spend the $$$ for another gun for this reason, of should I spend a little money and "trick" out my H&R for just turkey shooting. (The H&R is now a 223...but I mean buy a longer 12 ga barrel)

Here's my logic in working on my H&R. First off, it's cheap to get a new barrel for my existing gun. Second...I need no second shot. Third...they sell 30" barrels with choke tubes for $80, installed and shipped. I have a Unertl scope 4X that would be the cat's ass for this reason. All I'd need is a mount on the barrel, and I'd be set.

Any suggestions?