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Old 01-19-2007, 08:26 AM
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stalkingbear
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Default RE: 10 Gauge For Turkeys

In my humble opinion,the 10 gauge is the ultimate shotgun for turkey.
I have owned 2 browning BPS 10 gauge that was used exclusvely on turkey. The ONLY reason I do not still own or use them on turkey today is because of 2 reasons. #1-I only hunt with a bow now. #2 Almost ALL of the hunters I took out for turkey wanted them,or tried to buy them(and suceeded).
With all other things being equal,the same 2 1/4 oz load of shot will pattern better from a larger bore (shorter shot charge) than it will a smaller bore with longer shot charge. The reason for this is the heavier and longer a shot charge is for a given bore-the more pellets are flattened from contact from barrel and more sectional compaction.
By the way,after backboring,honing,and custom choke tube,my BPS 10 would produce 38 in for total pattern at 60 yards!

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