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Old 03-12-2003 | 08:40 PM
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MOTurkeyTamer
 
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From: The Wild Turkey Capitol of the World......Missouri
Default RE: Speaking of patterning...

The hunt for the perfect gun-load-choke combo can and will be never ending. I relate it to benchrest rifle shooting. If you are shooting 3/8" groups, then you can' t rest until you are shooting 1/4" groups. The next thing you know, you become obsessed with it and then it detracts from the reason you are doing it in the first place....to have fun. If you have a shotgun that will put the shot where you want it at the ranges you feel comfortable with, look no further and leave it alone. You can only kill a turkey so dead anyway. But if you have the time and resources and the " want" to seek out the " holy grail" of turkey guns and loads, then so be it. Just don' t let it become an obsession just because you can' t put 99% of your #5' s in a 10" circle at 50 yds. Hey, the world will go on! Just remember what you' re out there for in the first place and that' s to be in the great outdoors and enjoy what God has given us....and be thankful that you are able to get out in the woods and enjoy it....many people aren' t as fortunate. What I' m trying to say is if you are like TrkEmon and your gun suits you, then you should move on to something else, like perfecting your calling on different calls or improving your woodsmanship, things like that. There' s a lot more to enjoy about turkey hunting than worrying yourself to death that your gun isn' t capable when more than likely it is more than enough.........just my 2 cents.
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