ORIGINAL: Hurricanespg
ORIGINAL: 13pointjomc
I drew a 8'' circle and 32 hit it,fairly even pattern.I cut out the turkey target ''kill zone'',it want go through it without 3 pellets hitting the vitals.(40 yards).Is this good enough for turkey hunting or not?I have not bought another choke tube,I just use the factory one.
In my opinion no it is not good enough for turkey hunting. The general rule is that you need 100 evenly distributed pellets in a 10" circle at any given yardage to assure a clean kill. Your pattern falls quite short of that even while making the circle smaller.
The problem with looking at how many pellets hit in the "kill zone" comes into factor when the turkey is not standing in the exact same position that the target normally is.....that is why we use a 10" circle as a guide.
I would recommend that if you want to shoot at that range you either get better ammunition, a better choke, or both.
Good luck.