Originally Posted by
curtispa14
Just bought and finished sighting in a Mossberg turkey 500 thumbhole. Used 3" and 31/2" Kent and Nitros. Both shot great at 25 yrds. and 30 yrds. 35 yrds still good but 40 yrds. things changed fast. 70% loss of hits in kill zone and pattern was centered. I used the choke that came with the gun. Guess I would need hevi if I want to shoot farther. Or just become a better caller?
That last sentence caught my attention
I keep hoping to stretch my gun out past 40 yards, but I think we (myself included many times) keep forgetting that one of the funnest parts of turkey hunting is getting them close to us before pulling the trigger.
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