Originally Posted by
Todd1700
Nothing wrong with setting up a gun that will kill turkeys on out there as long as you pattern it and know it's lethal killing range from both a pattern and penetration standpoint.
And therein lies the problem. Sure, you can set-up a gun that can kill turkeys out to 60 and 70 yards reliably...but do you realize how tight that pattern is at 30-40 yards? How about 20 yards?...about the size of a softball. Be off an inch, or the turkey moves his head and you whiff completely..or worse, cripple a bird. There's no easy answer.
A good, consistent, even pattern at 40 yards is an excellent measure of a turkey guns capability. Going either direction begins to limit its overall effectiveness at specific ranges.
Gman