Originally Posted by
OzarkPA
Hey all - buddy is going to take me turkey'ing this year and told me to get a camo shotgun... which by most accounts isn't really needed from what I've read.... but funds are tight so looking for something can can do double duty with upland birds too. I was researching the yldiz (sp??) o/u as another friend told me o/u is great for little birds since you can swing faster on them. Didn't know if that o/u would be a good choice for turkey and upland? Seems if I do that I would need a better shoulder pad and maybe some tape to cover the shiny breech area.
Save yourself some money by not going the camo route. Generally the camo guns are more expensive and people have been blasting Turkey with shotguns since before camo shotguns were around.
Anyone here will tell you that it's really not needed, but they do look cool.
O/U are great for the reason you've stated... they tend to swing faster and you can choke the barrels with 2 different chokes, one for those close up shots and one for the shots that are a little further out.
A lot of pheasant hunters around here use them, but you're also limited to 2 shots before reloading... that said, I don't usually shoot at more than 2 pheasants by the time the rest of the roosters break away or get taken by others in the party.
I think an O/U would be a great choice, otherwise you really can't go wrong with the faithful Remington 870 pump... prices on those are pretty reasonable.