Still a 35 yard Turkey Gun
04-24-2006, 12:26 PM
#41
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: WC FL
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RE: Still a 35 yard Turkey Gun
ORIGINAL: bigcountry
Cause I am only hitting 4 out of 5 arrows in the kill zone at 15 yards. Instintive shooting is taking little bit longer than planned
Cause I am only hitting 4 out of 5 arrows in the kill zone at 15 yards. Instintive shooting is taking little bit longer than planned
Is it like this one!
04-24-2006, 01:07 PM
#44
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RE: Still a 35 yard Turkey Gun
I got a Martin Savannah 50#. I like it but have had alot of trouble from it. Just got it back from Martin. The top notch was cutting strings. I like the Mathews legacy too, but it cost about 200 dollars more. I wish the sanannah was little longer than 62". Might limit my arrow pinch some.
I am shooting aluminums now but have a set of cedars. I figure work more with the alums until I get better so I can finelytune cedars. Cedars are what I want tohunt with in the fall.
I got a new bowtech a while ago and I guess shooting became too easy, so I figured I would go backwards in life. Seriously however this bowtech liberty has to be finest bow I have owned in my life.
I am shooting aluminums now but have a set of cedars. I figure work more with the alums until I get better so I can finelytune cedars. Cedars are what I want tohunt with in the fall.
I got a new bowtech a while ago and I guess shooting became too easy
, so I figured I would go backwards in life. Seriously however this bowtech liberty has to be finest bow I have owned in my life.
04-24-2006, 01:10 PM
#45
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
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RE: Still a 35 yard Turkey Gun
Just keep practicing with the Martin..you'll have to shoot it daily that and my shoulder acting up is why I got rid of my recurve. If I had to do it all over again I would buy a Reflex caribou and shoot fingers. Thats just me though I like shooting fingers.
04-24-2006, 01:15 PM
#46
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Rio WI USA
Posts: 15
RE: Still a 35 yard Turkey Gun
I shoot a Browning BPS 10 gauge. Factory Winchester #5's and my handloads with copper plated #4's & buffer patterned the best. I installed a TruGlo Extended, ported xtra full choke and has a 28" barrel.
I patterned an honest 21 pellets in the head and neck at 50 yards. Most birds that I have shot have been in the 20-30 yard range, but I did hammer one at 4 yards once. Farthest I've ever shot a bird was last week at approx 40 yards. Know one guy who claims to have shot a tom at 100 yards with his 10 gauge, but I can't verify that.
I patterned an honest 21 pellets in the head and neck at 50 yards. Most birds that I have shot have been in the 20-30 yard range, but I did hammer one at 4 yards once. Farthest I've ever shot a bird was last week at approx 40 yards. Know one guy who claims to have shot a tom at 100 yards with his 10 gauge, but I can't verify that.
04-24-2006, 02:15 PM
#47
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RE: Still a 35 yard Turkey Gun
ORIGINAL: Shane in WI
I shoot a Browning BPS 10 gauge. Factory Winchester #5's and my handloads with copper plated #4's & buffer patterned the best. I installed a TruGlo Extended, ported xtra full choke and has a 28" barrel.
I patterned an honest 21 pellets in the head and neck at 50 yards. Most birds that I have shot have been in the 20-30 yard range, but I did hammer one at 4 yards once. Farthest I've ever shot a bird was last week at approx 40 yards. Know one guy who claims to have shot a tom at 100 yards with his 10 gauge, but I can't verify that.
I shoot a Browning BPS 10 gauge. Factory Winchester #5's and my handloads with copper plated #4's & buffer patterned the best. I installed a TruGlo Extended, ported xtra full choke and has a 28" barrel.
I patterned an honest 21 pellets in the head and neck at 50 yards. Most birds that I have shot have been in the 20-30 yard range, but I did hammer one at 4 yards once. Farthest I've ever shot a bird was last week at approx 40 yards. Know one guy who claims to have shot a tom at 100 yards with his 10 gauge, but I can't verify that.
04-29-2006, 11:16 AM
#50
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: South Central Wisconsin
Posts: 197
RE: Still a 35 yard Turkey Gun
This year I shot a bird at about 57 yards, dropped it in it's tracks, and broke its wing with:
Remington 870 supermag in black($350)
tru-glo single bead fiber-optic sight ($20)
31/2 inch federal flight control #5 shot hevi-shot ($32 for a box of 10)
Primos tightwad choke ($25)
This is what I'd consider to be a VERY effective turkey combo for under $400.
I patterned at 60 yards b4 the season this year, just for grinns, and had 14 bb's in neck and head, so I felt pretty confident with the shot.
I would say that the shell had more to do with it than anything else.
Remington 870 supermag in black($350)
tru-glo single bead fiber-optic sight ($20)
31/2 inch federal flight control #5 shot hevi-shot ($32 for a box of 10)
Primos tightwad choke ($25)
This is what I'd consider to be a VERY effective turkey combo for under $400.
I patterned at 60 yards b4 the season this year, just for grinns, and had 14 bb's in neck and head, so I felt pretty confident with the shot.
I would say that the shell had more to do with it than anything else.