rochelle

Has anyone used #7 shot to kill a turkey? What yardage is the max for this load?

JW

Don't take this wrong but #7 shot should not be used. The smallest if ya must should be #6 which I used for years and then have gone to #4s with reduced shot charge to give me more PFS which just penetrates harder- patterns better.

There are alot of people here who I be use #6 or #5.

Range if using #7 shot - NO more than 20 yards and closer than that!

Just my opinion...

JW

paintbrush

We can notuse #7 shotin the state of Mn. my home state. We can only use #4,5,or 6 shot.

HighKnob

I've thought that #7 Hevi shot would be a pretty good load. I think it's about the same weight of a #5 lead and would have a tremendous number of pellets in a 2 oz. load. One of the things i'd like to experiment on sometime.

Turk_man

If you talking about #7 Hevi-shot like what is used in Nitro 4X5X7 triplex loads then it works great! I wouldn`t use just #7 lead for turkeys, it just doesn`t have enough energy unless your going to keep your shooting distances very close. The Nitro loads use alot of #7 Hevi-shot (about half the pellets are #7s) and those loads a devastating on turkeys.

maytom

I agree!!!

RedAllison

I agree in threece. A 7.5 pellet of Hevi-Shot is as heavy as 6 lead and has nearly the same knockdown. I LOVE em in my triplex Nitros. Leadwise tho, if you had at least 1 3/4 oz of it (3" or larger) shot a VERY tight choke and kept shots inside of 40-45 yds then you probably would be ok. If you are wanting something with a hellacious density that no mosquito could fly through then call "Nitro Ray" and have him build you an all 7 Nitro load. He can load you 2.5oz of 7s that will just VAPORIZE anything within 50yds.

Good luck,
RA

Mr. Longbeard

Asfar as I'm concerned, if your gun won't pattern 4's,5's or 6's. Then get a new choke and if that don't work get a new gun.... I don't see any reason why anyone would want to turkey hunt with #7's...

ranchand99

Mr.Longbeard you've gotta stop making me agree with you.That may give me a bad reputation.

7's lead..no,and about hevi shot even though they may be enough....
I hear about "I got 110 hits in the head,and neck @ 40yds."You know most of those hits are thelittle pellets.I know for a fact a gobbler can take 4 #5's,and fly with a broken neck.I don't want to take a chance on that happening again.Luckily I recovered the bird.

There's a difference between poking holes on paper,and poking holes in a turkey.

Turk_man

Well, if you`ve never seen how hard a bird gets walloped by Nitros triplex load then I`d hold off on the doubts. I have yet to have a bird even flop around after getting hit with them. I took a guy out on his first turkey hunt last year and he used my gun and ammo. He shot a bird at just over 50 yards(not my choice, he miss judged the distance). That bird got hammered hard and clean. When I cleaned that bird a little itty bitty pellet went in it`s back and came out it`s breast! I highly doubt many lead number #4s could penetrate like that. And it`s not 110 pellets it`s 320 in a 10" circle at 40 yards.