2 3/4" turkey loads
#1
Nontypical Buck
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Pulaskiville
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2 3/4" turkey loads
I am hunting with a buddy that is an experienced hunter, but new to gobbler hunting. He doesn't have a 3" gun, so will be shooting 2 3/4" shells. He's willing to buy a gun...but not until he decides if he likes this style of hunting.
1. What is a good brand/shot size for him to try in 2 3/4?
2. What will this do to his effective range? I know it will back it offa little, but not sure how much.
THANKS!!!
1. What is a good brand/shot size for him to try in 2 3/4?
2. What will this do to his effective range? I know it will back it offa little, but not sure how much.
THANKS!!!
#2
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: west central wi USA
Posts: 2,242
RE: 2 3/4" turkey loads
Don't kid yourself. 2 3/4" loads are just as, or more, powerful as 3" loads. They just hold less shot. I've shot a couple ofbirds at 40 yd. with 2 3/4" loads. Try the Winchester HV loads. With a fixed choke gun, #4's might pattern better than smaller shot in a more open choke. But #6's have more shot. For several years I hunted with an old Win. Mod. 97. It had a pretty tight choke and would pattern #6's nicely at 40 yd. The new tungston turkey loads actually pattern better with an open choke than a tight turkey choke.
#3
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: cuyler new york USA
Posts: 290
RE: 2 3/4" turkey loads
if you think about it....the 3" shells havent been around that long...everyone shot their turkeys with the 2 3/4" for years...my guess is he will too...best thing for him to do is get a couple of boxes of turkey loads and see what works best from his gun..wingbone is correct about the pattern of fours and the shot capacity of sixes...either way he'll he should be able to reach out there to thirty yards without a worry.
#5
RE: 2 3/4" turkey loads
ORIGINAL: Pro-Line
I am hunting with a buddy that is an experienced hunter, but new to gobbler hunting. He doesn't have a 3" gun, so will be shooting 2 3/4" shells. He's willing to buy a gun...but not until he decides if he likes this style of hunting.
1. What is a good brand/shot size for him to try in 2 3/4?
2. What will this do to his effective range? I know it will back it offa little, but not sure how much.
THANKS!!!
I am hunting with a buddy that is an experienced hunter, but new to gobbler hunting. He doesn't have a 3" gun, so will be shooting 2 3/4" shells. He's willing to buy a gun...but not until he decides if he likes this style of hunting.
1. What is a good brand/shot size for him to try in 2 3/4?
2. What will this do to his effective range? I know it will back it offa little, but not sure how much.
THANKS!!!
#7
RE: 2 3/4" turkey loads
My son hunts with a 20 ga. and it actually patterns 2 3/4 Nitro Mags by Remington better than it does 3" shells.Like OldLongbeards said.many a turkey has fallen to 2 3'4" shells.
#9
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 43
RE: 2 3/4" turkey loads
I only shoot either a 12g or 16g double barrel in 2 3/4" . I use Remington" Express Long Range" shells 12g #4 lead shot, 1 1/4 oz.; and 16g #6 lead shot 1 1/8 oz. I have shot and killed out to 45 yds, in 12g; and 40 yds, in 16g. Both guns only chamber 2 3/4" shells, with a full and modified barrel each, and are more than 65+ years old each. And, knock on wood, I have never needed a second shot. I personally find no need for magnums, auto's, camo'ed guns, choke tubes, scopes, hevi-shot, bright sights, tungsten, etc.. I do find a need for patience, tradition, and to carry the memory of my dad and his old, scratched, worn bluing, double barrel into the woods each spring. Sitting on the ground, I've never felt closer to heaven. God Bless! Tony!
#10
RE: 2 3/4" turkey loads
ORIGINAL: tommy killtrigger
I only shoot either a 12g or 16g double barrel in 2 3/4" . I use Remington" Express Long Range" shells 12g #4 lead shot, 1 1/4 oz.; and 16g #6 lead shot 1 1/8 oz. I have shot and killed out to 45 yds, in 12g; and 40 yds, in 16g. Both guns only chamber 2 3/4" shells, with a full and modified barrel each, and are more than 65+ years old each. And, knock on wood, I have never needed a second shot. I personally find no need for magnums, auto's, camo'ed guns, choke tubes, scopes, hevi-shot, bright sights, tungsten, etc.. I do find a need for patience, tradition, and to carry the memory of my dad and his old, scratched, worn bluing, double barrel into the woods each spring. Sitting on the ground, I've never felt closer to heaven. God Bless! Tony!
I only shoot either a 12g or 16g double barrel in 2 3/4" . I use Remington" Express Long Range" shells 12g #4 lead shot, 1 1/4 oz.; and 16g #6 lead shot 1 1/8 oz. I have shot and killed out to 45 yds, in 12g; and 40 yds, in 16g. Both guns only chamber 2 3/4" shells, with a full and modified barrel each, and are more than 65+ years old each. And, knock on wood, I have never needed a second shot. I personally find no need for magnums, auto's, camo'ed guns, choke tubes, scopes, hevi-shot, bright sights, tungsten, etc.. I do find a need for patience, tradition, and to carry the memory of my dad and his old, scratched, worn bluing, double barrel into the woods each spring. Sitting on the ground, I've never felt closer to heaven. God Bless! Tony!