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Favorite Turkey Loads

Please post your favorite bird terminating load.

AFTER ALL YOU CANT KILLEM TOO DEAD!!!;)

RE: Favorite Turkey Loads

Federal Mag Shok #5 3" With Flite Control Wad

RE: Favorite Turkey Loads

Federal Premium - Flight Control
Hevi-Shot
# 7
3.5 inch magnum

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Nitro Company 4,5,7.5 heavy shot

RE: Favorite Turkey Loads

i'll go with the federal mag shok 3in mag #6's with the flight controlled wad.

RE: Favorite Turkey Loads

Remington 11-87
Kicks Gobblin Thunder .665
Win supreme elite ext range 3 1/2 #6
Good to go out to about 50-55 yards!!

RE: Favorite Turkey Loads

Let's see. I have killed birds with Remington Premium Magnum, Remington's version of Hevi shot, Hevi 13, Winchester High Velocity, and Federal's Premium shells with and without the flite control wad. Those are the ones I remember, I am sure there are others.

In the last few days I also patterned Winchester's Extended Range supreme elite. It performed very well. I like the fact that a guy doesn't have to worry about being overchoked with it to the point of hurting your firearm.

Through two of my guns the Flite control wad does infact make a difference even with a ported choke.

In all honesty I could shoot either the Winchester product or the Federal product with the flite control wadand not feel "undergunned" so to speak. For whats it worth, in my guns I have noted for some time that a smaller payload (1 1/2 - 1 3/4 oz.) patterned as well or better than a two ounce load.

Lastly, I can't speak for the Nitro version of Hevi shot because I have never used it. I'm sure I will draw some fire for this statement, but the gap in performance (out of my guns at least), betweentheRemington version of Hevi shotand Hevi 13, versus quality lead loads is not big enough in my opinion to justify the cost.