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How far can it go?
How far will u go on a big gobbler with a 12ga. in a field with no wind nuttin no twigs how far?
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RE: How far can it go?
If your asking how far you can kill a gobbler with todays shotguns and loads it would probably be 60 yards or more. My gun, I wasn't the shooter killed one at 55 yards. I'm not comfortable shooting that far with it myself and I like to call them in tighter anyway. Personally I'll shoot 40-45 yards tops.
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RE: How far can it go?
i went 35 on mine
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RE: How far can it go?
Also depends on your shell size. Some people use a 3 inch shell when turkey hunting with a 12 ga. and those are good out to about 40 yards. I think most people, though, use a 3 1/2 inch shell and those are good out to about 60. I don't think I would be that comfortable shooting that far, but some people are.
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RE: How far can it go?
30 yds is my preferred yardage for my gun setup. 20 yds is getting kind of close as my gun setup patterns really tight for that yardage. I have killed one at 59 steps but that was due to me totally blowing I what I thought the yardageto bein a plowed field. At almost 60 yds I was surprised at how hard it still flopped that bird but I sitll don't recommend shooting that far as a rule. I have patterned my gun at 50 yds and it consistantly puts around 45-50 pellets in the head and neck area of a turkey sillouette target. At 30 yds it puts around 116 pellets in the same area and at 40 yds 85+ pellets.
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RE: How far can it go?
ORIGINAL: r33h Also depends on your shell size. Some people use a 3 inch shell when turkey hunting with a 12 ga. and those are good out to about 40 yards. I think most people, though, use a 3 1/2 inch shell and those are good out to about 60. I don't think I would be that comfortable shooting that far, but some people are. As stated above, keeping your shots in a proper range of how your gun shoots is a better thing to work with. Yes some of us tend to streach that range to some degree , but by only very limited yards over a tremendous distance that is more common spoken as chance shooting. Always use the 20,30,40 yards and enjoy the hunting over shooting... |
RE: How far can it go?
I appreciate the kill more if I can call themin at 20-25yds. I have been doing it for over 50yrs with a Win mod12 20ga Modified that my father gave me on my 12th birth day in 1952. It only goes in the woodsfor Turkey season.
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RE: How far can it go?
ORIGINAL: Adrian J Hare ORIGINAL: r33h Also depends on your shell size. Some people use a 3 inch shell when turkey hunting with a 12 ga. and those are good out to about 40 yards. I think most people, though, use a 3 1/2 inch shell and those are good out to about 60. I don't think I would be that comfortable shooting that far, but some people are. As stated above, keeping your shots in a proper range of how your gun shoots is a better thing to work with. Yes some of us tend to streach that range to some degree , but by only very limited yards over a tremendous distance that is more common spoken as chance shooting. Always use the 20,30,40 yards and enjoy the hunting over shooting... |
RE: How far can it go?
with a 2 3/4 shells about 25 to 35 yards but with a 3 incher and 3 1/2 about 35 to 45 yards it also depends on the type of choke you have
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RE: How far can it go?
ORIGINAL: Bobgobble2 ORIGINAL: Adrian J Hare ORIGINAL: r33h Also depends on your shell size. Some people use a 3 inch shell when turkey hunting with a 12 ga. and those are good out to about 40 yards. I think most people, though, use a 3 1/2 inch shell and those are good out to about 60. I don't think I would be that comfortable shooting that far, but some people are. As stated above, keeping your shots in a proper range of how your gun shoots is a better thing to work with. Yes some of us tend to streach that range to some degree , but by only very limited yards over a tremendous distance that is more common spoken as chance shooting. Always use the 20,30,40 yards and enjoy the hunting over shooting... |
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