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Enough gun at what yardage?
My girl has a single shot 20guage. It chambers a 2 3/4in. and has a full choke barrel and no threads for a choke tube. Shootin 20ga. turkey loads from the company that patterns the best, at what yardage do yall suggest and is this a decent enought gun to dust a longbeard? Any thoughts welcome, Thanks yall.
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RE: Enough gun at what yardage?
ORIGINAL: deerhuntr107 My girl has a single shot 20guage. It chambers a 2 3/4in. and has a full choke barrel and no threads for a choke tube. Shootin 20ga. turkey loads from the company that patterns the best, at what yardage do yall suggest and is this a decent enought gun to dust a longbeard? Any thoughts welcome, Thanks yall. DH, over the years of turkey hunting (16) with Win mod.12/20ga Mod. and (32) withBRN A-5/12ga Mod and in 1999 I switched to Moss. 835 12ga/ Turkey Full.I have never taken one over 40yds. I like to call them in as close as I can. That's just me! |
RE: Enough gun at what yardage?
I shot one a couple years ago with a 16ga at 35 yards, so id try to keep the shots within that distance with a 20.
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RE: Enough gun at what yardage?
The old standard for a killing pattern was at least 3 pellets in the spine/brain. This was before screw-in chokes and special turkey loads. Get a few turkey head targets.Move back and shoot at 5 yard incrementsuntil you aren't getting that kind of pattern. Witha good tight choke and the right shot, you should be able to get to 35 yd. with 20 ga.
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RE: Enough gun at what yardage?
Your distance will depend on what the gun patterns at in a given distance. If it has a good pattern at 40 yards you should have no problem.
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RE: Enough gun at what yardage?
The gun you have is prob not going to pattern very well... I doubt it will pattern past 20 yards with the best turkey loads... But make sure you pattern it like said wingbone said;)
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RE: Enough gun at what yardage?
A 20gu is the only way I can justify the cost of hevi-shot, but I don't know if you can get it in 2 3/4"[/align]
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