What gun do you use and why?
01-08-2008, 08:25 PM
#11
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Watertown, NY
Posts: 133
RE: What gun do you use and why?
I'm currently using a Browning BPSin Mossyoak camo...The NWTF Model...I chose this gun for it's top tang safety and bottom ejection which is perfect for me as a lefty...I also chose it for it's reputation of being a great shotgun...Using a Pure Gold Choke .670 choke tube and Winchester 3" #6 Xtended Range shells it will put 225 pellets in a 10" circle at 40 yards...
My first turkey gun was a Mossberg 500 that I sent to a gun smith and had it customized by having the 24" smooth bore slug barrel re-worked to take screw in choke tubes and the forcing cone lengthened...With a Hasting .660 choke tube it throws one incredible pattern it will punch a 2" hole at 20 yards and about a 6" hole at 40 yards...Very scary pattern!!!...I still have the gun as a back up.
My first turkey gun was a Mossberg 500 that I sent to a gun smith and had it customized by having the 24" smooth bore slug barrel re-worked to take screw in choke tubes and the forcing cone lengthened...With a Hasting .660 choke tube it throws one incredible pattern it will punch a 2" hole at 20 yards and about a 6" hole at 40 yards...Very scary pattern!!!...I still have the gun as a back up.
01-08-2008, 08:26 PM
#12
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Brainerd Mn. USA
Posts: 419
RE: What gun do you use and why?
Browning Gold Hunter is my main gun. Camo finish, 3", .12 ga, scoped. Use this one mostly for Easterns, where I sit and call mostly. I also use a T/C Encore camo finish12 ga with thumblehole stock for Merriams where I run-n-gun alot. The T/C is a lot lighter then the Browning, but it does pack a bit morekick to the shoulder!
01-08-2008, 09:03 PM
#13
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: North Louisiana
Posts: 3,050
RE: What gun do you use and why?
ORIGINAL: r33h
I am currently using a remington 870 SPS-T with thumbhole and I absolutely love it! The gun is so comfortable in the hands and it allows me the flexibility to shoot 3.5" shells. I use to have a Mossberg 835 ulti-mag that shot 3.5" shells, but I definitely like the Remington much better. Mossberg also has a thumbhole model shotgun in the 835 and if you like Mossberg guns, then I would look at one of those at your local sporting goods store. Of the two that I have mentioned, I prefer the Rem more. There must a reason why it is the most popular selling shotgun
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I am currently using a remington 870 SPS-T with thumbhole and I absolutely love it! The gun is so comfortable in the hands and it allows me the flexibility to shoot 3.5" shells. I use to have a Mossberg 835 ulti-mag that shot 3.5" shells, but I definitely like the Remington much better. Mossberg also has a thumbhole model shotgun in the 835 and if you like Mossberg guns, then I would look at one of those at your local sporting goods store. Of the two that I have mentioned, I prefer the Rem more. There must a reason why it is the most popular selling shotgun
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01-08-2008, 10:23 PM
#14
Spike
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 36
RE: What gun do you use and why?
I use a Remington 11-87 SP, 3" chamber with a 21" barrel, fiber optic sights, and extended Trulock choke tube. I mostly use this one on rainy days because of the iron sights. My favorite is my T/C Encore with a thumbhole stock, topped with a Simmons 4x turkey scope. The stock fits me like a glove, and the gun is nice and light. My eyes also favor the scoped gun as I get older. They both pattern real nice with Federal #5's.
01-08-2008, 10:32 PM
#15
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Central Iowa
Posts: 242
RE: What gun do you use and why?
Got an old browningbps. This thing is a tank and can take the 3 1/2 in loads like theyre 2 3/4. Patterns pretty decent with factory choke. I would like to get another choke to improve it but dont want to spend the extra money!!!
01-09-2008, 12:50 AM
#16
Spike
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 90
RE: What gun do you use and why?
Winchester 1300 with 28" barrel, 3" Rem hevi-shot 6's and turkey choke. Red dot last year, new Bushnell 1.5-4.5x scope for this year. I use it because it was the only gun I had with interchangeable chokes when I started turkey hunting, and now I won't change.
01-09-2008, 07:28 AM
#18
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Abilene, Texas
Posts: 2,731
RE: What gun do you use and why?
ORIGINAL: superstrutter
Same here. I love this gun. It's a sweet looking and shooting gun. I assume r33h you also have a 24" barrel? The 870 SPS-T is put together a little better than the Mossbergs, not saying a Mossberg is a bad gun mind you.
ORIGINAL: r33h
I am currently using a remington 870 SPS-T with thumbhole and I absolutely love it! The gun is so comfortable in the hands and it allows me the flexibility to shoot 3.5" shells. I use to have a Mossberg 835 ulti-mag that shot 3.5" shells, but I definitely like the Remington much better. Mossberg also has a thumbhole model shotgun in the 835 and if you like Mossberg guns, then I would look at one of those at your local sporting goods store. Of the two that I have mentioned, I prefer the Rem more. There must a reason why it is the most popular selling shotgun...
I am currently using a remington 870 SPS-T with thumbhole and I absolutely love it! The gun is so comfortable in the hands and it allows me the flexibility to shoot 3.5" shells. I use to have a Mossberg 835 ulti-mag that shot 3.5" shells, but I definitely like the Remington much better. Mossberg also has a thumbhole model shotgun in the 835 and if you like Mossberg guns, then I would look at one of those at your local sporting goods store. Of the two that I have mentioned, I prefer the Rem more. There must a reason why it is the most popular selling shotgun
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01-09-2008, 09:30 AM
#19
Spike
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 17
RE: What gun do you use and why?
Remington 870 express 12 ga using standard full choke. Nothing fancy, no camo, no nothing, just a bird killing gun!
I also have a Savage 24F which would be a really nice turkey gun if you could hunt with rifle in NY. It is an over/under break action with a 12 ga on the bottom and a .22 hornet on the top. Camo stock, and rifle sights. I might bring it out this season anyway, just becuase it is more compact then the 870, and just use the 12 ga barrel.
I also have a Savage 24F which would be a really nice turkey gun if you could hunt with rifle in NY. It is an over/under break action with a 12 ga on the bottom and a .22 hornet on the top. Camo stock, and rifle sights. I might bring it out this season anyway, just becuase it is more compact then the 870, and just use the 12 ga barrel.
