Camo or Black Synthetic
 

Does an all camo gun give me a significant advantage over a black synthetic gun while turkey hunting?

THANKS!

RE: Camo or Black Synthetic
 

Movement is the biggest thing. Camo may allow you to get by with a little more, but perhaps not much ;)

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I've never put the extra 150 bucks towards a camo gun, I just use synthetics, but I can see where it may give you an advantage.

RE: Camo or Black Synthetic
 

No, they don't give you any advantage, but I think they look better.

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In most cases black is just as tactical as camo.

RE: Camo or Black Synthetic
 

No - camo guns are nothing more then clever marketing. The camo industry has convinced an entire generation of hunters that the latest mossy oak obsession bottomland break-up AP hd 3d MAX-1 garbage is necessary in order to kill a turkey and hunters fell for it hook-line-and sinker.

The best camo is to sit still in front of a tree larger than you, in the shade, wearing dark cloths or camo of your choice. The main thing is be still when the turkey is in sight. Of course wear gloves and a facemask. When it's cold I wearplain ol'brown jersey gloves and the turkeys don't seem to mind.

I do like guns that have a matt, non-shiney finish that is less likely to shine orreflect the sun.Camo or plain, I don't care. The gun I'm using now, a Mossberg 835 Ultimag,is camo. It was a gift to me from some customers we waterfowlguided for years from Wisconsin. It was a very generous gift and I love the way it shoots. Some people think it looks "cool" and that's fine.

Until recently switching tothe Mossberg I used a Remington 870 express with plain matt finish barrel and receiver and regular brown wood stock. I killed over 30 turkeys with that gun and none of them, to my knowledge, ever saw the non-camo gun that shot them.

So my advice is to get whatever you want. By all means buy a camo gun if you want it, but I truly don't think it gives you any advantage over a non-camo black one.

RE: Camo or Black Synthetic
 

theres not a huge difference, mines camo, my dads is black
its not the color that will get you busted, its movement

RE: Camo or Black Synthetic
 

nope

my 11-97 while in matte finish for all metal - the stock is not. tho I do steel wool the sheen from hand oils once and a while - has taken lotsa turkeys

JW

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Thats a good lookin rig too...

RE: Camo or Black Synthetic
 

I would say that camo doesn't give you any major advantage over black, although it can't hurt. I am a sucker for camo....

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it really gives you no advantage, its just personal preference. i have a camo gun just because i liked the way the pattern looked. its up to you

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The only thing camo in a turkey gun gives you is the ability to lose it when placing your decoys away from the tree you just decided to sit by. I don't know how many times I put my gun against the tree I want to set up at, put the decoys where I want them, then have to walk around like an idiot looking for my gun that just disappeared. Actually, as you don't move an all black gun will be fine.

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I've killed birds with a wood/blue gun, an all black gun and a camo gun. Killed them wearing 100% camo and had them waltz right up to me in the fall while deer hunting while I'm wearing blue jeans, blaze orange and no facemask.

All about movement and outline. If you can hold still you can kill turkeys.... if you can't then get a ground blind.

My current turkey gun is camo, and the reason I bought it was because it was light, inexpensive, short and known to throw very good patterns. I could care less if it was camo or not.

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LOL, X2, I just didn't wanna be the first to say it!:eek:

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lol same here.

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Hey King - thank you - is a Remignton 11-87 SP 12 ga. - 3 inch - with a 21" Cantelever barrel with a Nikon Monarch Turkey Pro scope. The black portion is a neoprene Buck Creek Monte Carlo pad and is real comfortable. Those Rios where dropped with that gun in 2005 - one at a dead run.

The gun barrel and receiver is Matte finish as is the scope. The forearm and butt stock I just steel wool to dull it a bit.

Have a camo gun in 3.5 but is overkill - so went back to 3 inch.

Am considering a 20 ga.

JW

RE: Camo or Black Synthetic
 

camo looks good, but it doesn't matter when hunting

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I have both and I would say that movement is the biggest thing.
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It MIGHT help you, but as far as real important things go, i wouldnt worry too much about it. On the other hand, it does look cool. My Mossberg 835 is fully camo'd in Mossy Oak New Break-Up and it looks awesome!

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I have a high-gloss walnut stalk and forend, I think it could lead to problems.

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I love my Synthectic Mat Black Winchester BlackShadow. Blends right in.