I'm in the market for a turkey gun. Remington 870, Itaca 37 Turkey Slayer, Winchester 1300 Turkey ??? Which one for the money. I do have a limited budget and really dont want to spend $600. I'm looking for advice, please respond. jjt

jim thomas

It's hard to go wrong with the 870. You can go to either end of the spectrum with it in both cost and versatility.
3-1/2" Express or 3-1/2" SPS-Turkey
Dependability is unsurpassed. It's one tough son-of-a-gun.

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870's are a great gun, it's really hard to go wrong with one.

Personally, I'm partial to my Ithica. Been shooting it since 1968. I bought a Winchester 1300 turkey gun a couple of years ago and tried to use it last year. I killed a turkey with it, alright, but I just never liked shooting that gun. The reason is that the Win and the Ithica are set up backwards on the safety. My Ithica's safety is behind the trigger guard and the Win's is in front. If you have a preferance, or have been shooting a particular gun for a while and like it, these seemingly small things can make or break your ease of use of that weapon. The ones you named are all good quality weapons, just pick the one that fits you.

Nothing wrong with any of the guns,but ide go with the 870.Nice gun!

I don't know the prices of anything but the 870, but it will fit into your budget. Get one with screw in choke system and use it for anything.

I'm on my second 870 ,the first one was a 2 3/4" and I went to a 3". The price is good on them and if you ever want to sell the resale is good .

Edited by - halcon on 01/21/2002 18:01:47

I have an 870 and a moss 835 love them both the mossberg isnt very expensive either

I have a mossberg 500 fully camoed that I got at walmart for 225.00 I killed my first turkey with it last year. Get one and youll have plenty of money left over for calls, camo, and other gear.

I just recently got a Mossberg 12 ga and all i did was order the turkey chokes. Look into Mossberg, they are not very expensive and also shoot excellent. I would also Consider a 870 becaus they are just plain nice guns.