model 12 win. turkey loads
01-25-2009 | 12:06 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: model 12 win. turkey loads
Who knows how many turkeys have been taken with Model 12s ( and other vintage shotguns) over the years...??.. I'm sure they number in the thousands, if not hundreds of thousands..
If I were hunting with a 12 gauge M12 in 2 3/4" I would pattern several buffered 2 3/4" magnum loads and see what gave the best killing pattern at 40 yards or so..
Loads to start with would be Win XX or Federal Premium loads in # 6 or #4 shot...There are plenty of others to try, also..
Avoid using steel or iron shot loads , since they could damage the choke on an older shotgun..
If I were hunting with a 12 gauge M12 in 2 3/4" I would pattern several buffered 2 3/4" magnum loads and see what gave the best killing pattern at 40 yards or so..
Loads to start with would be Win XX or Federal Premium loads in # 6 or #4 shot...There are plenty of others to try, also..
Avoid using steel or iron shot loads , since they could damage the choke on an older shotgun..
