looking for a new turkey gun
#1
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 2
looking for a new turkey gun
I now have an 835 ulti mag. this is my second, first would not pattern for beans. sent it back dealer said there was a burr in the barrel and offered me a new one. he only had a crown grade with a 28" barrel so i took it. he handed me fifty back to boot. this is the second season with it and the length of pull is about an inch longer. it has a scope and its hard to get a full sight picture. we all know how fun it is when big tom shuts up and comes in in a direction where he was not 15 minutes ago. so i am thru with mossburg and am looking for a modest priced shot gun either pump or auto.
also how dose everyone view the 3" vs. 3.5" inch
thanks for the help
woodsdweller
also how dose everyone view the 3" vs. 3.5" inch
thanks for the help
woodsdweller
#3
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Salem VA Salem, VA
Posts: 753
RE: looking for a new turkey gun
Hey someone beat me to it
I won a Benelli Nova back in March at our local NWTF banquet. I' m very happy with this new gun. Good shooting & feeling gun. The gun can be taken down in 30 seconds, which I like, much like a Glock pistol in my mind. Some people don' t care for the loose forearm which is a problem that only takes two seconds to fix. It' s loose so that there is give incase dirt/mud/ice/water/sand etc.. get' s into the action and the gun can still work. If you buy one, let me know I' ll tell you how to tighten it.
I won a Benelli Nova back in March at our local NWTF banquet. I' m very happy with this new gun. Good shooting & feeling gun. The gun can be taken down in 30 seconds, which I like, much like a Glock pistol in my mind. Some people don' t care for the loose forearm which is a problem that only takes two seconds to fix. It' s loose so that there is give incase dirt/mud/ice/water/sand etc.. get' s into the action and the gun can still work. If you buy one, let me know I' ll tell you how to tighten it.
#5
RE: looking for a new turkey gun
I also sometimes use the 870, mine is a 20 guage and shoots 3" shells. I patterns as good at 35 yards as any shotgun I have ever seen or used. As far as comparing 3" to 3.5" , I personally wouldn' t want to have anything over 3" . My first two turkeys were taken with a 2 3/4" at 22 and 35 yards. Both birds went down like a sack of potatoes, 3.5" is over rated. But that' s my opinion.
#6
RE: looking for a new turkey gun
I HAVE USED THE REM 870 EXP SUPER MAG SINCE IT CAME OUT AND IT HAS NEVER DISSAPOINTED ME.THERE ARE A LOT OF GOOD TURKEY GUNS OUT THERE AS LONG AS YOU PICK THE RIGHT CHOKE TUBE AND LOAD FOR IT.
#8
Join Date: Feb 2003
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RE: looking for a new turkey gun
For all of you that think a 3" 12 gauge shell is all right for killing turkeys, I want to say that my wife killed a turkey with a 2 3/4" 20 gauge this past spring, but that will never convince me that all hunters should only carry 2 3/4" 20 gauge guns, or that a 3 1/2 " 12 gauge shell isn' t more lethal than a 2 3/4" 20 or a 3" 12. As a matter of fact, I have been wondering why I don' t pick up a 10 gauge for turkeys. And I' m not just talking about long range, either. It has to do with the load you actually deliver. Right now, though, I' m pretty convinced the ideal turkey gun would be an over/under, syntehtic stock and forepiece, camo, ported, polished and bored, 26" barrels, maybe 24" , choked extra full (for those 40+ yard hung-up toms) and improved cylinder (for those close encounters), with a Bushnell mini-holosight (or Accupoint) scope (mounted on flip-off scope mounts with a fiber optic backup sighting system in place, in case the batteries die), sling, and shooting Remington Hevi-shot or Nitro Hevi-shot custom multiplex. I just don' t know what gauge, 10 or 12--probably 12 w/ 3 1/2" capacity, if there is such a creature (in over/under). Does anybody know who might make the basic gun (12 gauge 3 1/2" over/under with camo synthetic stock)? The rest can be add-on.