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Old 04-01-2012 | 12:32 PM
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Default Turkey Load for a 16 Guage??

I recently inherited my late Grandpa's 16 guage shotgun. It has a full choke. I thought it would be neat to try & harvest a turkey with his old shotgun. I know shotshell selection is very limited for 16 guages. I'm looking for suggestions on what type of shell to use? Thanks
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Old 04-01-2012 | 09:29 PM
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There's no "fancy" Turkey Loads for the 16 gauge
so just look at the 1-1/8 and 1-1/4 oz loads
they should go around 1300 fps (thats what "standard" Turkey loads go) Last year one of my buddies shot a turkey with Federal Wing-Shok #6's,16 gauge
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Remington express
Federal Wing-shok,Game-Shok
Winchester High brass
They all will work i shot a few turkeys with some federal #4's 1-1/4 oz 12 gauge
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Old 04-02-2012 | 06:29 AM
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I use Federal® Wing-Shok® 2¾" Mag 1¼oz # 6Pb. Backup load is the same except with #4Pb.
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Old 04-02-2012 | 04:52 PM
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Perfect, Thanks Guys
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Old 04-04-2012 | 04:13 AM
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Remington express long range I used it in my grandfathers old mossberg bolt action 16 gauge with good results, never shot at a turkey with it but it patterned surprisingly good to about 30-35 with just a full choke.
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Old 04-08-2012 | 05:17 PM
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the federal loads mentioned are buffered and pattern pretty good for me, if you find them hord as many boxes as you can afford because they aren't easy to get.
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