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Which 12ga 3.5" pump turkeyto buy

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Old 04-08-2026 | 05:07 AM
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Perhaps if you check around some gun shops and the like you may possibly find one that someone may have hanging around? While it’s just an idea but, it still can be possible..
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Old 04-08-2026 | 07:25 AM
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3.5" is overpriced and not needed to kill a turkey IMO. Have I? Yes. 3.5 Patterns well out of my super benelli black eagle but i went back to a 3" copper plated #4 load. Just patterned better. And was cheaper.

I have taken turkeys with 10, 12, 20, 28 ga. and now use a .410. I also use a .45/.410 Taurus judge revolver where legal. In addition iI also stuck with arrows and prefer a guillotine to lop rhe head off. And i have used a 10, 12, 16 ga blackbpowder fowlers. They all work if you know and stick to your lethal range.
My range average I strive for. No more than 20 yards. My .410 HRModel 310 is a 50 yd turkey taker using Ninja TSS 9.5 SHOT in a 3".
More power, more powder, does not mean more turkeys, if you have not patterned.



And if you put a stick in the ground. At 20 yds. A trap load will work just fine in any shotgun, AS LONG AS YOU HAVE PATTERNED.
The Wild Turkey Turkey hunting game to me. Call the bird up close to see the fuzz on his head.
That's how i play. You play to what makes you happy.

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Old 04-09-2026 | 01:15 PM
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The Mossberg 590 Shokwave will be a good take.
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Old 04-11-2026 | 10:02 AM
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HR301 410/ Vortex Sparc Red dot with a Shotkam barrel video camera and a scope rail Tactacam camera.

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Old 04-12-2026 | 09:37 AM
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I think I'll carry the 10 gauge this year for old times sake.

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