20 or 12 gauge?
#11
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Calif
Posts: 1,894
RE: 20 or 12 gauge?
20 gauges make fine turkey guns if you work within their limitations. With the exception of the bird killed at 55 yards, all the above birds were killed stone dead!!
#12
Join Date: Nov 2003
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Posts: 171
RE: 20 or 12 gauge?
When I started turkey hunting, I used a Remington 870 Express 3 in. full choke, with remington #4 Nitro Mags. I used it for three years and killed 4 birds with it. The longest shot being 38 yards on a 23.5 pound bird.
#14
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Springfield, Il
Posts: 86
RE: 20 or 12 gauge?
ORIGINAL: slvrsh
I have a 13 yr daughter that wants to hunt turkeys this year but she does not want to hunt with a 12 gauge,would her 20 gag Rem 870 wingmaster with a mod choke do the job? with the right load? chambered for 2 3/4 ?
I have a 13 yr daughter that wants to hunt turkeys this year but she does not want to hunt with a 12 gauge,would her 20 gag Rem 870 wingmaster with a mod choke do the job? with the right load? chambered for 2 3/4 ?
It can work, but that gobbler's gonna have to get DARN close
#15
RE: 20 or 12 gauge?
ORIGINAL: slvrsh
I have a 13 yr daughter that wants to hunt turkeys this year but she does not want to hunt with a 12 gauge,would her 20 gag Rem 870 wingmaster with a mod choke do the job? with the right load? chambered for 2 3/4 ?
I have a 13 yr daughter that wants to hunt turkeys this year but she does not want to hunt with a 12 gauge,would her 20 gag Rem 870 wingmaster with a mod choke do the job? with the right load? chambered for 2 3/4 ?
Hal
#16
RE: 20 or 12 gauge?
ORIGINAL: hawglips
In the last three years, my boys have taken the following shots at turkeys with 20 gauge guns:
20 gauge, Nova,Undertaker choke, 3" #6 Remington turkey loads:
6 shots taken
5 birds killed; 15, 20, 22, 30, and 35 yds.
1 miss; 15 yds -- the video shows the pattern cleanly missing over his head
20 gauge, Nova, Carlson choke, 3" #5 HeviShot:
3 shots taken
1 bird killed; 55 yds.
2 misses; one miss at 60 yds., one miss at 20 yds (the bird flew just as he was pulling the trigger)
20 gauge, Browning auto5, 28" full choke barrel, 2 3/4" #6 Federal magnums:
1 shot taken
1 bird killed; 27 yds.
0 missed
20 gauges make fine turkey guns if you work within their limitations. With the exception of the bird killed at 55 yards, all the above birds were killed stone dead.
We'll be taking 5 guns to FL next month, and 4 of them will be 20s.
Hal
In the last three years, my boys have taken the following shots at turkeys with 20 gauge guns:
20 gauge, Nova,Undertaker choke, 3" #6 Remington turkey loads:
6 shots taken
5 birds killed; 15, 20, 22, 30, and 35 yds.
1 miss; 15 yds -- the video shows the pattern cleanly missing over his head
20 gauge, Nova, Carlson choke, 3" #5 HeviShot:
3 shots taken
1 bird killed; 55 yds.
2 misses; one miss at 60 yds., one miss at 20 yds (the bird flew just as he was pulling the trigger)
20 gauge, Browning auto5, 28" full choke barrel, 2 3/4" #6 Federal magnums:
1 shot taken
1 bird killed; 27 yds.
0 missed
20 gauges make fine turkey guns if you work within their limitations. With the exception of the bird killed at 55 yards, all the above birds were killed stone dead.
We'll be taking 5 guns to FL next month, and 4 of them will be 20s.
Hal
I HEAR YOU HAWGLIPS!
#19
RE: 20 or 12 gauge?
ORIGINAL: hawglips
In the last three years, my boys have taken the following shots at turkeys with 20 gauge guns:
20 gauge, Nova,Undertaker choke, 3" #6 Remington turkey loads:
6 shots taken
5 birds killed; 15, 20, 22, 30, and 35 yds.
1 miss; 15 yds -- the video shows the pattern cleanly missing over his head
20 gauge, Nova, Carlson choke, 3" #5 HeviShot:
3 shots taken
1 bird killed; 55 yds.
2 misses; one miss at 60 yds., one miss at 20 yds (the bird flew just as he was pulling the trigger)
20 gauge, Browning auto5, 28" full choke barrel, 2 3/4" #6 Federal magnums:
1 shot taken
1 bird killed; 27 yds.
0 misses
20 gauges make fine turkey guns if you work within their limitations. With the exception of the bird killed at 55 yards, all the above birds were killed stone dead.
We'll be taking 5 guns to FL next month, and 4 of them will be 20s.
Hal
In the last three years, my boys have taken the following shots at turkeys with 20 gauge guns:
20 gauge, Nova,Undertaker choke, 3" #6 Remington turkey loads:
6 shots taken
5 birds killed; 15, 20, 22, 30, and 35 yds.
1 miss; 15 yds -- the video shows the pattern cleanly missing over his head
20 gauge, Nova, Carlson choke, 3" #5 HeviShot:
3 shots taken
1 bird killed; 55 yds.
2 misses; one miss at 60 yds., one miss at 20 yds (the bird flew just as he was pulling the trigger)
20 gauge, Browning auto5, 28" full choke barrel, 2 3/4" #6 Federal magnums:
1 shot taken
1 bird killed; 27 yds.
0 misses
20 gauges make fine turkey guns if you work within their limitations. With the exception of the bird killed at 55 yards, all the above birds were killed stone dead.
We'll be taking 5 guns to FL next month, and 4 of them will be 20s.
Hal
hawglips, well said!