new gun turkey/waterfowl
12-14-2008, 10:14 AM
#12
Fork Horn
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 112
RE: new gun turkey/waterfowl
There's a reason that manufacturers haven't offered guns with pistol grips over the years. It is more of a specialty use stock, and most hunters would not like it for wingshooting. An 870 is an excellent shotgun, especially if you prefer a pump it's the best there is IMO. You're better off getting a gun with a 26" or 28" barrell, both for better swing as well as the fact that you'll find a lot of guys don't want to hunt in a blind with someone shooting a 24" barrel, as the muzzle blast your buddies are exposed to is worse with that shorter barrel. A longer barrel swings better, simple as that.
What you use for turkeys really doesn't matter. Just about any shotgun that hits where you aim it will work fine. And remember, you aim at turkeys, you don't just point like you do when wingshooting.
What you use for turkeys really doesn't matter. Just about any shotgun that hits where you aim it will work fine. And remember, you aim at turkeys, you don't just point like you do when wingshooting.
12-21-2008, 12:04 PM
#13
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 15
RE: new gun turkey/waterfowl
crazy question i just aquired a stoeger p-350 with a 24" barrel the gun belonged to my huntin buddy and i have watched him knock down ducks all year long with it and i took it out this weekend and had no problems whatsoever. do you mean ballistically? Just curious. I took a lot of ribbin from guys on our first hunt this year cause i hunted with 2 3/4" #6's and an o/u. They bragged on their 3 1/2" loads and how the smaller shells just werent gonna cut it but i still managed to limit out. It was just a matter of preference i guess. I love my 24"! not tryin to stir nothin up just wonderin maybe ill learn somethin lol.
12-21-2008, 08:00 PM
#14
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Jefferson County, Missouri
Posts: 7,684
RE: new gun turkey/waterfowl
ORIGINAL: bigtater
crazy question i just aquired a stoeger p-350 with a 24" barrel the gun belonged to my huntin buddy and i have watched him knock down ducks all year long with it and i took it out this weekend and had no problems whatsoever. do you mean ballistically? Just curious. I took a lot of ribbin from guys on our first hunt this year cause i hunted with 2 3/4" #6's and an o/u. They bragged on their 3 1/2" loads and how the smaller shells just werent gonna cut it but i still managed to limit out. It was just a matter of preference i guess. I love my 24"! not tryin to stir nothin up just wonderin maybe ill learn somethin lol.
crazy question i just aquired a stoeger p-350 with a 24" barrel the gun belonged to my huntin buddy and i have watched him knock down ducks all year long with it and i took it out this weekend and had no problems whatsoever. do you mean ballistically? Just curious. I took a lot of ribbin from guys on our first hunt this year cause i hunted with 2 3/4" #6's and an o/u. They bragged on their 3 1/2" loads and how the smaller shells just werent gonna cut it but i still managed to limit out. It was just a matter of preference i guess. I love my 24"! not tryin to stir nothin up just wonderin maybe ill learn somethin lol.
12-22-2008, 08:55 AM
#16
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 15
RE: new gun turkey/waterfowl
ORIGINAL: Rory/MO
You were duck hunting with 2 3/4" 6's?
ORIGINAL: bigtater
crazy question i just aquired a stoeger p-350 with a 24" barrel the gun belonged to my huntin buddy and i have watched him knock down ducks all year long with it and i took it out this weekend and had no problems whatsoever. do you mean ballistically? Just curious. I took a lot of ribbin from guys on our first hunt this year cause i hunted with 2 3/4" #6's and an o/u. They bragged on their 3 1/2" loads and how the smaller shells just werent gonna cut it but i still managed to limit out. It was just a matter of preference i guess. I love my 24"! not tryin to stir nothin up just wonderin maybe ill learn somethin lol.
crazy question i just aquired a stoeger p-350 with a 24" barrel the gun belonged to my huntin buddy and i have watched him knock down ducks all year long with it and i took it out this weekend and had no problems whatsoever. do you mean ballistically? Just curious. I took a lot of ribbin from guys on our first hunt this year cause i hunted with 2 3/4" #6's and an o/u. They bragged on their 3 1/2" loads and how the smaller shells just werent gonna cut it but i still managed to limit out. It was just a matter of preference i guess. I love my 24"! not tryin to stir nothin up just wonderin maybe ill learn somethin lol.
Yeah slaughter teal with em and have killed plenty of big ducks with em they die just fine with the sixes. At the time it was all i had and it worked. Now i have my stoeger and i shoot 3" #4s or 3 1/2" #2 black cloud depending on my allowance for the week.
12-22-2008, 10:39 AM
#17
Fork Horn
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 112
RE: new gun turkey/waterfowl
Rory, do you find it surprising that people can kill ducks with 2 3/4" shells and 6s? I've been hunting ducks for 41 years and have shot a lot of ducks over that period of time, a lot of ducks. I'll say that 98% of the birds I've killed were with a 2 3/4" gun & shells and a substantial portion of those were shot with 6s. I've even killed lots of ducks with 7 1/2s back when you could shoot lead, and god forbid, have shot teal with 8sin those days. Nowadays, I mostly shoot 4s, but still use 2 3/4" shells.
You don't need 3" or especially 3 1/2" loads if you are shooting decoying birds. You do, however, need to know how to call and work birds in close enough to kill them cleanly on a regular basis. You also need to have the discipline to not take long shots and to wait for the birds to be in range.
You don't need 3" or especially 3 1/2" loads if you are shooting decoying birds. You do, however, need to know how to call and work birds in close enough to kill them cleanly on a regular basis. You also need to have the discipline to not take long shots and to wait for the birds to be in range.
12-22-2008, 01:43 PM
#18
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Eastern NC
Posts: 189
RE: new gun turkey/waterfowl
I use a Benelli M2...26 in barrell. It works great. I use a patternmaster choke to shoot ducks and when season is over I change the choke to a Jelly Head and am 4/4 on turkey shots with this combo.
12-22-2008, 03:43 PM
#19
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: DFW
Posts: 1,195
RE: new gun turkey/waterfowl
I'm not sure I would like a pistol grip for waterfowl as I do most of my hunting from a lay-out blind, so I can see it getting caught on clothes and such. Personally, I have a Beretta Extrema with a 24" barrel and shoot ducks, turkey and geese with no problem. Just change the choke and keep shooting. I like the 24" barrel because it's a little shorter and more maneuverable.
12-22-2008, 04:39 PM
#20
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 15
RE: new gun turkey/waterfowl
ORIGINAL: CAelknuts
Rory, do you find it surprising that people can kill ducks with 2 3/4" shells and 6s? I've been hunting ducks for 41 years and have shot a lot of ducks over that period of time, a lot of ducks. I'll say that 98% of the birds I've killed were with a 2 3/4" gun & shells and a substantial portion of those were shot with 6s. I've even killed lots of ducks with 7 1/2s back when you could shoot lead, and god forbid, have shot teal with 8sin those days. Nowadays, I mostly shoot 4s, but still use 2 3/4" shells.
You don't need 3" or especially 3 1/2" loads if you are shooting decoying birds. You do, however, need to know how to call and work birds in close enough to kill them cleanly on a regular basis. You also need to have the discipline to not take long shots and to wait for the birds to be in range.
Rory, do you find it surprising that people can kill ducks with 2 3/4" shells and 6s? I've been hunting ducks for 41 years and have shot a lot of ducks over that period of time, a lot of ducks. I'll say that 98% of the birds I've killed were with a 2 3/4" gun & shells and a substantial portion of those were shot with 6s. I've even killed lots of ducks with 7 1/2s back when you could shoot lead, and god forbid, have shot teal with 8sin those days. Nowadays, I mostly shoot 4s, but still use 2 3/4" shells.
You don't need 3" or especially 3 1/2" loads if you are shooting decoying birds. You do, however, need to know how to call and work birds in close enough to kill them cleanly on a regular basis. You also need to have the discipline to not take long shots and to wait for the birds to be in range.
Thank you!