Re: Building a turkey gun.
[Re: Scuba1]
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I screwed a full choke into the loud end of my 870. Does that count ??
Hope so cause I put a extra full in my 1300
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Re: Building a turkey gun.
[Re: Law Dog]
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05/21/20 09:10 PM
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Have tried a lot of different types of guns, optics, barrels and chokes over the years but now I plan to build what I want just to see where it goes. I have a Remington Versa Max now that I really like but the trigger pull is that of a cheap derringer at 7-8 pounds. I added a Carlson turkey tube to the VM that throws a very tight pattern but free hand it’s tough to keep on target now with the heavy amount of trigger pull.
Just sent the trigger group to CO to get worked it sounds like they can take out the creep and cut the pounds of pull by 40-50% for $60. Briley makes a upgrade that could reduce it even more but it’s a target upgrade not sure it can take the pounding of a 3.5 turkey load over time the cost is $275.00 but they use my trigger group to do it, not wild about that. Might look into a 2nd trigger group.
Now that it shoots like a rifle almost I need better sights for it I added a Tru-Glo rear site that works well but they could be bumped when moving from set up to set up. Thinking about having a gunsmith add a screw or two to fix that issue for peace of mind.
Eyeballed a turkey barrel 22 inch to replace my 28 inch I have now but that’s $450 alone and needs to be camo dipped to match the rest of the gun so that is a $500-$600 barrel upgrade I’m to cheap for that. I cannot cut down my 28 inch barrel I’d lose the pro bore benefits of it then.
What have you guys done to your guns to make the turkey killers?
I bought a box of 3 inch BB copper plated for my 870 12 gauge that I purchased in 1979 for 200 dollars. Still working on my first box of shells for 18 dollars as I can only shoot one turkey a year. Kills everything I aim at though.
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Re: Building a turkey gun.
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05/22/20 06:25 AM
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Bought a ten gauge.
I know, twelves will shoot as hard, but after buying a ten, my range increased 20yds I
(This was Fox hunting, but same principle) I have an old Zabala double barrel 10 ga. 34" barrels both full choke.It reaches out and packs a punch.
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Re: Building a turkey gun.
[Re: Law Dog]
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05/22/20 06:45 AM
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I have a motto. "never tell somebody else which woman to love, which pickup to buy or what gun he should get"
Your shotgun sounds nice lawdog. I have an old h and r 12 gauge I bought at Gibsons in Salida Co. on my birthday. Told the sales clerk "see its my birthday today" She didnt do the math for the year. I didnt want to wait for my dad to come to town. I think it was 35 bucks. Its been a good gun and killed lots of stuff. Today I shoot an out of the box Mossburg 500. Like the old H and R its been fine. I dont know why but 870's won't hit what I'm pointing at. The mossburg will and the H and R will. So why fix what aint broke?
Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
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Re: Building a turkey gun.
[Re: Law Dog]
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05/22/20 07:54 AM
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28 gauge 2-3/4" 1-5/16oz tss9 at 40 yds full choke 10 gauge h&r 2-1/4oz copper plated 4s full choke 40yds these were shot at the same time from the same rest. i wouldnt use that 10gauge as a boat anchor let alone to wound a turkey. the 28 weighs less has less recoil and out preforms by a wide margin. i could fire both barrels and still not be kicked as hard.
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Re: Building a turkey gun.
[Re: Law Dog]
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05/22/20 08:13 AM
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i dont even know what tss is. shoot that h and r with some lead #4 at 40. BTW that pellet in the red dot would have killed the bird.some of those others would have hit the spine if that red dot was its head.
Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
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Re: Building a turkey gun.
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i dont even know what tss is. shoot that h and r with some lead #4 at 40. BTW that pellet in the red dot would have killed the bird.some of those others would have hit the spine if that red dot was its head. these birds deserve more respect that the hope that a pellet would hit vitals. there is to many holes in that 10 gauge to risk it and a wounded bird. that "pattern" is completely unacceptable for an ethical shot at that distance and ANY one who shoot turkeys with patterns like this dont deserve to ever hunt again.
NTA OSTA
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Re: Building a turkey gun.
[Re: Law Dog]
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I know I don’t really need the 3.5 turkey loads but I love to hear them go boom!
Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that!
Jerry Herbst
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Re: Building a turkey gun.
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I archery hunt turkey, but when I started taking kids, first my own then, through a mentoring program. I started them all off with an 870 20 ga. Killed most birds with high brass 2 3/4 in 5 shot. No problem. I've since built a "mentor gun" from a Mossburg 510 in 410 I can adjust the stock to fit anyone. It kills just as well and with minimal kick. I actually decoy all of my birds in to 25 yards or less, so the 3.5" and copper plated and scopes is not needed.
"I've come to chew bubble gum and to kick ars, and I'm all out of bubble gum." - Rowdy Roddy Piper - They Live
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Re: Building a turkey gun.
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i dont even know what tss is. shoot that h and r with some lead #4 at 40. BTW that pellet in the red dot would have killed the bird.some of those others would have hit the spine if that red dot was its head. these birds deserve more respect that the hope that a pellet would hit vitals. there is to many holes in that 10 gauge to risk it and a wounded bird. that "pattern" is completely unacceptable for an ethical shot at that distance and ANY one who shoot turkeys with patterns like this dont deserve to ever hunt again. You my kinda people!
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