Re: Building a turkey gun.
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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. your comparing a load of 9s(lot more bbs),to a load of 4s.Not a good comparison.
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Re: Building a turkey gun.
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05/23/20 07:56 AM
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Showing pattern density still a lot more #4s then what was on paper loaded in the 10ga. I believe was his point.
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Re: Building a turkey gun.
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I never shot a turkey at 40 yards with a shotgun. That shot is why god invented the 22 hornet. can easy add another 60 to the 40.
i looked up tss. Good grief. Pricey. I haven't shot a duck or goose since lead was banned. Dont like eating them anyway. Time to hunt turkeys is the last week of august-first week of september. The baby's look like long necked chickens. Can cut them up and fry them like a chicken. Whole bird is tender.
Been quite a few years since I killed a turkey. Here in KS it is cheaper to buy one at the grocery store, already dressed, than what a tag costs.
When i complained about the price I was told it wasn't about the value of a turkey it was the value of the experience. Well I have experienced a lot of hunting and its about the value of the animal for me. If you hunt turkeys or deer without a firearm its free.
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Re: Building a turkey gun.
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Not much you really get your moneys worth out of really meat wise breaking even is a win. Shooting a bird with a rifle is like kissing my own Sister not thrilling at all. LOL
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Re: Building a turkey gun.
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I dont know. I never even met your sister and my wife would not like it if I kissed her. I am pretty sure me and your sister both would like it better than when you kissed her though Now I’m jealous. LOL
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Re: Building a turkey gun.
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I can get my moneys worth out of deer. I butcher myself and doe tags are cheap. Bad thing is here in KS either sex tag must be bought before you can buy meat tags and the either sex tag is pricey. I was so mad I didnt buy a tag last year. I may buy some this year. If i kill 3-4 and butcher them myself it will pay out. Buying deer meat is expensive. I shoot enough stuff my hunting license is worth the cost. i definitely come out ahead on fish.
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Re: Building a turkey gun.
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Call me crazy,
But I have had the best luck in both my turkey guns
(Mossberg 835 Ulti-Mag & Remington 12 gauge 870 Wing-master)
using 2 3/4" Copper plated #5's which are about 1,300 FPS.
Heavy pattern density and deadly out to about 40 yards.
works for me.
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Re: Building a turkey gun.
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Then I got into the TSS hype. I got a box of Apex Tss 9 shot, Burgess Creek Tss 8 shot only because I was going to New York this year and that’s the only shot you can use there. grayfox, The restrictions on shot size is that you can't use shot larger than 2's or smaller than 8's. Hunters are not restricted ONLY to 8 shot. Any size shot between 2's and 8's is legal. w
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Re: Building a turkey gun.
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And those shot size restrictions were all put in place prior to TSS. The limit to nothing smaller than #7 or #8 makes sense with lead as they lose penetration needed for a clean kill at fairly short range. Hevi shot changed those circumstances but I do not recall seeing any adjustments made by the wildlife agencies. And TSS takes it to a whole nother level. #9 TSS is a deadly load way beyond 40 yds. At 40 yds, #9 TSS from a 20 gage will blow right through 1/4" plywood and with the right choke, it puts a lot more pellets in the kill zone.
There are lots of variables in any hunting situation but the smaller shot size TSS gives a much better opportunity for a clean kill than larger lead or Hevi shot in every scenario.
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Re: Building a turkey gun.
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I've been shooting a Benelli SBE II for 12 years. Jelly Head tube Burris speed dot and 5,6, 7 1/2 3 1/2" triplex hevi shot. Killed a pile in several states. Try to keep shots under 40 yards. The game to me is better than the kill. They tend not to walk away from it. I like that position when shooting isn't so critical as recoil is very manageable. Light weight too. Little pricey at the front end but it has paid for it's self time and again. I have 4 other dedicated turkey guns but it always seems to be the one on my shoulder.
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Re: Building a turkey gun.
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I've been shooting a Benelli SBE II for 12 years. Jelly Head tube Burris speed dot and 5,6, 7 1/2 3 1/2" triplex hevi shot. Killed a pile in several states. Try to keep shots under 40 yards. The game to me is better than the kill. They tend not to walk away from it. I like that position when shooting isn't so critical as recoil is very manageable. Light weight too. Little pricey at the front end but it has paid for it's self time and again. I have 4 other dedicated turkey guns but it always seems to be the one on my shoulder. I started out shooting that set up and killed a pile of turkeys with it. Went with the 20ga for compactness and lighter weight. Not uncommon to put anywhere from 5-9 miles a day on the GPS when hunting out of state looking for birds. Even a few pounds makes a huge difference, especially when you walk back out with an extra 17-20, lol.
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Re: Building a turkey gun.
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I never shot a turkey at 40 yards with a shotgun. That shot is why god invented the 22 hornet. can easy add another 60 to the 40.
i looked up tss. Good grief. Pricey. I haven't shot a duck or goose since lead was banned. Dont like eating them anyway. Time to hunt turkeys is the last week of august-first week of september. The baby's look like long necked chickens. Can cut them up and fry them like a chicken. Whole bird is tender.
Been quite a few years since I killed a turkey. Here in KS it is cheaper to buy one at the grocery store, already dressed, than what a tag costs.
When i complained about the price I was told it wasn't about the value of a turkey it was the value of the experience. Well I have experienced a lot of hunting and its about the value of the animal for me. If you hunt turkeys or deer without a firearm its free. The year was 1966. Killed my first turkey with my 22 hornet. My hornets have killed their share. For me it's much more of a challenge to sneak through the woods in the fall and rifle shoot a bird than it is to call in one of those stupid love sick spring birds.
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Re: Building a turkey gun.
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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. your comparing a load of 9s(lot more bbs),to a load of 4s.Not a good comparison. . 333 number 4s in that load and 50 of them hit the paper. 475 in that tss load and how many hit the paper? not only do they pattern better the tiny pellet will penetrate better with less drag. no need to hope a pellet hits vitals. you know 100% a bunch are hitting vitals.
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Re: Building a turkey gun.
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I never shot a turkey at 40 yards with a shotgun. That shot is why god invented the 22 hornet. can easy add another 60 to the 40.
i looked up tss. Good grief. Pricey. I haven't shot a duck or goose since lead was banned. Dont like eating them anyway. Time to hunt turkeys is the last week of august-first week of september. The baby's look like long necked chickens. Can cut them up and fry them like a chicken. Whole bird is tender.
Been quite a few years since I killed a turkey. Here in KS it is cheaper to buy one at the grocery store, already dressed, than what a tag costs.
When i complained about the price I was told it wasn't about the value of a turkey it was the value of the experience. Well I have experienced a lot of hunting and its about the value of the animal for me. If you hunt turkeys or deer without a firearm its free. The year was 1966. Killed my first turkey with my 22 hornet. My hornets have killed their share. For me it's much more of a challenge to sneak through the woods in the fall and rifle shoot a bird than it is to call in one of those stupid love sick spring birds. Thank God and DNR we don’t have a Fall turkey season. If we did we wouldn’t have any birds come Spring. Our Fall turkeys act like tame birds. I believe they could be caught by hand. It sounds like you could make some serious money calling in “stupid love sick spring birds” for others. From what I’ve read on here most didn’t have a great season. You could also enter calling contests if you’re that good and even make more money. Heck, produce a DVD and make even more money.
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Re: Building a turkey gun.
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Then I got into the TSS hype. I got a box of Apex Tss 9 shot, Burgess Creek Tss 8 shot only because I was going to New York this year and that’s the only shot you can use there. grayfox, The restrictions on shot size is that you can't use shot larger than 2's or smaller than 8's. Hunters are not restricted ONLY to 8 shot. Any size shot between 2's and 8's is legal. w Ok gotcha, I must have read it wrong!
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Re: Building a turkey gun.
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Thank God and DNR we don’t have a Fall turkey season. If we did we wouldn’t have any birds come Spring. Our Fall turkeys act like tame birds. I believe they could be caught by hand. It sounds like you could make some serious money calling in “stupid love sick spring birds” for others. From what I’ve read on here most didn’t have a great season. You could also enter calling contests if you’re that good and even make more money. Heck, produce a DVD and make even more money.
Never said I was a good caller & I will stand by that turkeys are easy to kill. From your statements about "serious money" we must have different definitions about "serious money". If someone wants to pay me $10,000 a week I'll consider teaching them how to kill turkeys. In fact I'm probably to busy to teach for any price. Sniping turkeys isn’t very hard, lol. If it was legal everywhere there wouldn’t be a turkey left in the US. Probably the reason most states outlaw rifles. Sorta takes the “hunt” out of it. If you can see it, you can kill it.
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Re: Building a turkey gun.
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You rifle a turkey when you cannot call one up is what I am hearing. LOL
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