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RE:Anyone Hunting Turkey's With A Twenty-Gauge? #1715063
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Uwharrieman Offline OP
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Curious if anyone hunts Turkey's with a twenty-gauge?

Read an interesting article about Federal's new
Third Degree 3" mag shell for Turkey's.

Re: RE:Anyone Hunting Turkey's With A Twenty-Gauge? [Re: Uwharrieman] #1715065
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Lots of people on here using tss and 20s.

Re: RE:Anyone Hunting Turkey's With A Twenty-Gauge? [Re: Uwharrieman] #1715066
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TSS in a 20ga for me...


"Just remember a gobbler has to win every time, you only have to win once"
BC
Re: RE:Anyone Hunting Turkey's With A Twenty-Gauge? [Re: Uwharrieman] #1715067
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No. Everybody knows you gotta tote a 3.5" 12 ga to kill a turkey laugh


Quietly killing turkeys where youre not!!!
My tank full of give a fraks been runnin on empty
I'm the paterfamilias
Re: RE:Anyone Hunting Turkey's With A Twenty-Gauge? [Re: Uwharrieman] #1715068
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TSS or Fed Heavyweight 7's. I shoot the #7's, no need for the third degree imo


Last edited by buzzard; 04/13/16 09:11 AM.

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Josey Wales

Re: RE:Anyone Hunting Turkey's With A Twenty-Gauge? [Re: Uwharrieman] #1715069
04/13/16 09:10 AM
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shot the 3rd degree out of my 20 and it sucked but YMMV


Only accurate rifles are interesting.
Re: RE:Anyone Hunting Turkey's With A Twenty-Gauge? [Re: Uwharrieman] #1715076
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20ga with Federal HeavyWeight #7s here

Re: RE:Anyone Hunting Turkey's With A Twenty-Gauge? [Re: Bowhunter84] #1715078
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Originally Posted By: Bowhunter84
TSS in a 20ga for me...
X2


Originally Posted By: Wiley Coyote
Well, the way I see it is there's just too many assholes
On a good day there's a bunch of assholes in here. On a bad day there's too many assholes in here.
Re: RE:Anyone Hunting Turkey's With A Twenty-Gauge? [Re: Uwharrieman] #1715093
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The better question may be who doesn't use a 20 ga. I use a 20 ga 870 with TSS


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Re: RE:Anyone Hunting Turkey's With A Twenty-Gauge? [Re: Moodyc24] #1715099
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Originally Posted By: Moodyc24
The better question may be who doesn't use a 20 ga. I use a 20 ga 870 with TSS


I still use a 12 with Magblends as a primary gun. It's more sportin' that way!

Re: RE:Anyone Hunting Turkey's With A Twenty-Gauge? [Re: Uwharrieman] #1715110
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20 gauge Benelli M2 with factory full choke and three inch #7 Federal Heavyweights.


Colt1917
Re: RE:Anyone Hunting Turkey's With A Twenty-Gauge? [Re: 257wbymag] #1715141
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Originally Posted By: 257wbymag
No. Everybody knows you gotta tote a 3.5" 12 ga to kill a turkey laugh



Hey wait a second.... I thought everybody knows you gotta load your own TSS and get 500 pellets in a a 10" ring @ 40 yards to kill turkeys laugh

3.5" is not adequate anymore grin

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Re: RE:Anyone Hunting Turkey's With A Twenty-Gauge? [Re: Uwharrieman] #1715144
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Got the little bitty 20ga 1100 across my lap now. She's full of fed HW 7s.


It's hard to kiss the lips at night that chews your a$$ all day long.


Re: RE:Anyone Hunting Turkey's With A Twenty-Gauge? [Re: Uwharrieman] #1715148
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20 gauge is the new 10 gauge.

Re: RE:Anyone Hunting Turkey's With A Twenty-Gauge? [Re: Uwharrieman] #1715175
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first year for me, never going back to a 12

Re: RE:Anyone Hunting Turkey's With A Twenty-Gauge? [Re: Southwood7] #1715199
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Originally Posted By: Southwood7
Originally Posted By: 257wbymag
No. Everybody knows you gotta tote a 3.5" 12 ga to kill a turkey laugh



Hey wait a second.... I thought everybody knows you gotta load your own TSS and get 500 pellets in a a 10" ring @ 40 yards to kill turkeys laugh

3.5" is not adequate anymore grin


You gotta load a 10ga with TSS to kill one get it right


Only accurate rifles are interesting.
Re: RE:Anyone Hunting Turkey's With A Twenty-Gauge? [Re: 87dixieboy] #1715243
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Originally Posted By: 87dixieboy
Originally Posted By: Southwood7
Originally Posted By: 257wbymag
No. Everybody knows you gotta tote a 3.5" 12 ga to kill a turkey laugh



Hey wait a second.... I thought everybody knows you gotta load your own TSS and get 500 pellets in a a 10" ring @ 40 yards to kill turkeys laugh

3.5" is not adequate anymore grin


You gotta load a 10ga with TSS to kill one get it right
has anyone done that yet?

Re: RE:Anyone Hunting Turkey's With A Twenty-Gauge? [Re: Uwharrieman] #1715258
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Not that I know of. Would be a heck of a pattern lol


Only accurate rifles are interesting.
Re: RE:Anyone Hunting Turkey's With A Twenty-Gauge? [Re: Uwharrieman] #1715333
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20 gauge with TSS here.

Lonster

Re: RE:Anyone Hunting Turkey's With A Twenty-Gauge? [Re: Uwharrieman] #1715348
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20 ga 870. 18" barrel. TSS 9's


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