I'm looking for a new 3.5inch chamber 12 gauge turkey gun and want yalls opinion on them. I have always used a 28" barrel with an x-full choke but most the turkey guns I see now seem to have 20-24" barrels. How much does barrel length matter in effective shot distance and what guns do y'all think are the best reasonably priced ones? Looking for a pump or semi auto 12 gauge 3.5" chamber. Also camo dipped would be a plus

My Mossberg Turkey Thug's 535 has a 20" barrel and puts out great patterns at 40 yards, I wouldn't hesitate to shoot one at 45-50 yards with it, it is a very light gun, it weighs just over 6 pounds.

[quote=bama1157]My Mossberg Turkey Thug's 535 has a 20" barrel and puts out great patterns at 40 yards, I wouldn't hesitate to shoot one at 45-50 yards with it, it is a very light gun, it weighs just over 6 pounds..
i have been wanting to get this gun for a while now, still trying to make it happen

I shot a mosberg 835 for along time. Probly the most reliable and inexpensive rout. An they used to come with i believe a 28 and a 24in barrel

Opinion would be way to heavy to tote around when you can get the same range with half the weight.

Until it gives me reason to change I'm gonna keep on keepin' on with the benelli nova 26" barrel, kicks gobblin' thunder, & longbeard xr's.

I chose several years ago to have a dedicated turkey gun, I wanted a short barrel to be more maneuverable and to save some weight. I also chose a pump to save weight, and because it really didn't feel right to drag an auto on the damp ground, mud, etc.. as happens so often while turkey hunting.

wisdom right here boys

I am going to sell my browning gold hunter 3.5 invector plus 12 guage, semi auto, 24 inch barrel after turkey season. I have killed a bunch of turkeys with it, especially at long ranges and it is in fantastic shape. I need wrist fusion surgery and am going to get a pistol grip shot gun to relieve some pressure. If interested, you can pm me.

I shoot the Winchester sxp turkey hunter 3.5 24" barrel (its in mossy oak country camo) with jellyhead maximum choke & longbeard #5's 1200fps its shoot very well. Also have a bushnell trophy xlt 1.75-4x 32 scope in camo on it. I Love it

I got to mossberg 835 ultimate turkey ....and it is a beast on both ends

835 ulti-mag here too. For the last 20 years or so

I have a mossberg 935 that shoots everything from 2 3/4 in high brass to 3.5 inch magnums. With a carlson choke and 3 in longbeards im putting up a great pattern out to 50 yrds.

Here's my 2 primary turkey guns for the past 15 years. Loaded with Winchester Supremes, the sbe would kill a turkey at 50 yards, but the pattern quickly fell apart after that. It is actually light for a 12 gauge 3.5" gun, but still over 2 pounds heavier than the bottom gun and significantly longer. It kicks like a mule with lead; not quite as bad as with my tss loads. It's a solid 75 yd gun with tss.

Bottom gun is a Yildiz sxs 20 gauge with barrels shortened to 24". It weighs 5 lb 6 oz. With tss it is probably a 60 yd gun, though 50 is still my limit with it. You can tell how short it is.

So if you were an old man with a bad back, which would you carry?

I'm thinking of a trip to KS this year. Might carry the sbe if I go. Other than that, it stays in the safe.

My 12ga turkey gun is a browning cynergy 3.5" dipped in bottomland camo. I have Jebs .670 chokes in it and I'm running 3.5" TSS loads out of it.

That cynergy is a sweet gun ....I told my wife I wanted one and she said if I bought it we would get a divorce. They are expensive

Holy moly, 3.5" TSS loads. Those must run $20 a piece to make.

Sweet looking rig. I talked to you guys last week about doing a few things to my Cynergy after the season. If you don't mind me asking, where did you go for the Bottomland?

Buy a factory 870 in Bottomland.

I wanted an all around gun so i bought a Beretta a350 extrema for about $950. It has a 28" barrel which makes it good for doves and ducks and about anything else. I put a .655 Jebs choke in it and killed a turkey at 69 steps in a food plot yesterday, with some 3.5" winchester #5 xr. I love this gun.