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Re: Best Turkey Gun [Re: BrentM] #277775
02/04/12 08:57 PM
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Originally Posted By: BrentM
That being said, If I had a 3" gun I really loved there is no way I'd trade if off for a 3 1/2 just to have one.
I don't think we're talking about getting rid of a Beretta 390 just to get a 3.5. If we are, I'm gonna change my opinion. My personal opinion is the more guns the merrier. smile


"The only reason I shoot a 3.5" shell for turkeys is because they don't make a 4" one." - t123winters
Re: Best Turkey Gun [Re: JUGHEAD] #277906
02/04/12 11:21 PM
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Originally Posted By: JUGHEAD
Originally Posted By: BrentM
That being said, If I had a 3" gun I really loved there is no way I'd trade if off for a 3 1/2 just to have one.
I don't think we're talking about getting rid of a Beretta 390 just to get a 3.5. If we are, I'm gonna change my opinion. My personal opinion is the more guns the merrier. smile


Like my father always says, "How do you know when you have enough guns? When you don't know how many you have."

Re: Best Turkey Gun [Re: doekiller] #277913
02/04/12 11:29 PM
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I like my Winchester SX3. It will shoot 31/2" but I shoot 3" in it. With an Indian Creek choke Im getting 223 average at 40 yds with Magnum Blend. It's the smoothest shotgun I ever shot and it's not heavy to tote. I'm sure I could improve that pattern. It's the only choke I ever tried.
I'm not debating the Benelli vs Winchester guys. smile














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Re: Best Turkey Gun [Re: truedouble] #278078
02/05/12 10:04 AM
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i hunted with a 3.5in BPS for 4yrs. It patterned really good but the thing was like toating a log around. And when it came to holding it up for an hour waiting on a bird to close in it would just about kill you. A guy on here went with me and brought a 870 pistol grip. He killed a bird that day and I had to have one. The one I bought is the 870 SPS turkey predator. To me the pistol grip just gives you a more comfortable hold on it given things take a while to develope and it is much lighter than the BPS. I added an Indian Creek Black Diamond and Mag Blend 5,6,7's and it will be a killer at 60yds. I had a bird at 60yds the first time I took it before I pattered it and passed on it due to the distance. Not next time. For the money the 870 pistol grip is the way to go.


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Re: Best Turkey Gun [Re: BPS] #278134
02/05/12 11:27 AM
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Yep I think the Rem SM is the best pump out now. It weights 7.25 lbs. I had to go to an auto to try and tame recoil. Im 54 yrs. old and need neck surgery so every little bit of recoil I can reduce sure saves my neck. SX3 weights 7 lbs. so its about the same weight as your SM. If a surgeon can fix my neck a SM will be on my list.

Re: Best Turkey Gun [Re: truedouble] #278184
02/05/12 12:30 PM
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My SBE 2 with jellyhead has been stellar, on the other hand my dad hates his extrema 2 and switched back to his moss berg 835. For some reason he is way more comfortable with it.


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Re: Best Turkey Gun [Re: truedouble] #278627
02/05/12 10:33 PM
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thanks for all the input guys. I looked at the Mossberg 935 with pistol grip, sights, etc. and liked it, especially for the money.

No, I'm not getting rid of my Beretta, never would. I love it for shooting other birds but I've really been wanting to get a gun set up for turkey hunting (camo, sights, short barrel, etc.). If I can kill at 50 yds consistently I will be very happy.

Re: Best Turkey Gun [Re: truedouble] #278648
02/05/12 10:47 PM
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Originally Posted By: truedouble
thanks for all the input guys. I looked at the Mossberg 935 with pistol grip, sights, etc. and liked it, especially for the money.

No, I'm not getting rid of my Beretta, never would. I love it for shooting other birds but I've really been wanting to get a gun set up for turkey hunting (camo, sights, short barrel, etc.). If I can kill at 50 yds consistently I will be very happy.


That shouldn't be a problem.


Do you want to hear him gobble, or do you want to kill him.
Re: Best Turkey Gun [Re: truedouble] #3393653
04/19/21 12:36 AM
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things that make you go hmmmmmmm
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Rossi 410


doecommander out...........................



Re: Best Turkey Gun [Re: truedouble] #3425369
06/16/21 12:00 AM
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Yildiz .410 stock choke no9&10 tss blend knock off Burris fast fire made by crimson trace
Talkin bout a turkey killing machine brother..

Re: Best Turkey Gun [Re: truedouble] #3425372
06/16/21 12:46 AM
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This thread started back in 2012

I bought a 225$ stevens 20 and w 9 tss - put around 85 pellets in a turkey head and neck at 42 yards - low kick and weight of a bb-gun - awesome in performance and value


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Re: Best Turkey Gun [Re: Rebelman] #3429049
06/22/21 03:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Rebelman
Originally Posted by truedouble
$500 price range. I prefer a semi-auto b/c I've never liked the way a pump rests on my knee.


Only semi you will find in the $500 range will be the Mossberg 935.

Wrong. You can get a Yildiz auto for under 500


If you always do what you've always done you always get what you've always got
Re: Best Turkey Gun [Re: truedouble] #3429108
06/22/21 05:08 PM
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I've never seen any 3.5 pattern as well as a good 3".

any decent 3" gun with TSS will kill any gobbler within 80 yards....just what kind of birds are ya'll hunting.


I've spent most of the money I've made in my lifetime on hunting and fishing. The rest I just wasted.....

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Re: Best Turkey Gun [Re: BhamFred] #3437413
07/06/21 04:36 PM
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I at one time thought a 3 in / 12 ga was the best to hunt with. About 10 years ago I changed over to 20 ga using the new TSS shot. Man what a difference it makes to your shoulder. Not afraid to shot 40/50 yard shots. Every bird I have shot at this distance is dead. Last 2 years have been hunting with a Charles Daily 410 bore, longest shot was 38 yards but stone dead. TSS is about the only way for me to go from now own, plus with the smaller /lighter shotgun it helps on a long walk hunt day , plus saves your shoulder. The price for TSS is high but you are not dove hunting shooting box fulls of shot .ONE WILL DO THE TRICK

Re: Best Turkey Gun [Re: truedouble] #3437584
07/06/21 08:59 PM
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My son carries a Benelli .20 and shoots TSS and has no trouble killing one at 40-50 yards. I still carry my original SBE and shoot 3 1/2” just because I want as many pellets in the air as possible.


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Re: Best Turkey Gun [Re: truedouble] #3437621
07/06/21 09:46 PM
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Any of em do just fine. A 12 or 20 ga with #6 bird shot has killed a million turkeys I suspect. Dont make it complicated

Re: Best Turkey Gun [Re: Ben2] #3437663
07/06/21 11:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Ben2
Any of em do just fine. A 12 or 20 ga with #6 bird shot has killed a million turkeys I suspect. Dont make it complicated


Facts^

Re: Best Turkey Gun [Re: truedouble] #3437879
07/07/21 11:35 AM
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A lot of talk about size of shell and type of gun. Done of that means anything if you can't find shells. That is the big problem unless money is absolutely no problem and even then you have to find them.

Re: Best Turkey Gun [Re: Ben2] #3438074
07/07/21 04:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Ben2
Any of em do just fine. A 12 or 20 ga with #6 bird shot has killed a million turkeys I suspect. Dont make it complicated


A zebco 33 has caught millions of fish to but I bet that ain’t all you got in the boat 😀



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Re: Best Turkey Gun [Re: FNG68] #3439168
07/09/21 05:23 PM
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By the way I was shooting #9s in the 410 #8 in 20 gauge

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