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Ideal turkey shotgun barrel length? #2888456
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The shorter the better? I've got a gun I use now and the barrel is way too long. Either 28 or 30". Trying to figure out how short I want it. 18.5" would be the shortest legal length, I suppose.

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IMO 21-24 inches is perfect for autos and pumps. O/U's 24-26.

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I'd say 22ish. My Winchester 1300 is 24", plus like an extra 1" or 1.25" for the extended choke. Does barrel length affect shotgun ballistics as much as it does with rifles? If this 20ga Stoeger becomes just a turkey gun instead of a do-it-all gun, I'll have the barrel cut down to probably 22".

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Re: Ideal turkey shotgun barrel length? [Re: Remington270] #2888475
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I've got a 21" barrel on my 870 Youth. To me, that's about perfect. It makes shooting it with a bead much tougher for me. A red dot did away with that issue, though.


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I’ve always used 24 or 26 and I like em but many like the really short barrels



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26" on the 10 Gauge....plus the choke tube.....but I also use it for Waterfowl.

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Originally Posted by Festus
26" on the 10 Gauge....plus the choke tube.....but I also use it for Waterfowl.


You just made my shoulder hurt reading about that!

Re: Ideal turkey shotgun barrel length? [Re: Remington270] #2888575
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I have an 18.5" barrel on my 870 20 gauge. No way I would go back to something longer.


"The only reason I shoot a 3.5" shell for turkeys is because they don't make a 4" one." - t123winters
Re: Ideal turkey shotgun barrel length? [Re: Remington270] #2888621
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Found a 20" SPT remington barrel NIP for my 20ga 870 on ebay and it does everything the 26" I took off did, but much easier to maneuver.

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Re: Ideal turkey shotgun barrel length? [Re: Remington270] #2888894
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My opinion, if it’s a dedicated turkey gun, 21-24”. If it’s a do anything gun, 26”. I went with 26 on my sx3 because I occasionally duck hunt with it and shoot doves opening day. $1000-$1200 is a lot of money to me, so I wanted one that could do it all.

Re: Ideal turkey shotgun barrel length? [Re: JUGHEAD] #2888907
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Originally Posted by JUGHEAD
I have an 18.5" barrel on my 870 20 gauge. No way I would go back to something longer.

say you like short barrels Chad? 🙊

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You like long black ones.


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Re: Ideal turkey shotgun barrel length? [Re: 257wbymag] #2889009
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Originally Posted by 257wbymag
You like long black ones.

Na, that’s James

Re: Ideal turkey shotgun barrel length? [Re: Remington270] #2889295
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I sent a gun to Stan Baker, the US Olympic Skeet teams gunsmith in Cali in the late 60s/70s. He chronoed an 870 bbl by the inch and told me to make it 25" because the velocity loss from 30 to 25 was slow and gradual but below 25 it dropped off fast. So he cut my bbl to 25 and installed one of his custom chokes in it...building the first modern turkey gun in the US, or world as far as I know. His choke system was later bought by Winchester and became WinChokes, the first commercial screw in choke.


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Re: Ideal turkey shotgun barrel length? [Re: Remington270] #2889339
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I have found a few things, in life, that always hold true.
Your work shop can never be too big.
Your wife can never want too much lovin.
You will never have too many toys.
And the barrel of your favorite turkey gun can never be too short.


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Re: Ideal turkey shotgun barrel length? [Re: Hevishot13] #2889383
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Originally Posted by Hevishot13
Originally Posted by JUGHEAD
I have an 18.5" barrel on my 870 20 gauge. No way I would go back to something longer.

say you like short barrels Chad? 🙊
Don't necessarily like it. But I have lots of experience wielding one though....a lifetime's worth! grin


"The only reason I shoot a 3.5" shell for turkeys is because they don't make a 4" one." - t123winters
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Originally Posted by JUGHEAD
Originally Posted by Hevishot13
Originally Posted by JUGHEAD
I have an 18.5" barrel on my 870 20 gauge. No way I would go back to something longer.

say you like short barrels Chad? 🙊
Don't necessarily like it. But I have lots of experience wielding one though....a lifetime's worth! grin

Girth is better than length.


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Re: Ideal turkey shotgun barrel length? [Re: JUGHEAD] #2889485
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Originally Posted by JUGHEAD
Originally Posted by Hevishot13
Originally Posted by JUGHEAD
I have an 18.5" barrel on my 870 20 gauge. No way I would go back to something longer.

say you like short barrels Chad? 🙊
Don't necessarily like it. But I have lots of experience wielding one though....a lifetime's worth! grin

Well played pal! 👏🏻

Re: Ideal turkey shotgun barrel length? [Re: Remington270] #2892164
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With todays denser than lead shot there is no problem getting a great pattern out of a short barrel. And a shorter barrel is way more maneuverable if you have to set up in thick cover. The barrel on my turkey gun is 20 inches.


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