Patterning my turkey gun

Your 12g 3.5 Will kick harder then your 10G did ..it is all about the weight of the gun versus the weight of the shot or payload .I am willing to bet your 10G was a few pounds heavier then your 12g
.let us know how she works ...
 
caramel said:
It is important using a .665 choke and take advantage of the long range possibility ( mine will kill 100% of the time at 51 yards or less ) to use a pellets size that have enough kinetic energy past 45 yards...

Number 5 lead shot is ideal, number 6 lead shot become almost non lethal past 45 yards...

I did kill my biggest bird, 27.75 pounds just on the fringe of the 51 yards limit, older bigger boss bird will somethime hang just on the limit, it's good to have the range for those monster... JP.
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I don't agree on shot size, J.P... pattern density kills... the difference in individual pellet energy pales in comparison to more pellets on target... including at 50 yards... IME... #6's do a better job of anchoring birds at distance than do #5's... which you already agree with, or you would be shooting #4's.
 
dutchhunter said:
Your 12g 3.5 Will kick harder then your 10G did ..it is all about the weight of the gun versus the weight of the shot or payload .
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If everything goes to plan I should only have to take two shots with it.

One for my first tag and one more for my second tag.

2 lbs difference between the BPS 10 ga and 12 ga.
 
MadDog said:
If everything goes to plan I should only have to take two shots with it.

One for my first tag and one more for my second tag.
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That is the spirit, since i started turkey hunting in NY states then Ontario, if you except all the patterning shots, got 43 birds with 43 shots... JP.:cheers:
 
caramel said:
That is the spirit, since i started turkey hunting in NY states then Ontario, if you except all the patterning shots, got 43 birds with 43 shots... JP.:cheers:
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Not me... I once took three shots to even hit a gobbler at 10 yards... on another "call, move, stalk, spot, shoot" hunt it took three rounds to anchor the bird when some unseen brush split the pattern. On a couple more Tom's, it was the second shot that put them down... and on one particular bird, which we affectionately remember as "Bionic Bob" I shot it twice, stabbed it twice and kicked it twice... long and comical story on that one... but, yes... "usually" a one shot kill.
 
hoytcanon said:
Not me... I once took three shots to even hit a gobbler at 10 yards... on another "call, move, stalk, spot, shoot" hunt it took three rounds to anchor the bird when some unseen brush split the pattern. On a couple more Tom's, it was the second shot that put them down... and on one particular bird, which we affectionately remember as "Bionic Bob" I shot it twice, stabbed it twice and kicked it twice... long and comical story on that one... but, yes... "usually" a one shot kill.
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First shot I took a run and gun bird two years ago bang flopped him on the spot at 25 yards..... twitched a few times and was completely still.... put the gun down, tucked the box call back into my vest and went to collect "my prize", which promptly stood up, ran ten yards, then flew off never to be seen again......
 
#6, 3.5, all the way. Never feel a thing when I am dropping the hammer on a bird but 5 shots is the most I am able to manage sighting in and I still am bruised

I agree that pattern density is the key. Longest one was 56 yards and to this day I swear he was 45. Sitting in a bunch of sumacs so had to pick a spot through them and when I touched off the shot it cut a half moon out of a larger sumac and still dumped the bird. I have a dedicated turkey gun and I know from experience the pattern is walnut size out to 15 yds and have shot it to 60 with acceptable results. I also agree that once they are inside of 20 yds things can go bad with very little help from the operator. Magnum loads and tight choke do that. LOL

We all strive for the single shot but i have seen and done a couple, that drop like a stone to get up and require a second or third. Worst I witnessed was calling for nephew and his buddy and it took 7 to finish the job. Not a pretty one but recovered the bird anyhow.
 
hunter148 said:
#6, 3.5, all the way. Never feel a thing when I am dropping the hammer on a bird but 5 shots is the most I am able to manage sighting in and I still am bruised
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Hence the reason why I started this thread by asking if it would matter if I used 2 3/4" shells for sighting it in.

One shot is ideal but everyone has a screwup from time to time, took me two on this jake a couple years ago.

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The more you shot your gun the better .put s few boxes of target loads threw your turkey gun.from all positions. Sitting on one knee.left handed .try it all .get so you don't have to think about the shot .it just comes naturally to you. Shoot from 10 yards to 50 yards so you know what your guns are doing. Dutch
 
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