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I see lots of guns advertised as turkey guns. I'm assuming this is just a marketing gimmick?
The Mossberg 535 for example is labeled as a turkey gun, but the only thing that makes it such is a removable choke tube, correct? So if I remove that particular choke and replace it with a different one, now it's no different than any other shotgun.

I understand some guns may have fixed chokes, but if that's not the case, a turkey gun is only listed that way due to the removable choke, correct?
 
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Most modern shotguns have removeable chokes. Designating a shotgun for turkey probably has more to do with barrel length and camo finish. A turkey barrel is normally 24" or less as opposed to a wing shooting barrel of 26" or longer.
 
Mossberg makes the 535.
Turkey guns generally have shorter barrels and improved sights whether fiber optic or drilled and tapped for rails. Vertical pistol grips are common as well

My "turkey" gun is a mossberg 535ats with a ati adjustible m4 stock and anti jam forend. It wears a 4x32 redfield scope and sports a custom .650 extended choke
However ive shot more turkeys with my sxs shotguns
The entire turkey hunting scene is a marketing paradise. Special chairs and vests and camo patterns. While i admit i like shopping and firmly believe the one who dies with the most toys wins all that is really needed is a shotgun loaded with legal shot and a bird within the gun and shooters capabilities.
 
Maxus 3inch, 28inch barrel, Turkey restriction choke (FFullX), #4s, get one every year, and wild Turkey meat is only good for sausage because they are tough .... There you go.
 

I have mine topped with a bushnell trophy 1.5-4x32 with circle plex reticle. Remove the optic, pistol grip stock and swap out the choke and its basically like every other shotgun. I haven't tried it on clays yet.
 
shaner82 said:
I see lots of guns advertised as turkey guns. I'm assuming this is just a marketing gimmick?
The Mossberg 535 for example is labeled as a turkey gun, but the only thing that makes it such is a removable choke tube, correct? So if I remove that particular choke and replace it with a different one, now it's no different than any other shotgun.

I understand some guns may have fixed chokes, but if that's not the case, a turkey gun is only listed that way due to the removable choke, correct?
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"Turkey gun" is a general description to indicate it has traits that make it desireable to hunt turkeys with it. So yes, its a marketing thing. Turkey guns commonly have a tight choke pattern, shortish (20-24") barrels, fiber optic sights or scope, camo finish, and sometimes pistol grips.

A mossberg 535 can be a turkey gun. Or a goose gun. Or a duck gun. Or a slug gun. It all depends on how its been set up, there are a lot of options.

Adding a turkey choke to a regular field shotgun can make it an effective turkey blaster, but specialized rigs will have more.
 
If you can find one the very first series of Ithaca Turkeyslayer is just what the doctor ordered. M87 variant of 1997 I think Kings Ferry manufacture.
Camo finish dismountable 22 inch barrel with replaceable chokes and rifle sights.
I put a Colonial Imp/Mod choke on it and that's great for heavy 3 inch buckshot shells. The extra full factory .6555 extended choke was made by Cation.
These extra full chokes squeeze the very last bit of juice out of the weakest of cheap shells which results in superb range for small game hunting.
 
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Mossberg 835 with the Turkey barrel and Carlson choke. Using and old Bushnell 3200 cranked down to 3x.
Winchester Longbeard XR Magnum 3-1/2 inch really gets lead out there.
 
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