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219 frame, 20 gauge. 38 yards, one shot. 2 3/4", 7.5 shot. Dropped like a ton of bricks, but hey when it is the size of a huge chicken, it should.....  Was going to put out trail cams, and got the drop on him. Shot at 2:22 in afternoon. He was delicious at 4:30 for afternoon snack....  Still fun. Ain't going back to 12 gauge for turkey. It was tasty too. ![[Linked Image]](http://i1161.photobucket.com/albums/q503/savage1899/2016%20turkey_zpsfeqhvdfv.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://i1161.photobucket.com/albums/q503/savage1899/2016%20turkey%202_zpsb13otim3.jpg)
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Nice work! Saw lots of Kansas ringnecks drop to the 20 gauge.
7-1/2 sounds a little light for turkey?
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A cloud of 7½'s in the head will kill about anything, even me!
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Nice going.
I killed one this year at 56 yards with a 20 gauge but was using the Heavyweight #7's. Lots of folks are loading the TSS #9's and killing them at 60-70 yards in a 20 gauge
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Well, truth be told, I forgot my #4s back home. I was able to pick some up near our turkey camp the day after I shot this one. It wasn't my choice, only necessity. I have killed turkey with the same ammo in 16 ga at same distance, so I did feel confident. Just glad it was a big old tom. If you can hit the head/neck they are going down anyway..... 
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Looks like I will be making an order. Thanks Scott.
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I used 3" shells that have 1 1/2 ounces, but a guy on here uses those 2 3/4 for his son's gun. He killed a bird nicely at 33 yards when I was there last week.
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The 7's have the same punch as lead 5's at 45 yards.
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219 frame, 20 gauge. 38 yards, one shot. 2 3/4", 7.5 shot. Dropped like a ton of bricks, but hey when it is the size of a huge chicken, it should..... Was going to put out trail cams, and got the drop on him. Shot at 2:22 in afternoon. He was delicious at 4:30 for afternoon snack.... Still fun. Ain't going back to 12 gauge for turkey. It was tasty too. The turkey God's said "gitter dun" and you did. NICE picture.
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Cool beans! You didn't use a 3.5 inch 12gauge with Hevi-shot, an uber-choke, camo painted with a tacticoool pistol grip! And 7.5 shot! Neither you nor the turkey have been paying attention to what they say on Bubbavision! I'm lovin' it! 
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Good deal Jim. Love turkey hunting in the spring. Job has kept me from it this year.
Glad to see you out in the woods.
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Just came back from turkey hunting this last weekend. Could have killed a few jakes on Saturday. With only one tag, I passed. Yesterday I had two mature toms come in completely silent. My buddy moved to tell me that there were two birds. They caught his movement, bye bye birds.
I was listening to a guy on the radio while driving back from hunting and he said that he only hunts with a 410 for turkey. With that gun, I would not shoot past 15 yards. Heck, it's hard to get a bird in under 40!
You guys have had great luck. I don't shoot past 40 with my 870 12 gauge with Heavy Shock super full choke and Winchester 3 inch Double XX in #6.
Still have time.
I killed a nice tom with a 22 hp before.
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You have Rio and Merriams in Nebraska right? Eastern maybe too?
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Yep, Game & Parks says we have all 3. Up there by our land it should be Merriams.
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Sweet looking bird Jim, even sweeter is the picture of that skillet action! YUM!
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Congrads Jim! I took a Jake this past monday, with a Encore muzzleloader shot gun, #5s 1 1/2 oz 3 drams of Swiss Black Powder. at 33 yards
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Nice to see a 219/220 still doing good works! Congratulations!
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