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This is cool, too. I've picked one of these up several times. But it is just too specialized. It comes with an extral full choke tube, and a spread choke tube.

https://www.browning.com/products/f...ltimate-turkey-mossy-oak-bottomland.html

Sounds like you need to sell "turkey guns". You don't need a "specialized" turkey gun for each situation you can dream up.

And after you sell two or three turkey guns, get an AR15 for home defense.

Easier to swap a turkey tube for a cylinder bore tube if using for home defense.

No need for a rifle cartridge when shooting 30' or so.

I am guilty of it and have come back to a bead and figured out shooting a standing bird at 30 yards is easily done with about any field load but we tend to make this critter killing far harder and more expensive than it needs to be.

I’ve been turkey hunting with a Beretta Xtrema since it first came out back around 2003. I mainly bought it for duck & goose hunting but it became my turkey gun by default as well. Other than buying a Rhino choke and more recently a Jeb’s just never saw a need to experiment or tinker with things like I have with rifles. Unfortunately the rubber inserts in the stock and forearm have developed the sticky stock issue and Beretta discontinued support for this gun years ago so been looking at getting a SBE. I’m not going to poke fun at anyone’s obsession with customized turkey guns because I’ve spent a silly amount of money on custom turkey calls over the years that weren’t necessary either but I enjoy them and the calling part of turkey hunting.

It is obvious you don't understand the reason for choosing an AR15 over a shotgun. No, it isn't because of the range, nor is it because of the choke tube.

IS this the theory shooting frangible bullets in a 223 is better than turning loose a pile of .22 caliber balls?
Please explain.

There's an AR forum for that.

Is it because Slow Joe told us to get a shotgun?

Back to the original post….

I literally just had my 4 main Turkey guns out cleaning them and getting ready for season. My first was bought for me in either 1996 or 1997 and it is an 870 Youth Turkey 20 gauge with a 21” barrel. I have killed a truckload of gobblers with it over the last 20+ years.

I actually put it in the soft case to be first up this weekend. I had right at $4k dollars worth of turkey guns laying beside that little 870 and it is still just hard to beat.

My favorite is still my CZ Bobwhite 28 gauge, but if I was left to hunt with that 870 and a decent shell I could gladly do that for the rest of my hunting career.

I use to have several turkey rigs, but somewhere along the line I was able to kick the habit and now only have (2) dedicated turkey shotguns.

Shame on you!!! Lol!

We called our work team O/U's... Biden Tacticals.

Lol don’t start looking at the new mossberg 940 pro tactical and turkey 18.5” models. Both have chokes. Both have receiver cut for super low mount red dots. Guys are cross shopping the 18.5” turkey as a tactical alternative. Holosun 407/507k or EPS and EPS carry will go on them. The EPS is enclosed emitter and slightly lower deck height than the 07’s. The nice wide fov EPS is top pick imo, solar, shake awake etc. I’m not even into turkey or shotguns and I’ve ordered the 18.5” turkey.