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Well hell's bells #9747775 04/09/15
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 46,745 Just The Tip T tzone OP Campfire 'Bwana
OP tzone Campfire 'Bwana T Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 46,745 Just The Tip	After blabbering about how much I love the 20's for turkeys, I went and picked up a new 12ga. Benelli M2, black, 24" barrel. It will be set up strictly for turkeys. Camp is where you make it.

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Re: Well hell's bells tzone #9747789 04/09/15
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 10,653 Badger State roundoak Campfire Outfitter
roundoak Campfire Outfitter Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 10,653 Badger State	Us turkey hunters are a fickle bunch. You're Welcome At My Fire Anytime

Re: Well hell's bells tzone #9748027 04/09/15
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 46,745 Just The Tip T tzone OP Campfire 'Bwana
OP tzone Campfire 'Bwana T Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 46,745 Just The Tip	I guess we are eh? Camp is where you make it.

Re: Well hell's bells tzone #9748056 04/09/15
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 11,668 MOGC Campfire Outfitter
MOGC Campfire Outfitter Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 11,668	Hard to beat... I have two old H&K M1's that are favorites of mine. Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.

Re: Well hell's bells tzone #9748262 04/09/15
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 46,745 Just The Tip T tzone OP Campfire 'Bwana
OP tzone Campfire 'Bwana T Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 46,745 Just The Tip	I had one and loved it. Of course I sold it for something dumb I'm sure. Bought a sbeII a few years ago but don't use the 3.5" for anything. LGS had this 24" barrel on the shelf and it fit like a glove and I like the way it swings so I traded the sbeII on it. I have a few 20's for me and the kids but this can play back up. Usually I use a 870 20ga. Camp is where you make it.

IC B2

Re: Well hell's bells tzone #9748602 04/10/15
Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 10,090 Rockford, MI passport Campfire Outfitter
passport Campfire Outfitter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 10,090 Rockford, MI	As far as Im concerned Turkey hunting is a 12 bore game. It�s a magazine not a clip...... Advice is seldom welcome, and those who need it the most, like it the least.� - Lord Chesterfield. 1750

Re: Well hell's bells tzone #9748667 04/10/15
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 11,317 Middle/West Tennessee P pullit Campfire Outfitter
pullit Campfire Outfitter P Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 11,317 Middle/West Tennessee	After hunting with both, I do not feel under gunned with a 20 ga and the proper shell/choke combo. I may not be smart but I can lift heavy objects I have a shotgun so I have no need for a 30-06.....

Re: Well hell's bells tzone #9748905 04/10/15
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 46,745 Just The Tip T tzone OP Campfire 'Bwana
OP tzone Campfire 'Bwana T Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 46,745 Just The Tip	I don't either. Camp is where you make it.

Re: Well hell's bells tzone #9748975 04/10/15
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 12,467 Where the wild things are. Sakoluvr Campfire Outfitter
Sakoluvr Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 12,467 Where the wild things are.	Love a 24" barrel. Have one on my and my son's SBE. Faith and love of others knows no mileage nor bounds. That's simply the way it is. dogzapper After the game is over, the king and the pawn go into the same box. Italian Proverb

Re: Well hell's bells tzone #9749322 04/10/15
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 46,745 Just The Tip T tzone OP Campfire 'Bwana
OP tzone Campfire 'Bwana T Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 46,745 Just The Tip	my sbe is 28" bbl and way too long imo. the 24" is more better. Camp is where you make it.

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Re: Well hell's bells tzone #9751001 04/11/15
Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 2,514 PA B borden811 Campfire Regular
borden811 Campfire Regular B Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 2,514 PA	One of these days I'm going to get me a Benelli with a 21" barrel for turkeys. The 26 I have now works fine, but I just want a short one, for no good reason. Oh, and believe it or not, deer bite. Fairly hard.

Re: Well hell's bells tzone #9801590 04/23/15
Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 15 S surehunsalot New Member
surehunsalot New Member S Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 15	switched over to a 20ga about 6 years ago and have never looked back

Re: Well hell's bells tzone #9801994 04/23/15
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 46,745 Just The Tip T tzone OP Campfire 'Bwana
OP tzone Campfire 'Bwana T Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 46,745 Just The Tip	I love a 20 as well. More than the 12 but this m2 fit me like a glove! It also patterns the hell out of win long beard xr #5's. I will also buy an M2 20ga when funds permit. Camp is where you make it.

Re: Well hell's bells tzone #9802284 04/23/15
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 11,514 Edge of the map Kenneth Campfire Outfitter
Kenneth Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 11,514 Edge of the map	I have a 24" M1 lefty, then my teenage Son who is also a lefty, stole my beloved MI for our Turkey hunts, A year long search ensued for a twin left M1 for him and I finally regained my Gun back, These 2 Benelli's will be chasing Gobblers this weekend, Our absolute favorite shotguns. Both are 12 g. Good stuff.

Re: Well hell's bells tzone #9802460 04/23/15
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 46,745 Just The Tip T tzone OP Campfire 'Bwana
OP tzone Campfire 'Bwana T Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 46,745 Just The Tip	I'll be chasing the WI birds next week with my daughter. She too is a lefty. I'll have to look for one for her too Camp is where you make it.

Re: Well hell's bells tzone #9803256 04/23/15
Joined: Mar 2015 Posts: 179 Indiana ExtremeHunter16 Campfire Member
ExtremeHunter16 Campfire Member Joined: Mar 2015 Posts: 179 Indiana	I'm looking at a LH M2 20 for my son. It has a 26" barrel though, which for turkey hunting is a tad long for me...

Re: Well hell's bells tzone #9805414 04/23/15
Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 384 Fort Worth, TX Sand_Man Campfire Member
Sand_Man Campfire Member Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 384 Fort Worth, TX	Benelli's chrome lined barrels produce the best patterns of all the guns I've tested. They are flat unfair with 2oz of TSS #9's! NRA Life Member

Re: Well hell's bells Sand_Man #9808678 04/24/15
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 1,830 USA,VA V valad Campfire Regular
valad Campfire Regular V Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 1,830 USA,VA	I've always wanted one of those Benelli M1 left hand shotguns in 12g. But they are hard to find. How do those M2 compare to the M1?

Re: Well hell's bells valad #9808928 04/24/15
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 46,745 Just The Tip T tzone OP Campfire 'Bwana
OP tzone Campfire 'Bwana T Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 46,745 Just The Tip	It will probably fit you the same and still function flawlessly. But the barrels are Criogenically frozen. Here's the reason from the Benelli site. The Crio® System combines a barrel frozen to -300° F with a cryogenically treated, longer choke tube. Freezing the barrel… Relieves the stresses caused by hammer forging Creates an even-grained, slick surface Means less resistance against wads and shot Camp is where you make it.

Re: Well hell's bells tzone #9810594 04/25/15
Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 6,284 Downeast NC Odessa Campfire Tracker
Odessa Campfire Tracker Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 6,284 Downeast NC	You should enjoy that M-2; I've used one as my wet weather waterfowl gun for the last six seasons or so. Also took it to SD this past fall for pheasant. Pretty reliable shotgun so far. One of the sanest, surest, and most generous joys of life comes from being happy over the good fortune of others. Archibald Rutledge

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