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I got to play with one of the Mossberg (eegadds...I know right) SA20 turkey guns
I was actually quite surprised
It was pretty light somewhere around 5.5-6 pounds would be my guess
Pretty compact and point able and threw some pretty decent patterns with what we had on hand
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I broke down and bought a youth 870 20ga. Switched out the stocks with synthetic and Knock adjustable butt stock. I've built 8-9 of these so far. We run TSS #9's thru them. Super light, compact, and will flat stone a turkey. It's all we carry now. No more of the shoulder thumping 3.5" 12ga days.
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Quote Sand Man: It's all we carry now. No more of the shoulder thumping 3.5" 12ga days. Amen!!! It's about time some common sense came back to hunting.
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I've never minded the recoil from a 3.5 12 round
I've thought about a 20 turkey gun, but if I do it will be a semi
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After I got my 870 youth 20 gauge I traded off my 835 but kept my 3" 870 12 gauge. I've only carried the 12 4-5 times the past 3 years.
I'd love to roll some TSS 9's from my 20.
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I've been thinking hard on grabbing a light 20 to use in turkey season.
TSS is out of the question for me, but thinking the either Hevi-Shot or Fed HW should get decent patterns up to 40 yards with the right choke.
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gitem_12 That SA20 Mosey is a pretty good tom turkey taker when equipped with a decent tube shooting Fed Heavyweight #7.
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I have tried and used a few different chokes on my 20 ga. using Federal HW flite control #7. I'm kinda sold on the Mossberg full choke. Not as restricted , it seems to let the flite control wad do it's thing. Handful of 40 yds + Toms. --- Before I put a 20ga. tube on my NEF single shot , I was running a 12 ga. 3 1/2 # 6's with undertaker choke. After pulling the trigger on a few Toms I found myself setting on my ass 250 yards from where I shot at the Tom . Had a friend running a 20 ga. Mossberg Bantam ( nice) so I put a 20 ga. tube on and never looked back.--- Web
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I tend to think that many turkey hunters are going to the 20ga. I know I have. The other thing I have observed is guys frequently are putting a choke tube into a single shot as you mentioned above.
I'd like to find a decent Ithaca Model 66 20ga (Cheap) and thread it for a tube. The reason for a 66 is only because I like their appearance, leaver action!
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Rug3--- Before ya thread it try the Fed #7 in it. Might surprise you.----- Web
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I'd love to roll some TSS 9's from my 20.
Do it. They are plain WICKED! You won't shoot anything else if you ever kill a turkey with TSS. I've been thinking hard on grabbing a light 20 to use in turkey season.
TSS is out of the question for me, but thinking the either Hevi-Shot or Fed HW should get decent patterns up to 40 yards with the right choke. I bet my 20ga without ammo in the mag weighs less than 6 pounds. I know I can shoot it one handed out to my side if I need to. Go with the Fed HW #7's. More than enough to kill a bird at 40 yards.
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That's right! Sometimes the Fed Heavyshot shoots a great pattern in a Full Choke constriction. I never shoot beyond 40yds. If I can't get them inside that distance I figure I need to practice calling more or sitting still.
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I've used my 20ga 870 for years now on turkeys. It started because my buddy is the type that has to have the biggest of everything for the smallest critters. I shot one at about 25 yds stone cold dead. I've used it almost exclusively since.
3" #6 hevi-shot is what it likes the best through a Primos Jelly Head choke tube.
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I also shoot the hevishot 6s in my youth 870 20. Black diamond choke. It's a killer.
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Just killed one this fall with this 20ga Savage 30 I got for Christmas in 76. Killed my first one with it in the spring 77 season.
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gitem_12 That SA20 Mosey is a pretty good tom turkey taker when equipped with a decent tube shooting Fed Heavyweight #7.
Jim I ended up with a SA20 in a trade a couple weeks ago. I ordered a turkey choke tube that was on sale at Midway. I tried a Win. 3" #6 supreme at 30yrds the pattern was more than impressive, it put 18 pellets in an 1 1/2" round sticker and the main pattern was about 7" in diameter. I'm excited for spring gobbler season so I can try it out on a strutting longbeard!
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I've been thinking hard on grabbing a light 20 to use in turkey season.
TSS is out of the question for me, but thinking the either Hevi-Shot or Fed HW should get decent patterns up to 40 yards with the right choke. Holston, I use a 870 compact camo 20 gauge with Rem turkey super full choke and Fed HW #7's. 40 yards is no problem....
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This one was taken about 3 or 4 years ago at a ranged 48 yards with HW #7 and a 22" BPS 20 ga. 1.5" spurs. Since then many more turkeys have gone down with that combo. My now 18 YO son shoots a SBE but his sister is still slamming turkeys with that little 20.Little sister last season; 24 lbs. 3 oz. Heaviest bird yet for all 3 of us.
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Nice. Good Luck again this year. I'm taking two kids this weekend, so hopefully we'll luck onto a tom or two.
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