Home Forums Birds & Dogs Turkey Hunting Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year???

Previous Thread

Next Thread

Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? #13475246 01/20/19 Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 337 SW PA J JustinL1 OP Campfire Member OP JustinL1 Campfire Member J Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 337 SW PA Hey everyone- I decided to get back into turkey hunting this spring and was wondering which guns you were taking to the woods this year? I’ve got a few that will certainly work and I’ve killed birds with before- I’m still in the deciding stages for what I’ll be dragging through the woods with me, though! Heal quickly and don't scar.

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13475359 01/20/19 Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 11,681 MOGC Campfire Outfitter MOGC Campfire Outfitter Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 11,681 Old Havoc... Benelli M1. Havoc has taken a whole bunch of gobblers, coyotes, fox and bobcats over the years. Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13475406 01/20/19 Joined: Mar 2017 Posts: 4,350 Oregon L longarm Campfire Tracker longarm Campfire Tracker L Joined: Mar 2017 Posts: 4,350 Oregon Season opens here April 15. I'll bring my same old/same old.. 1955 870 Magnum with 30" barrel threaded to accept Carlson chokes. A Super Full extended choke usually goes out. Recent past seasons I've used a 1950 870 20ga with fixed Full choke and 28" barrel, and a 1936 Rem M31 with 30" Full barrel in 16ga. All of them work just fine.

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13475854 01/20/19 Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 3,162 W woodmaster81 Campfire Tracker woodmaster81 Campfire Tracker W Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 3,162 Probably the usual, a 12 ga Browning Gold 3.5" Hunter model using the factory choke (likely Briley) it came with. I might take out a Mossberg 930 Turkey gun a time or two as it hasn't been blooded yet. Ammo will be whatever 4, 5, or 6 shot turkey loads I have on hand.

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13476135 01/21/19 Joined: Nov 2015 Posts: 19,204 The Pennyrile of Kentucky JamesJr Campfire Ranger JamesJr Campfire Ranger Joined: Nov 2015 Posts: 19,204 The Pennyrile of Kentucky I'll use either a 20 gauge 870 compact, or an 11-87 compact in 20. Also, at some point, if I get real serious about killing a turkey, I'll carry my first real turkey gun, a Winchester 1300 12 gauge Turkey model, with a Hastings choke. Best patterning shotgun I've ever owned. The funny thing is, about 10-12 years ago, I bought a Benelli SBE2, 3 1/2 inch, camo. thought I had the turkey killingest gun on the planet. Never mind that the darn thing kicked like a mule, as it would kill a turkey at 60 yards every time. Hunted with a few years, then went back to the 20's and a 3 inch 12. I haven't touched the Benelli in going on 5 years now, and probably won't again this year.

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13476154 01/21/19 Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,914 B Bearcat74 Campfire Tracker Bearcat74 Campfire Tracker B Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,914 Remington 870 youth model 20 gauge with Federal Heavyweight 7's When I die I hope I don't start voting democrat.

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13476165 01/21/19 Joined: Oct 2016 Posts: 8,109 Ohio kellory Campfire Outfitter kellory Campfire Outfitter Joined: Oct 2016 Posts: 8,109 Ohio Mossberg 500, and a Sterlingworth 12ga sxs An unemployed Jester, is nobody's Fool. the only real difference between a good tracker and a bad tracker, is observation. all the same data is present for both. The rest, is understanding what you're seeing. ~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13476265 01/21/19 Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 674 Ne & Me S saj Campfire Regular saj Campfire Regular S Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 674 Ne & Me Benelli M2 20ga, hand load #9 TSS

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13476441 01/21/19 Joined: Mar 2015 Posts: 366 central wi S svg250 Campfire Member svg250 Campfire Member S Joined: Mar 2015 Posts: 366 central wi I’ll be taking the 20 gauge 870, I picked up a like new 20 gauge bps upland with the straight stock for my sons to use this year, have to pattern in a couple months when it warms up.

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13477252 01/21/19 Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 18,902 Missouri 1 10gaugemag Campfire Ranger 10gaugemag Campfire Ranger 1 Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 18,902 Missouri BPS 10 gauge or a Browning Gold NWTF 3" gun. Both shooting lead. The last time that bear ate a lawyer he had the runs for 33 days!

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13477534 01/21/19 Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 17,818 Armpit of midwest H hookeye Campfire Ranger hookeye Campfire Ranger H Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 17,818 Armpit of midwest My $215 used 870 Express Supermagnum 23" VR RC w Superfull Remchoke. Backup rig is an 1100 SP 26" VR RC Ripped a ligament in my foot and it's taken damn near 3 yrs to heal. Finally able to run the hills down south again

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13477622 01/21/19 Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 4,669 colorado bob Campfire Tracker colorado bob Campfire Tracker Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 4,669 I'll be using my old Remington Wingmaster 870 that I bought back in 1971 from money earned on a newspaper route. It's a 2 3/4" but it kills gobblers just fine. It will be whatever shells I grab--4, 5 or 6's

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? colorado bob #13477802 01/21/19 Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 7,002 Southern Kolorado B Bighorn Campfire Tracker Bighorn Campfire Tracker B Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 7,002 Southern Kolorado Same shotgun I have used for about 10 years now- Mossberg 935 semiauto, with Jelly Head choke and Winchester Long Beard XR 3.5" no. 6's. Last year I mounted a JP red dot sight on it, really makes getting on target a lot easier. I'd rather be a free man in my grave, than living as a puppet or a slave....

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? longarm #13478245 01/21/19 Joined: Oct 2014 Posts: 6 R rfwind New Member rfwind New Member R Joined: Oct 2014 Posts: 6 Longarm What loads did you use in your older Remington 870 20 gauge? I also have an older 20 gauge 870 with a full choke barrel. I've read Hevi-Shot or steel loads should not be used in the older full choke barrels Thanks

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13478478 01/21/19 Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 1,859 Lakeport, CA C coyote268 Campfire Regular coyote268 Campfire Regular C Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 1,859 Lakeport, CA 930 Mossberg with a Kicks choke and Burris red dot, Beretta pintail for days its raining and this year a Winchester 20 gauge pump with Burris red dot

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13478539 01/21/19 Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 3,073 WV StudDuck Campfire Tracker StudDuck Campfire Tracker Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 3,073 WV Beretta A300 Turkey, 12ga, 24" bbl. If it rains and I cruise the fields; Ruger M77, Mark II, Boat Paddle, 22-250. 24HCF in its entirety, is solely responsible for why my children do not have college funds, my mortgage isn't paid-off and why I will never retire early enough to enjoy the remainder of my life.

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13478788 01/21/19 Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 5,512 Roosted on a limb Yoder409 Campfire Tracker Yoder409 Campfire Tracker Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 5,512 Roosted on a limb H&R 20 gauge single tricked out by William SumToy Customs. Wollen nicht krank dein feind. Planen es.

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13479337 01/21/19 Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 1,327 Denver, Colorado Thank GOD!!! Bigdogfla Campfire Regular Bigdogfla Campfire Regular Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 1,327 Denver, Colorado Thank GOD!!! Mossberg 835 12 ga pump... 3" shells... Kills the birds out to 50 yards with an extra full turkey choke, I can't remember the brand right now... I take a lickin', and SOMEHOW, Keep On Tickin'!!!!

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? rfwind #13479827 01/22/19 Joined: Mar 2017 Posts: 4,350 Oregon L longarm Campfire Tracker longarm Campfire Tracker L Joined: Mar 2017 Posts: 4,350 Oregon Originally Posted by rfwind Longarm What loads did you use in your older Remington 870 20 gauge? I also have an older 20 gauge 870 with a full choke barrel. I've read Hevi-Shot or steel loads should not be used in the older full choke barrels Thanks rfwind, I think it was just a lead pheasant load of #5s, nothing fancy. I use a lot of different stuff, sometimes the fancy/expensive stuff, sometimes just whatever is at hand and all of it seems to work fine. In the old 16 and this 20 I just get the birds in closer because I'm usually using pretty standard ammo. I have 3 barrels for the 20, each with a different factory fixed choke. That gives me a lot of options for ammo when I use it for ducks.

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13480360 01/22/19 Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 3,612 L liliysdad Campfire Tracker liliysdad Campfire Tracker L Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 3,612 Remington 870 SPS Turkey, Burris FastFire and a Carlson's .660, shooting either 3" #5 or #6 lead that I picked up on super clearance at WalMart a couple years back.

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13480362 01/22/19 Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 25,840 Western N.Y. D dvdegeorge Campfire Ranger dvdegeorge Campfire Ranger D Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 25,840 Western N.Y. Moss 835 Rem SP10 Benelli SB II decide on the day which I'll take a field My dog is a member of the "Turd Like Clan" Covert Trail Cameras are JUNK 3 Time Dinkathon Champion #DinkGOAT

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13480709 01/22/19 Joined: Sep 2015 Posts: 833 S scottishkat Campfire Regular scottishkat Campfire Regular S Joined: Sep 2015 Posts: 833 Right now it will probably be the same as last year. Bennelli M2 20 guage .562 Sumtoy with #6 Hevi shot. Puts about 24 in a head neck at 40 yards. I have a Thompson center encore Pro Hunter that has been used as a dedicated slug gun. Been thinking it may be worth tinkering with. Followup shots are pretty rare. Might be worth trying TSS as well. Good luck and shoot straight y'all

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13482432 01/22/19 Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,348 Maine GuideGun Campfire Regular GuideGun Campfire Regular Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,348 Maine I am building a Midland Arms single shot 22" 20 gauge with a SumToy red dot mount. Lengthened forcing cone and polished bore. Vortex Venom 3 moa red dot, and .555" Indian Creek choke. 5 pounds all up with a 3" hull full of #9 TSS. Also have old faithful......Remington 11-87 12 gauge 28" with a .660" Indian Creek and Tru Glo sights. Probably going to send this one off to SumToy as well for a dot mount and another Vortex. -Matt "The proof of the whisky is in the drinking, the proof of the rifle is in the shooting."

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13482716 01/22/19 Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 6,284 Downeast NC Odessa Campfire Tracker Odessa Campfire Tracker Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 6,284 Downeast NC I will use this 12GA 3" Browning Gold Hunter as my primary turkey gun (uses Invector Plus choke tubes). My secondary turkey gun is this Browning Auto-5 16GA with 28" Full Choke barrel. One of the sanest, surest, and most generous joys of life comes from being happy over the good fortune of others. Archibald Rutledge

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13483026 01/22/19 Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 24,851 USA T Tom264 Campfire Ranger Tom264 Campfire Ranger T Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 24,851 USA .

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? saj #13483182 01/22/19 Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,357 D drano 25 Campfire Regular drano 25 Campfire Regular D Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,357 Originally Posted by saj Benelli M2 20ga, hand load #9 TSS I use a poor man's version of this....Franchi Affinity 20ga with hand loaded #8.5 TSS. Don't speculate when you don't know, and don't second guess when you do.

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? Odessa #13483226 01/22/19 Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 11,681 MOGC Campfire Outfitter MOGC Campfire Outfitter Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 11,681 Originally Posted by Odessa My secondary turkey gun is this Browning Auto-5 16GA with 28" Full Choke barrel. That old Auto Five kills with class! Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13484040 01/23/19 Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 4,522 Middle Ga K killerv Campfire Tracker killerv Campfire Tracker K Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 4,522 Middle Ga I'll probably stick with my xtrema2, if I can get the poi straightened out with my m1 20ga I'd like to try some tss out of it.

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? Odessa #13484650 01/23/19 Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 3,073 WV StudDuck Campfire Tracker StudDuck Campfire Tracker Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 3,073 WV Originally Posted by Odessa I will use this 12GA 3" Browning Gold Hunter as my primary turkey gun (uses Invector Plus choke tubes). My secondary turkey gun is this Browning Auto-5 16GA with 28" Full Choke barrel. I like that Browning Gold Hunter! 24HCF in its entirety, is solely responsible for why my children do not have college funds, my mortgage isn't paid-off and why I will never retire early enough to enjoy the remainder of my life.

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13484655 01/23/19 Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 1,601 Oklahoma PHWILLIE Campfire Regular PHWILLIE Campfire Regular Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 1,601 Oklahoma A model 12 WInchester 16 gauge made in 1927. Crank the poly choke down to full and it has been knocking toms down for the 16 years I have owned it. The load is Federal premium 1 1/4 ounce load of copper plated 6 shot

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? drano 25 #13485405 01/23/19 Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 9,908 10,000 H humdinger Campfire Outfitter humdinger Campfire Outfitter H Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 9,908 10,000 Originally Posted by drano 25 Originally Posted by saj Benelli M2 20ga, hand load #9 TSS I use a poor man's version of this....Franchi Affinity 20ga with hand loaded #8.5 TSS. setting up the same thing. either my franchi 12 or 20 gauge. It depends how well the 20 gauge tss loads I bought pattern Other than that, How was the show Mrs. Lincoln?

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13487255 01/24/19 Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 5,748 NE Illinois D DeanAnderson Campfire Tracker DeanAnderson Campfire Tracker D Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 5,748 NE Illinois My "modern" version, a tricked out Remington 870 12 gauge 3" gun with a 20" REM-CHOKE rifle sight barrel, Meprolight tritium sights, Magpul stock set, upgraded Wolff springs, Volquartsen extractor... (slow winter!). Or my new to me vintage Stevens M30, from 1930, 16 gauge take-down pump with a 28" full choke barrel. Got drawn for Illinois and Wisconsin. It isn't what happens to you that defines you, it's what you DO about what happens to you that defines you! NRA life member Illinois State Rifle Association member

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? humdinger #13489963 01/24/19 Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,357 D drano 25 Campfire Regular drano 25 Campfire Regular D Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,357 Originally Posted by humdinger Originally Posted by drano 25 Originally Posted by saj Benelli M2 20ga, hand load #9 TSS I use a poor man's version of this....Franchi Affinity 20ga with hand loaded #8.5 TSS. setting up the same thing. either my franchi 12 or 20 gauge. It depends how well the 20 gauge tss loads I bought pattern , I used a Carlson extra full, non extended. 200 pellets in a 10" circle @ 40 yards. I backed off to the factory full, which is 160 - 170 pellets to be a little more forgiving on closer shots. Hoping to get a red dot mounted before this season and may go back to the Carlson since I can zero the center of the pattern. Don't speculate when you don't know, and don't second guess when you do.

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13490456 01/24/19 Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 6,999 Tallahassee, FL USA P pacecars Campfire Tracker pacecars Campfire Tracker P Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 6,999 Tallahassee, FL USA I will be using a 28 gauge O/U with #9 TSS handloads Guns don't kill people, it's mostly the bullets

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13490802 01/24/19 Joined: Oct 2016 Posts: 688 SW Missouri W wagner Campfire Regular wagner Campfire Regular W Joined: Oct 2016 Posts: 688 SW Missouri Just bought this brand new 870 20 ga, 21” barrel. Added a new sear and spring, drilled and tapped, Carlson tube on the way. Will be shooting tss #9. Are you part of the problem or part of the solution?

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13491467 01/25/19 Joined: Nov 2015 Posts: 19,204 The Pennyrile of Kentucky JamesJr Campfire Ranger JamesJr Campfire Ranger Joined: Nov 2015 Posts: 19,204 The Pennyrile of Kentucky Anyone ever used any of the springs that Ernie the gunsmith sells online for a Remington?

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13492872 01/25/19 Joined: May 2013 Posts: 262 Rogersville,TN. Rem6br Campfire Member Rem6br Campfire Member Joined: May 2013 Posts: 262 Rogersville,TN. My primary gun is a NWTF edition Winchester SX2 with 24” barrel and Indian creek tube. It just flat nails their ass!

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13494190 01/25/19 Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 10,262 PA H Hubert Campfire Outfitter Hubert Campfire Outfitter H Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 10,262 PA my Winchester 12 12 ga . made in 1949...the only gun I kill turkeys with..Don't need anything else..

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? PHWILLIE #13495057 01/26/19 Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 6,284 Downeast NC Odessa Campfire Tracker Odessa Campfire Tracker Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 6,284 Downeast NC Originally Posted by PHWILLIE The load is Federal premium 1 1/4 ounce load of copper plated 6 shot Same load I use in my Browning 16 GA - patterns beautifully out to about 33 yards. MOGC & StudDuck - thanks! One of the sanest, surest, and most generous joys of life comes from being happy over the good fortune of others. Archibald Rutledge

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? wagner #13495594 01/26/19 Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 9,096 New Mexico prairie dog shooter Campfire Outfitter prairie dog shooter Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 9,096 New Mexico I will continue to use this one. "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Edmund Burke 1795 "Give me liberty or give me death" Patrick Henry 1775

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13515051 01/31/19 Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 384 Fort Worth, TX Sand_Man Campfire Member Sand_Man Campfire Member Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 384 Fort Worth, TX My go to gun started like as a youth model 870. I removed the wood furniture for a synthetic forearm and Knoxx adjustable butt stock. Had the receiver drilled and tapped for a weaver base then topped with a Burris FFII and custom guard. Polished the barrel and choked it with a Remington Super Full. Hand painted it myself with rattle cans. I have since changed the sling in the pics to a woven paracord. I shoot 1 5/8oz of TSS #9.5s that I hand rolled. I killed my slam with this rig. I plan on carrying the 28ga more this year if I can get all my reloading stuff set back up from a recent move and loading again. I've killed a Rio with it and would like to try and complete most of my slam this year with it. Only pic I can find: Started like with wood furniture. I found that the frame on the 28 is the same as the 20s, so I bought a SureShot kit on sale from MidWay for $49 and went with a saddle mount to attach the red dot. It's fixed improved choke, but patterns great to about 35 yards. I really don't want to modify the original gun if I can keep from it since it was so dang hard to find. The kids might enjoy wing shooting with it one day. It will go back to it's original form when I'm done with the slam. NRA Life Member

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13518635 02/01/19 Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 4,419 St. Louis, MO JimHnSTL Campfire Tracker JimHnSTL Campfire Tracker Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 4,419 St. Louis, MO I usually use my Beretta Urika 2 with a Indian Creek choke but I might take the Win 97 out for the fun of it. Help keep our sport going. take a kid outdoors!

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13519419 02/01/19 Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,348 Maine GuideGun Campfire Regular GuideGun Campfire Regular Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,348 Maine Midland Arms build is done. 22" 20 gauge. SumToy custom 1 piece red dot mount. Lengthened forcing cone and polished the barrel. Vortex Venom 3 MOA red dot and Indian Creek .555. 5 pounds on the nose. Gotta order up some Apex GT20 straight 9 TSS to try. Last edited by GuideGun; 02/01/19. -Matt "The proof of the whisky is in the drinking, the proof of the rifle is in the shooting."

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? GuideGun #13519815 02/01/19 Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,914 B Bearcat74 Campfire Tracker Bearcat74 Campfire Tracker B Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,914 Originally Posted by GuideGun Midland Arms build is done. 22" 20 gauge. SumToy custom 1 piece red dot mount. Lengthened forcing cone and polished the barrel. Vortex Venom 3 MOA red dot and Indian Creek .555. 5 pounds on the nose. Gotta order up some Apex GT20 straight 9 TSS to try. Very nice Be sure to post some pattern results. When I die I hope I don't start voting democrat.

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13520085 02/01/19 Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 5,834 To Close to Milwaukee; To Far ... WiFowler Campfire Tracker WiFowler Campfire Tracker Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 5,834 To Close to Milwaukee; To Far ... Got a notion to use an older Savage 311C 410 SxS with Federal's TSS loads. Otherwise, it'll be the 20ga 870 with Nitro Ray's 3" #7 Hevi-Shot. I never thought I'd grow up to be a grumpy old man, but I did, and I'm killin' it.

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13533104 02/05/19 Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 8,642 Ouachita Mtns, AR gunnut308 Campfire Outfitter gunnut308 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 8,642 Ouachita Mtns, AR

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13533805 02/06/19 Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 9,031 show me mo R rockchucker Campfire Outfitter rockchucker Campfire Outfitter R Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 9,031 show me mo 70's vintage 12 gauge 870 mag. 30" plain full choke FJB

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? rockchucker #13533840 02/06/19 Joined: Jul 2016 Posts: 4,066 Mtns of Va and Wv Troutnut Campfire Tracker Troutnut Campfire Tracker Joined: Jul 2016 Posts: 4,066 Mtns of Va and Wv Originally Posted by rockchucker 70's vintage 12 gauge 870 mag. 30" plain full choke Can't go wrong with an 870

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13539230 02/07/19 Joined: Nov 2017 Posts: 771 Northeast Kingdom VT T Tom_in_VT Campfire Regular Tom_in_VT Campfire Regular T Joined: Nov 2017 Posts: 771 Northeast Kingdom VT My Browning Gold 12 gauge 3.5” “One thorn of experience is worth a whole wilderness of warning.” - James Russell Lowell

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13541284 02/08/19 Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 46,745 Just The Tip T tzone Campfire 'Bwana tzone Campfire 'Bwana T Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 46,745 Just The Tip Depends on the weather but probably my 20ga 870 express with 20" barrel. If the weather is junk I'll most likely be using my Benelli M2 12ga with 24" barrel. Camp is where you make it.

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? tzone #13553525 02/12/19 Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 9,908 10,000 H humdinger Campfire Outfitter humdinger Campfire Outfitter H Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 9,908 10,000 Originally Posted by tzone Depends on the weather but probably my 20ga 870 express with 20" barrel. If the weather is junk I'll most likely be using my Benelli M2 12ga with 24" barrel. Im curious... why? The auto easier to strip and clean after rain soaking? My best turkey gun is a my citori 725, but its a shame to put that walnut into rain and mud. Other than that, How was the show Mrs. Lincoln?

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? Bearcat74 #13553806 02/12/19 Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,165 Mississippi C country_20boy Campfire Regular country_20boy Campfire Regular C Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,165 Mississippi Originally Posted by Bearcat74 Remington 870 youth model 20 gauge with Federal Heavyweight 7's Ditto.

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13554393 02/12/19 Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 2,132 ...in the foothills of the App... J J23 Campfire Regular J23 Campfire Regular J Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 2,132 ...in the foothills of the App... This will my first year back in the turkey woods quite the hiatus. I'm going to take out the old Winchester 1300 "Turkey" with the springtime camo laminate stocks. In fact I just receieved a new Weaver scope base for her, and I'm trying to decide on a scope, before I run her out and load test her. I have two chokes, a .640" Carlsons and a .655 Jellyhead. I'm gonna try some Winchester XD Longbeard #6 and maybe the new Federal #7 super dense hevishot. Anyone have any other load suggestions with those two chokes? "Ignorance is acceptable, because you can remedy it with knowledge and research. Stupidity is when you guard your ignorance." Ted Nugent "Idolizing a politician is like believing the stripper really likes you."

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13556009 02/12/19 Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 7,756 SW Virginia V VaHillbilly Campfire Outfitter VaHillbilly Campfire Outfitter V Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 7,756 SW Virginia I will carry My old faithfull camo Browning A5 3.5" with 26" barrel or a Benelli SBE 2 with 24" barrel i bought last NIB Summer 👍.......Hb

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13563892 02/14/19 Joined: Oct 2015 Posts: 670 Alaska-NM-AL 450Fuller Campfire Regular 450Fuller Campfire Regular Joined: Oct 2015 Posts: 670 Alaska-NM-AL Either a 1920s AH Fox SuperFox or an LC Smith Long Range. Both are 3in doubles. The double shotgun allows you to shoot bismuth or tungsten No 5 or 4s-maybe even combination sized shotshells, and make an instant selection possible with a double trigger-depending on range. They always come in close to see the engraving on the older double graded guns....... "The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena-not the critic"-T. Roosevelt There are no atheists in fox holes or in the open doors of a para's aircraft.....

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13564228 02/15/19 Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 21,771 Clinging to our God and Guns Dillonbuck Campfire Ranger Dillonbuck Campfire Ranger Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 21,771 Clinging to our God and Guns 870 Turkey Express Forcing cone lengthened and polished, Kicks .665 choke. Red dot scope.in D&T Weavers. Parents who say they have good kids..Usually don't!

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13566459 02/15/19 Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 62 Ft Worth, TX Y yukon_delta Campfire Greenhorn yukon_delta Campfire Greenhorn Y Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 62 Ft Worth, TX I go back and forth between a Weatherby SA-459 20 gauge turkey model with red dot shooting TSS...a Browning Gold 10 gauge with red dot and Black Diamond turkey choke shooting TSS, and a 70's vintage Beretta 10 gauge double. Between the 3 guns, they took 15 birds in 9 states last season. The Weatherby 20 gauge with TSS took 2 with 1 shot at 50 yards...the 10 gauge TSS crushed everything (not even a kick afterwards)...and the Beretta double was just fun to hunt with and saved my bacon on the only bird that needed 2 shots. I can't wait to get going again this spring. If you haven't tried TSS, do yourself a favor and see what it can do.

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13568446 02/16/19 Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 5,677 KY A auk1124 Campfire Tracker auk1124 Campfire Tracker A Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 5,677 KY Probably an 870 Express 12 gauge with saddle mount and Tasco World Class 1.5-4.5 scope, but if I feel like going simple and light weight, I may take an old Iver Johnson Champion single shot 20 gauge just for giggles. I love that old Iver Johnson. Light as a feather and very handy.

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? auk1124 #13568593 02/16/19 Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 12,359 VA kid0917 Campfire Outfitter kid0917 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 12,359 VA I like the looks of those old Champions. Cool that they say "...and Cycle Works" on them

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13568683 02/16/19 Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 8,283 Northern USA P pete53 Campfire Outfitter pete53 Campfire Outfitter P Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 8,283 Northern USA i got a over-under 22k-hornet/12 gauge weatherby with a 6 x leupold scope LIFE NRA , we vote Red up here, Norseman

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? kid0917 #13568774 02/16/19 Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 5,677 KY A auk1124 Campfire Tracker auk1124 Campfire Tracker A Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 5,677 KY Originally Posted by kid0917 I like the looks of those old Champions. Cool that they say "...and Cycle Works" on them If you can find one that hasn't been shot to pieces or rusted out, they are pretty sweet. Nice tight factory chokes, light weight, good pointers. The hard rubber recoil plates suck and are crumbly, but a slip on decelerator pad solves that problem. For cheap pawn shop scores, they are worth taking a look at.

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13570262 02/16/19 Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,200 W. Pa. B basdjs Campfire Regular basdjs Campfire Regular B Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,200 W. Pa. Depending on where I'm hunting, either a Browning BPS Upland Special 12 ga. 22" barrel or Franchi Affinity 20 ga. 26" barrel. Heavyweight 7 or TSS #9 loads in most cases. MagBlend if I expect the shot to be really close.

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13571154 02/16/19 Joined: Jan 2019 Posts: 308 S.E.Louisiana R Roystu Campfire Member Roystu Campfire Member R Joined: Jan 2019 Posts: 308 S.E.Louisiana SBE2 12 with jelly head . Win Long beard 3.5 #4s

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13571543 02/17/19 Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 671 B blacktailbuster Campfire Regular blacktailbuster Campfire Regular B Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 671 870 shooting 3 inch federal #9 tss with a jebs .650.

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13571732 02/17/19 Joined: May 2018 Posts: 15 D DShredder New Member DShredder New Member D Joined: May 2018 Posts: 15 This is an intriguing thread! For the fourth year, my daughter and I will be sitting together and she’ll be carrying her grandmothers customized 12 gauge Remington 870. Includes red dot, adjustable stock and cameo foreend. Being 14, she will still use Remington pheasant loads in #5 2 3/4 inch shells. Starting at age 11 she has harvested a jake, Boss Tom of the property, and last year a double bearded Tom, respectively. The last two were both giant birds! As for me, not sure what I’m shooting this year! We normally don’t get the same season but I am motivated by this post and now have thoughts to pick up an 870 in 16 gauge and customize it to add to the collection!

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13576934 02/18/19 Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 2,061 North Mississippi NMSSHOOTER Campfire Regular NMSSHOOTER Campfire Regular Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 2,061 North Mississippi Same as the last couple years. The picture shows the saddle mount and gobble stopper red dot but I had it drilled and tapped Nd added a Burris ff3 to it before season last year. I like this setup a lot better as it allows me to get down on the gun properly being mounted lower. I shoot a 555 ic choke I will be shooting the #9 tss LIl Hammer hamdloads Also have a sx3 that I run a ic 560 choke or a jelly head maximum. I don’t use it much as it has a 26” barrel and the 1187 has a 21” and easier to carry. Side note, that’s my Daddy with it there and his first turkey, best hunt of the year!!! "If you got it, you got it!" In memory of Pops, gone but never forgotten

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13609463 02/27/19 Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 45,017 Clarksville, TN R renegade50 Campfire 'Bwana renegade50 Campfire 'Bwana R Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 45,017 Clarksville, TN 835, Rhino .670, tru glo pro series sights, limb saver pad. 16 oz of fishing sinkers and Wally world bags stuffed in buttstock. Polished out barrel 3.5 Longbeard #6 Throws 265 -275 into 10" at 40 yds.

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13646664 03/11/19 Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,816 South Dakota B BKinSD Campfire Regular BKinSD Campfire Regular B Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,816 South Dakota I'm shopping for a .410 and planning to use TSS #9's. Sounds like a fun deal to me. The only .410 I have is a 2.5" Mossberg single shot and they don't put TSS in that shell yet. Darn, another reason to buy a new shotgun. "Miss Jean Louise, stand up. Your father's passin.'"

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13648541 03/12/19 Joined: Jan 2019 Posts: 308 S.E.Louisiana R Roystu Campfire Member Roystu Campfire Member R Joined: Jan 2019 Posts: 308 S.E.Louisiana SBE2 with Jellyhead shooting 3.5 Longbeard 4's

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13649336 03/12/19 Joined: Oct 2016 Posts: 688 SW Missouri W wagner Campfire Regular wagner Campfire Regular W Joined: Oct 2016 Posts: 688 SW Missouri I posted a pic earlier in the thread, but now I completed the gun. Dressed it up with a sig Romeo4h. Ended up going with an Indian Creek .555. Ammo delivery today! Are you part of the problem or part of the solution?

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13649392 03/12/19 Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 942 North Carolina CWT Campfire Regular CWT Campfire Regular Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 942 North Carolina Old Benelli M1 super 90 ( H&K ) 24 " barrel, Williams Fire Sight, special made Pure Gold .655 choke and old Hevi Shot ( White shells ) #6 shot. Bought a case of those years ago and should last me most of my life Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms should be a convenience store; not a government agency.

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13665382 03/17/19 Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 17,105 George_De_Vries_3rd Campfire Ranger George_De_Vries_3rd Campfire Ranger Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 17,105 No turkey-tactical gun for me. I’ll probably just use my Beretta 471 20 ga SxS. If my gun is any indicator, the difference maker for about any 20 is this load below if you can find them. My SxS is choked IC/IM and has “out-patterned” at 40 yds. my Benelli 12 with an extra tight turkey choke and quite a number of run-of-the-Mill 3” 12 ga turkey loads. If you can’t read the numbers below, that is 1 1/2 oz @ 1100 fps! And this is not lead; it’s even denser. It’s by far the most potent 20 ga load I’ve run across.

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13703795 03/31/19 Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,542 T thumbcocker Campfire Regular thumbcocker Campfire Regular T Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,542 1990's 870 express 12 gauge. Shot a gobbler last year. When I jacked the empty out it was a Remington express no. 4. Shot that gobbler at 52 steps. I hadn't intended on using that ammo. Loading in the dark, I just put in what was in my pocket.

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13706840 04/01/19 Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 12,619 A Quieter Place S shootem Campfire Outfitter shootem Campfire Outfitter S Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 12,619 A Quieter Place Pretty sure it'll be my old BPS 10 gauge. 24" barrel with a Browning factory extended extra full or something like that. Cartridges most likely will be some old Remington 2 1/4 oz #4 or some not quite as old Winchester 2 1/4 oz #5. Had it Pro Ported and put some Williams open sights on it pretty soon after buying it. Bought a Franchi Affinity a few years back to go lighter weight but never got around to hunting it. Got it for sale in the Classifieds right now. That danged old BPS just won't lay down and everything shot with it died quickly. If not the 10 then an old A5 standard weight 12 ga 30" barreled full choke made pre-1950 IIRC. I've only killed one with it so maybe it needs to get out more. “When Tyranny becomes Law, Rebellion becomes Duty” Colossians 3:17 (New King James Version) "And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him."

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13707687 04/02/19 Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 9,096 New Mexico prairie dog shooter Campfire Outfitter prairie dog shooter Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 9,096 New Mexico Or perhaps this one. I've grown to like it recently. Last edited by prairie dog shooter; 04/02/19. "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Edmund Burke 1795 "Give me liberty or give me death" Patrick Henry 1775

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13719589 04/06/19 Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 953 cas6969 Campfire Regular cas6969 Campfire Regular Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 953 I alternate between my NEF Single 10ga And my stubby Benelli SBE (which doubles as a backup gun for shotgun and 3 gun matches, hence the tube).

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13719767 04/06/19 Joined: Nov 2016 Posts: 81 Lake County, CA R Retiredmech Campfire Greenhorn Retiredmech Campfire Greenhorn R Joined: Nov 2016 Posts: 81 Lake County, CA Ithaca Model 51 Magnum. Bought at JCPenny in '72. Funny when you think about it. Back then you could go to JCPenny and by a gun, get a bowling ball drilled, and get a tennis racket strung.

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13722552 04/07/19 Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 3,999 ON & NB olgrouser Campfire Tracker olgrouser Campfire Tracker Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 3,999 ON & NB Winchester 1300 Black Shadow with rifle sights and an Undertaker choke tube: "Rhetoric is no substitute for reality." -Thomas Sowell

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? CWT #13723327 04/08/19 Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 29,383 O Oldelkhunter Campfire Ranger Oldelkhunter Campfire Ranger O Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 29,383 Originally Posted by CWT Old Benelli M1 super 90 ( H&K ) 24 " barrel, Williams Fire Sight, special made Pure Gold .655 choke and old Hevi Shot ( White shells ) #6 shot. Bought a case of those years ago and should last me most of my life I have the same exact gun

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13723911 04/08/19 Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 942 North Carolina CWT Campfire Regular CWT Campfire Regular Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 942 North Carolina It has been a good gun, that's for sure. Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms should be a convenience store; not a government agency.

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? CWT #13723920 04/08/19 Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 29,383 O Oldelkhunter Campfire Ranger Oldelkhunter Campfire Ranger O Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 29,383 Originally Posted by CWT It has been a good gun, that's for sure. I bought an M2 a few years ago and got rid of it in short order, I can shoot better with the M1. I don't know why

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13723926 04/08/19 Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 24,520 Bozeman, MT shrapnel Campfire Ranger shrapnel Campfire Ranger Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 24,520 Bozeman, MT I like to mix it up from old to new and back...

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? Oldelkhunter #13724072 04/08/19 Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 942 North Carolina CWT Campfire Regular CWT Campfire Regular Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 942 North Carolina Originally Posted by Oldelkhunter Originally Posted by CWT Old Benelli M1 super 90 ( H&K ) 24 " barrel, Williams Fire Sight, special made Pure Gold .655 choke and old Hevi Shot ( White shells ) #6 shot. Bought a case of those years ago and should last me most of my life I have the same exact gun Sort of a funny story, at least to me. I bought that gun years ago from Duncan Gun Shop in N.Wilkesboro. I had bought several guns from Mark in the past I went up there to buy an 1187. I walked in and said I want a 12 gauge 1187 with a 26 inch barrel. The guy that helped me ( can't remember his name ) was very knowledgeable and he said " no you don't ". I said yes I do. He said no you don't, this is what you want and brought out the black gun. I had never seen a Benelli or even heard of one as I think H&K had not been importing them long. He started cycling shells, reloading and doing all kinds of stuff really fast. He must have been some sort of competition speed shooter or something. I said that's all great but I want a wood stocked gun not a plastic one. He said no you don't. You want this gun. He grabbed an 1187 and took it, me the Benelli and a box of shells out back. He did more speed loading and shooting ( impressive actually ) and I shot a few times and we came back inside. I said you sold me I'll take it in a 26 inch barrel. He said you don't want that you want a 24" barrell. After some more back and forth I ended up with what he wanted me to have and I'm glad I listened. Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms should be a convenience store; not a government agency.

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13724127 04/08/19 Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 166 S Savage99F358 Campfire Member Savage99F358 Campfire Member S Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 166 Back in the 90s I hunted with a Benelli Super Black Eagle, but no more, that gun is gone! I have a lot of fun hunting turkeys with a few different shotguns that I really enjoy shooting, but I'll start with this Remington 1894 .... or maybe my Remington 1893 B grade 28 gauge, made in 1893 ... decisions, decisions ........ Savage99F358 Last edited by Savage99F358; 04/08/19.

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? CWT #13724295 04/08/19 Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 29,383 O Oldelkhunter Campfire Ranger Oldelkhunter Campfire Ranger O Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 29,383 Originally Posted by CWT Originally Posted by Oldelkhunter Originally Posted by CWT Old Benelli M1 super 90 ( H&K ) 24 " barrel, Williams Fire Sight, special made Pure Gold .655 choke and old Hevi Shot ( White shells ) #6 shot. Bought a case of those years ago and should last me most of my life I have the same exact gun Sort of a funny story, at least to me. I bought that gun years ago from Duncan Gun Shop in N.Wilkesboro. I had bought several guns from Mark in the past I went up there to buy an 1187. I walked in and said I want a 12 gauge 1187 with a 26 inch barrel. The guy that helped me ( can't remember his name ) was very knowledgeable and he said " no you don't ". I said yes I do. He said no you don't, this is what you want and brought out the black gun. I had never seen a Benelli or even heard of one as I think H&K had not been importing them long. He started cycling shells, reloading and doing all kinds of stuff really fast. He must have been some sort of competition speed shooter or something. I said that's all great but I want a wood stocked gun not a plastic one. He said no you don't. You want this gun. He grabbed an 1187 and took it, me the Benelli and a box of shells out back. He did more speed loading and shooting ( impressive actually ) and I shot a few times and we came back inside. I said you sold me I'll take it in a 26 inch barrel. He said you don't want that you want a 24" barrell. After some more back and forth I ended up with what he wanted me to have and I'm glad I listened. Very familiar with the store I have $pent some money there in the past as well as E&D's

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13726512 04/09/19 Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 1,989 england ar L lightman Campfire Regular lightman Campfire Regular L Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 1,989 england ar I'll be taking my Benelli SBE11. The same gun I Duck hunt with. lightman

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? CWT #13727175 04/09/19 Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 17,105 George_De_Vries_3rd Campfire Ranger George_De_Vries_3rd Campfire Ranger Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 17,105 20 ga Benelli Ultralight; 30 yds. Fed Heavyweight 1 1/2 oz. After 1 1/2 hours cold calling this morning. 23 lb Eastern. No red dot, scope; no camo-. Just not moving. Mod choke. nearest bbva compass bank

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? George_De_Vries_3rd #13728341 04/10/19 Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 29,383 O Oldelkhunter Campfire Ranger Oldelkhunter Campfire Ranger O Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 29,383 Originally Posted by George_De_Vries_3rd 20 ga Benelli Ultralight; 30 yds. Fed Heavyweight 1 1/2 oz. After 1 1/2 hours cold calling this morning. 23 lb Eastern. No red dot, scope; no camo-. Just not moving. Mod choke. nearest bbva compass bank I have 2 friends in Alabama who own quite a bit of property and like turkey hunting more then deer hunting. I asked one of them last year what type of ammo he liked best. His answer was either the red or green shells that are in his pocket at the time.

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? Oldelkhunter #13728434 04/10/19 Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 17,105 George_De_Vries_3rd Campfire Ranger George_De_Vries_3rd Campfire Ranger Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 17,105 It’s always first and foremost about “the Indian” isn’t it...😉 And, for “you watchers,” that’s not racist; it’s a saying.. 😉

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? CWT #13729889 04/10/19 Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 9,908 10,000 H humdinger Campfire Outfitter humdinger Campfire Outfitter H Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 9,908 10,000 Originally Posted by CWT Old Benelli M1 super 90 ( H&K ) 24 " barrel, Williams Fire Sight, special made Pure Gold .655 choke and old Hevi Shot ( White shells ) #6 shot. Bought a case of those years ago and should last me most of my life I just saw one of these on the used rack for about $600....hmmmm... now im tempted to go back and look at it again Other than that, How was the show Mrs. Lincoln?

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13730166 04/10/19 Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 7,164 MT J Just a Hunter Campfire Tracker Just a Hunter Campfire Tracker J Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 7,164 MT If I am able to go it will be a Browning 10 ga.

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13730300 04/10/19 Joined: May 2010 Posts: 1,411 Oklahoma M mike_e_miller Campfire Regular mike_e_miller Campfire Regular M Joined: May 2010 Posts: 1,411 Oklahoma An old Remington 1100 in 12 gauge that I have had for 40 years, 2 3/4 chamber.

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13730934 04/11/19 Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 4,587 Northern Ca S sidepass Campfire Tracker sidepass Campfire Tracker S Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 4,587 Northern Ca Beretta 391 Urika 12 gauge, Never take life to seriously, after all ,no one gets out of it alive.

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13731507 04/11/19 Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 4,475 NC - work / SC - play S ShortMagFan Campfire Tracker ShortMagFan Campfire Tracker S Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 4,475 NC - work / SC - play SBE2 with Burris Fastfire when i'm alone. When my 13 year old son is with me its an M2 20ga with Burris Fastfire.

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13733234 04/11/19 Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 12,619 A Quieter Place S shootem Campfire Outfitter shootem Campfire Outfitter S Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 12,619 A Quieter Place Replied earlier that I would be carrying as #1 my BPS 10 gauge. Today I was out shooting some Ithaca Model 66 .410 at the anticipated range of 25 yds with Fiochi #8 as a sight check for Federal TSS #9 my wife will be using along with some 20 ga Mossberg 500 Yout model using 2 3/4" low brass 1 oz #6 and #7 1/2. Also sent one round of 20 ga Rem 3" 1 1/4 oz copper plated #6 down range. These at 25 and 30 yards. All would kill a turkey at the max tested range of 30 yds. Then I decided to make sure my 10 gauge BPS was still on with the Williams rib mounted open sights. At 50 yards with a Browning X-full extended choke using a turkey neck target the #4 Remington were iffy. I then tried a shot with Federal 2 1/4oz (pre FliteControl) #6 copper plated. Dead turkey. And dead shoulder. That second 3 1/2" 2 1/4 oz load literally struck a nerve with me. Decided I'm not really that displeased with any gobbler on earth so as to voluntarily shoot him with a load developing elephant rifle recoil numbers. Weapon plans have changed. Now it's an old A5 Browning 12 ga 2 3/4" with 30" full choke barrel I'll be carrying on day one. Load will be either Winchester 1 1/2 oz 2 3/4 inch #6 or Federal FliteControl 1 1/2 oz #4. Next year I plan on going with a gas operated 12 gauge 3" or 3 1/2". “When Tyranny becomes Law, Rebellion becomes Duty” Colossians 3:17 (New King James Version) "And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him."

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13733569 04/12/19 Joined: Nov 2015 Posts: 19,204 The Pennyrile of Kentucky JamesJr Campfire Ranger JamesJr Campfire Ranger Joined: Nov 2015 Posts: 19,204 The Pennyrile of Kentucky I've been shooting an 870 Youth model for the past few years. It's set up with a Weaver shotgun scope in a saddle mount, and a Carlson .568 Longbeard choke. I'm shooting Longbeard 5's. It's been a good shooting little rig. I checked the zero the other day, and fired the usual nice tight pattern. Shot again a second time just to make sure, and the pattern was almost a foot to the right. Shot again, same thing. Adjusted the scope, shot again, and no change. Long story short.......I've checked the mount and the scope, everything is tight, crosshairs moving when I adjust them, have shot again, and pattern is still to the right, no matter how much I adjust the scope. Never had anything like it. I'll probably fall back on "Old Faithful", my original turkey gun.....a Winchester 1300 12 gauge Turkey model. It'll pattern 3 inch Winchester 5's better than anything I've ever shot. I just like carrying the 20's, but to be honest, the 1300 is a better turkey killer.

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13735626 04/12/19 Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 13,401 Hoosierland, Indiana Kimber7man Campfire Outfitter Kimber7man Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 13,401 Hoosierland, Indiana 870 compact camo 20 gauge, Rem factory super full, aimpoint 9000SC, fed HW #7’s. 6 lbs, run and gun, beat the piss out of it, and still kills a bird anywhere under 50 yards (maybe more but I haven’t stretched it). If I didn’t have this,I’d buy the special 870 20 gauge that shortactionsmoker has for sale at Whittaker’s. “There are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot.” ALDO LEOPOLD

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13772096 04/25/19 Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 695 South Carolina C crsides Campfire Regular crsides Campfire Regular C Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 695 South Carolina Baker Gun Co. Batavia Special. It shoots where I look. Charlie

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13772414 04/26/19 Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 6,284 Downeast NC Odessa Campfire Tracker Odessa Campfire Tracker Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 6,284 Downeast NC Got a Gobbler last week with my 12 GA Browning Gold Hunter and Hevi-Shot Magnum Blends. One of the sanest, surest, and most generous joys of life comes from being happy over the good fortune of others. Archibald Rutledge

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JamesJr #13772455 04/26/19 Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 3,003 U urbaneruralite Campfire Tracker urbaneruralite Campfire Tracker U Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 3,003 Originally Posted by JamesJr I've been shooting an 870 Youth model for the past few years. It's set up with a Weaver shotgun scope in a saddle mount, and a Carlson .568 Longbeard choke. I'm shooting Longbeard 5's. It's been a good shooting little rig. I checked the zero the other day, and fired the usual nice tight pattern. Shot again a second time just to make sure, and the pattern was almost a foot to the right. Shot again, same thing. Adjusted the scope, shot again, and no change. Long story short.......I've checked the mount and the scope, everything is tight, crosshairs moving when I adjust them, have shot again, and pattern is still to the right, no matter how much I adjust the scope. Never had anything like it. I'll probably fall back on "Old Faithful", my original turkey gun.....a Winchester 1300 12 gauge Turkey model. It'll pattern 3 inch Winchester 5's better than anything I've ever shot. I just like carrying the 20's, but to be honest, the 1300 is a better turkey killer. That's not unusual. A red dot mounted directly to the barrel and not removing the barrel after sighting in is one solution. Living in a world of G17s and 700s, wishing for P7s and 202s

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13772908 04/26/19 Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 3,206 CT B Bill_N Campfire Tracker Bill_N Campfire Tracker B Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 3,206 CT Remington 870 12 Ga Magnum with a rifle sighted barrel and Indian Creek choke. My wife won it at a DU banquet in the early 90's.. Last edited by Bill_N; 04/26/19. Affordable Sportfishing Charters and Cruises out of Noank CT - https://www.rowdygirlcharters.com/

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13778806 04/28/19 Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 17,098 G gitem_12 Campfire Ranger gitem_12 Campfire Ranger G Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 17,098 Couple years ago I bought one of the camo 870s with the surshot stock. Put a red dot on it, had the barrel polished and spent a lot of time patterning it so far it's account for 7 birds with 3.5 inch #5 longbeard The government plans these shootings by targeting kids from kindergarten that the government thinks they can control with drugs until the appropriate time--DerbyDude Whatever. Tell the oompa loompa's hey for me. [/quote]. LtPPowell

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13783285 04/30/19 Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 839 Nebraska N NEBHUNTER Campfire Regular NEBHUNTER Campfire Regular N Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 839 Nebraska Used my Dad's Old Marlin Bolt action .410. Killed one 19lb and one 25lb with #9 TSS.

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13792603 05/04/19 Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 2,241 CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE 3 35 Campfire Regular 35 Campfire Regular 3 Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 2,241 CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE Franchi Affinity 20 ga., Truloc choke, TSS #9`s. Last edited by 35; 05/04/19.

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13793452 05/04/19 Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 8,780 WNY L Lawdwaz Campfire Outfitter Lawdwaz Campfire Outfitter L Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 8,780 WNY Benelli SBE with Burris FF3 (that bird is from last May. Maybe I can post one this time tomorrow............

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13799611 05/07/19 Joined: Nov 2015 Posts: 573 Michigan Longhunter_1 Campfire Regular Longhunter_1 Campfire Regular Joined: Nov 2015 Posts: 573 Michigan Custom 16ga smoothbore flintlock

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13801015 05/07/19 Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 2,241 CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE 3 35 Campfire Regular 35 Campfire Regular 3 Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 2,241 CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE Very Cool !! How long is the barrel on your 16 ga. ? I was thinking about going old school with a model 12 Last edited by 35; 05/07/19.

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13806683 05/09/19 Joined: Nov 2015 Posts: 573 Michigan Longhunter_1 Campfire Regular Longhunter_1 Campfire Regular Joined: Nov 2015 Posts: 573 Michigan It's 46" Cylinder bore

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13808020 05/10/19 Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 2,241 CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE 3 35 Campfire Regular 35 Campfire Regular 3 Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 2,241 CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE Holy cow! How heavy a load are you using ?

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13820767 05/14/19 Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 2,076 Western NY S scotts94_z28 Campfire Regular scotts94_z28 Campfire Regular S Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 2,076 Western NY Been using Benelli M2’s this year one in 12 gauge and one in 20 gauge.

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13824669 05/16/19 Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 24,638 Midwest SKane Campfire Ranger SKane Campfire Ranger Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 24,638 Midwest SBE II w/Rhino Nitro choke WWP53D

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13825898 05/16/19 Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 4,373 Portland, Ore D Dancing Bear Campfire Tracker Dancing Bear Campfire Tracker D Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 4,373 Portland, Ore I usually use my M87 Ithaca 12 gauge DU Model with a 26" barrel and Williams Firesight add on sights. The laminated stocks were changed to synthetic several years ago. It has a full choke in it and I use 5's or 6's. I also have a turkey barrel for the M87 with a Turkey choke also but never seem to bother to put it on.

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13826190 05/16/19 Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 17,775 Wyoming W WyoCoyoteHunter Campfire Ranger WyoCoyoteHunter Campfire Ranger W Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 17,775 Wyoming Model 12 Heavy Duck.. Solid rib Fed. 3" 5's.. Did a number on an old bird.. Molon Labe

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13826513 05/16/19 Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 7,197 K keith Campfire Tracker keith Campfire Tracker K Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 7,197 I use a Very soft shooting gun, a Beretta 391 Optima with the kick off system. Wish I had a dozen of them.

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13827158 05/17/19 Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 10,489 Western NY State 22250rem Campfire Outfitter 22250rem Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 10,489 Western NY State 18 yrs. ago got a great deal on a camo Mossberg 500A 12 ga. from a guy getting divorced. Drilled & tapped with screw in chokes. Put on a 2.5x Leupold , screwed in an extra full choke tube and I'm good to go.

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #13828269 05/17/19 Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 150 E ewms Campfire Member ewms Campfire Member E Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 150 12ga, ~ 1952 Wingmaster, front bead, mod choke, 2 3/4, #6 Hevi or Express shot.

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #14164093 09/29/19 Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 151,160 Texas hanco Campfire Savant hanco Campfire Savant Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 151,160 Texas Browning A-500

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #14166003 09/30/19 Joined: Sep 2019 Posts: 2,081 Willamette Valley S SS336 Campfire Regular SS336 Campfire Regular S Joined: Sep 2019 Posts: 2,081 Willamette Valley Same as last... 391 sporting

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #14180476 10/05/19 Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 1,022 FloriDuh T Tico Campfire Regular Tico Campfire Regular T Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 1,022 FloriDuh Next year ill be using a browning bps in 410....

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #14262103 11/07/19 Joined: May 2011 Posts: 7,511 Idaho broomd Campfire Outfitter broomd Campfire Outfitter Joined: May 2011 Posts: 7,511 Idaho Great thread. I've been using my wife's youth Mossberg 500 20ga. for years. 3" #6's. Next Spring I'm planning on using a Rem 870 I picked up in 28 gauge. I gave $220 all-in for the gun in new condition. I only bought it out of '28' curiousity and it being a great buy. I don't think it's been fired. Going to try the TSS in #9 in that gun. Rumor is that load is a stone cold killa to 40 yards. Couple of birds...

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #14263550 11/07/19 Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 3,675 Southern Columbia County NY R Rug3 Campfire Tracker Rug3 Campfire Tracker R Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 3,675 Southern Columbia County NY Single shot 20ga TC Encore. It's getting a hair cut this year by shortening the barrel from 26 to 20 inches, Leupold M8 2.5X Compact scope, Fed #7 Hevi Shot, Undertaker choke. Last edited by Rug3; 11/07/19. BE STRONG IN THE LORD, AND IN HIS MIGHTY POWER. ~ Ephesians 6:10 Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery. --Winston Churchill

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #14263849 11/08/19 Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 17,775 Wyoming W WyoCoyoteHunter Campfire Ranger WyoCoyoteHunter Campfire Ranger W Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 17,775 Wyoming Killed mine this fall while pheasant hunting.. 870 with a mod. Choke and Federal 3 1/4-1 1/4-6’s.. Molon Labe

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? WyoCoyoteHunter #14268622 11/10/19 Joined: Nov 2017 Posts: 3,708 Bark River,Michigan S stevevan1 Campfire Tracker stevevan1 Campfire Tracker S Joined: Nov 2017 Posts: 3,708 Bark River,Michigan Belgian Browning A5 which was my fathers.

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #14273653 11/11/19 Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 3,966 GRIZZ Campfire Tracker GRIZZ Campfire Tracker Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 3,966 Not interested in hunting turkey don't even know if there is a huntable population in these parts. I do find this thread interesting looking for ideas for a rig for close coyote work. Grizz Coyotes shot no waiting.

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #14282270 11/15/19 Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 4,224 Misery R Rustyzipper Campfire Tracker Rustyzipper Campfire Tracker R Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 4,224 Misery I may use the new to me BPS10. Plan on an RMR mounted. That means I have until Spring 2020 to get it back and practice with it. If not, I have an old single shot 10 that a PO installed a piece of 7/8" all thread in the buttstock over the stock bolt. A poor man's recoil reducer. Will shorten the LOP before hand. Be safe and Be Well, Rustyzipper. Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy. Its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery. Winston Churchill.

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #14349509 12/07/19 Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 993 WV T Timbo Campfire Regular Timbo Campfire Regular T Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 993 WV I retired my old Remington 11/87 this year. Next season I plan to use my Remington V3 with a reflex sight.

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #14352988 12/08/19 Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 4,298 Central Missouri, USA Crappie_Killer Campfire Tracker Crappie_Killer Campfire Tracker Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 4,298 Central Missouri, USA No offense Timbo but anyone that says old and 11/87 in the same sentence makes me feel really old. CK

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? Crappie_Killer #14354577 12/09/19 Joined: Sep 2017 Posts: 665 G Girlhunter Campfire Regular Girlhunter Campfire Regular G Joined: Sep 2017 Posts: 665 Originally Posted by Crappie_Killer No offense Timbo but anyone that says old and 11/87 in the same sentence makes me feel really old. Right 'If you say the parent you were most afraid when you were a kid was your dad, you grew up in the city.'

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? Rug3 #14374217 12/15/19 Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 3,675 Southern Columbia County NY R Rug3 Campfire Tracker Rug3 Campfire Tracker R Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 3,675 Southern Columbia County NY Originally Posted by Rug3 Single shot 20ga TC Encore. It's getting a hair cut this year by shortening the barrel from 26 to 20 inches, Leupold M8 2.5X Compact scope, Fed #7 Hevi Shot, Undertaker choke. Just got the barrel back from Gunsmith. 20 inches + choke. Haven't shot it yet. Sure is quick, handy, Just what these old bones need. Like it! 26 inches of barrel was waaaay too long. Last edited by Rug3; 12/15/19. BE STRONG IN THE LORD, AND IN HIS MIGHTY POWER. ~ Ephesians 6:10 Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery. --Winston Churchill

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? Timbo #14374363 12/15/19 Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 18,902 Missouri 1 10gaugemag Campfire Ranger 10gaugemag Campfire Ranger 1 Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 18,902 Missouri Originally Posted by Timbo I retired my old Remington 11/87 this year. Next season I plan to use my Remington V3 with a reflex sight. Never seen an "old" 11-87!! Remember very well when these came out. The last time that bear ate a lawyer he had the runs for 33 days!

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #14375170 12/15/19 Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 3,675 Southern Columbia County NY R Rug3 Campfire Tracker Rug3 Campfire Tracker R Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 3,675 Southern Columbia County NY Originally Posted by 10gaugemag Originally Posted by Timbo I retired my old Remington 11/87 this year. Next season I plan to use my Remington V3 with a reflex sight. Never seen an "old" 11-87!! Remember very well when these came out. Yeah, I think the 87 portion in 11-87 designates the year 1987. For this 80 yr old that's practically a brand new introduction. Nothing old about that. : -) At most it'll be a 32 year old. BE STRONG IN THE LORD, AND IN HIS MIGHTY POWER. ~ Ephesians 6:10 Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery. --Winston Churchill

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #14383884 12/18/19 Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 17,818 Armpit of midwest H hookeye Campfire Ranger hookeye Campfire Ranger H Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 17,818 Armpit of midwest I have an 1100 sp w a 26" steel shot Remchoke bbl. It is my backup gun . My primary is an 870 Express Supermag 23". The 1100 was for geese but i haven't hunted them for twenty yrs. Did take the 1100 out one day, run n gun. Next day took the lighter 870 LOL

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #14384700 12/18/19 Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 5,834 To Close to Milwaukee; To Far ... WiFowler Campfire Tracker WiFowler Campfire Tracker Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 5,834 To Close to Milwaukee; To Far ... It'll be a toss-up this year. Stoeger 3020 with Rhino .575 and Nitro Ray's #7s, or the TriStar Viper G2 .410, Comp-n-Choke .385 and Federal TSS #9s. All boils down to where I see birds and how close I figure I can get them to come in. I never thought I'd grow up to be a grumpy old man, but I did, and I'm killin' it.

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #14390420 12/20/19 Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 8,659 back home in Potter Co. PA O old_willys Campfire Outfitter old_willys Campfire Outfitter O Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 8,659 back home in Potter Co. PA Today I picked up this years Turkey gun, a Savage Stevens 301 in 410 in bottomland camo, have never been bothered by recoil but wanted to try the 410 shooting Federal TSS's. Ted

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #14390811 12/20/19 Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 2,697 Texas R RGK Campfire Regular RGK Campfire Regular R Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 2,697 Texas Restocked Parker VH 12 GA with high base 6's. Modified & a tight full. Bob Last edited by RGK; 12/20/19.

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? RGK #14391968 12/21/19 Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 9,908 10,000 H humdinger Campfire Outfitter humdinger Campfire Outfitter H Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 9,908 10,000 Originally Posted by RGK Restocked Parker VH 12 GA with high base 6's. Modified & a tight full. Bob I've patterned my citori 725 with a turkey choke and its incredible, but too nice to take into a muddy turkey blind. I would have to wear a proper tweed jacket if I took that one turkey hunting. Very nice. Other than that, How was the show Mrs. Lincoln?

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #14412510 12/28/19 Joined: Nov 2018 Posts: 591 S Stilllearning Campfire Regular Stilllearning Campfire Regular S Joined: Nov 2018 Posts: 591 Same old boring 835 ultimag .

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #14418710 12/30/19 Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 7,197 K keith Campfire Tracker keith Campfire Tracker K Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 7,197 Beretta 391, 26", Kick Off system, one of the finest shotguns ever made...takes the kick out of heavy kicking shells.

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #14424955 01/01/20 Joined: Sep 2019 Posts: 2,081 Willamette Valley S SS336 Campfire Regular SS336 Campfire Regular S Joined: Sep 2019 Posts: 2,081 Willamette Valley Didn't do well last fall, but will use my 391 sporting again this spring. It's killed 4 turkeys and I think it's one of those lucky shotguns. I use the standard full choke and 3" Remington Nitro turkey loads, 5 shot. It patterns very well out to 40 yards. A little too pretty maybe but it works.

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? Rug3 #14425436 01/01/20 Joined: Dec 2019 Posts: 8 T TC_Hunter New Member TC_Hunter New Member T Joined: Dec 2019 Posts: 8 Originally Posted by Rug3 Single shot 20ga TC Encore. It's getting a hair cut this year by shortening the barrel from 26 to 20 inches, Leupold M8 2.5X Compact scope, Fed #7 Hevi Shot, Undertaker choke. I just ordered a blued VR 20 gauge barrel for this turkey season was going to try it out this year over my 12 gauge barrel. Any suggestions on ammo you have would be appreciated.

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #14432910 01/04/20 Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 4,224 Misery R Rustyzipper Campfire Tracker Rustyzipper Campfire Tracker R Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 4,224 Misery I don't think any of them are too pretty, as long as they are deadly. I have a sweet old Winchester model 12 with birdseye maple stock fitted to me. Also a single shot 10 gauge someone stuck a piece of 3/4" all thread in the butt stock bolt hole. Then the one I'm taking this year a BPS bought from a friend on the 'Fire. At 10 gauge and with screw in chokes I think it to be deadly enough. I found some moderate loads of #6. I think that was the best in my M-12 so I will go for that on 10 ga. turkeys. Be Well, Rustyzipper. Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy. Its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery. Winston Churchill.

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? Rustyzipper #14434904 01/04/20 Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 2,418 Shawangunkill River - NY C cooper57m Campfire Regular cooper57m Campfire Regular C Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 2,418 Shawangunkill River - NY Nothing too exciting for me: I use an 870 Wingmaster Magnum with a 26" barrel with a Hastings.665" choke and a Bushnell Trophy 1.75-4X scope with Circle X reticle. I hadn't turkey hunted for a few years and went out this past year (Spring '19) and shot a Tom using some old Rem Duplex (4X6) ammo. It was good being back out there and good to know that I can still call them in.

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #14470861 01/15/20 Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 149 Western WI T TraderVic Campfire Member TraderVic Campfire Member T Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 149 Western WI I use a 12 gauge BPS, 3" , Hastings extended super full choke. Turkey load is Winchester Long Beard 5's or 6's, most devestating turkey load I've ever used.

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #14478888 01/18/20 Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 6,284 Downeast NC Odessa Campfire Tracker Odessa Campfire Tracker Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 6,284 Downeast NC Same Browning Gold Hunter (12Ga, 3") I've used last three seasons. One of the sanest, surest, and most generous joys of life comes from being happy over the good fortune of others. Archibald Rutledge

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? Odessa #14479163 01/18/20 Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 9,908 10,000 H humdinger Campfire Outfitter humdinger Campfire Outfitter H Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 9,908 10,000 Originally Posted by Odessa Same Browning Gold Hunter (12Ga, 3") I've used last three seasons. Very nice, Is that your dedicated turkey gin and leave the sights on year round? barrel length? whose sights? Other than that, How was the show Mrs. Lincoln?

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #14479391 01/18/20 Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 6,284 Downeast NC Odessa Campfire Tracker Odessa Campfire Tracker Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 6,284 Downeast NC Thank you, yes that is now my dedicated turkey shotgun - has a matte finish on the steel and plastic stock. 26" barrel with Invector Plus threads. I use a .680 flush style Carlson's turkey choke tube in it with Hevi-Shot Magnum Blends. I put the aftermarket rifle style front/rear site on the rib about four years ago; they are marketed as Tru-Glo brand, didn't keep the receipt but they were around $45.00 with the tax. Last edited by Odessa; 01/18/20. One of the sanest, surest, and most generous joys of life comes from being happy over the good fortune of others. Archibald Rutledge

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #14480548 01/18/20 Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 18,902 Missouri 1 10gaugemag Campfire Ranger 10gaugemag Campfire Ranger 1 Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 18,902 Missouri Nothing wrong with the above rig. Still trying to get somebody to swap their 28" barrel for my 24" barrel. Prefer the longer barrels and never felt like the 24" gave me any advantages while turkey hunting. The last time that bear ate a lawyer he had the runs for 33 days!

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #14481302 01/18/20 Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 8,283 Northern USA P pete53 Campfire Outfitter pete53 Campfire Outfitter P Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 8,283 Northern USA i ordered a new Browning 10 ga. auto for late season goose hunting. LIFE NRA , we vote Red up here, Norseman

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #14496790 01/23/20 Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 1,026 M mikestaten Campfire Regular mikestaten Campfire Regular M Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 1,026 870 Super Mag with Carlson's Longbeard Choke and 3.5" Longbeard #5. However, I am more and more tempted to pickup a lightweight 20 gauge single shot. Unfortunately, the minimum size shot in my state is 7.5 so I won't be able to take advantage of the benefits of #9 TSS

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #14550984 02/07/20 Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 10,262 PA H Hubert Campfire Outfitter Hubert Campfire Outfitter H Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 10,262 PA Stevens 410 ga single shot is all I need...

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #14555762 02/09/20 Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 5,512 Roosted on a limb Yoder409 Campfire Tracker Yoder409 Campfire Tracker Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 5,512 Roosted on a limb Same 20 gauge single as last year Wollen nicht krank dein feind. Planen es.

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #14624516 03/02/20 Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 5,748 NE Illinois D DeanAnderson Campfire Tracker DeanAnderson Campfire Tracker D Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 5,748 NE Illinois I keep thinking about going to a 20ga., but haven't yet. Put this one together, patterns very nicely with my own loaded "turkey specials". Older Remington 870 Express 12ga., laminated stock, for 2 3/4" and 3" shells, 18 1/2" barrel that uses Invector, Win-Choke style choke tunes (found it on eBay) and a Burris FastFire mounted on a Burris SpeedBead. Nice compact shotgun! Last edited by DeanAnderson; 03/02/20. It isn't what happens to you that defines you, it's what you DO about what happens to you that defines you! NRA life member Illinois State Rifle Association member

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? DeanAnderson #14634111 03/05/20 Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 2,241 CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE 3 35 Campfire Regular 35 Campfire Regular 3 Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 2,241 CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE Originally Posted by DeanAnderson I keep thinking about going to a 20ga., but haven't yet. Put this one together, patterns very nicely with my own loaded "turkey specials". Older Remington 870 Express 12ga., laminated stock, for 2 3/4" and 3" shells, 18 1/2" barrel that uses Invector, Win-Choke style choke tunes (found it on eBay) and a Burris FastFire mounted on a Burris SpeedBead. Nice compact shotgun! Nice Turkey getter ! How do you like the Burris Fast Fire Burris Speed Bead combo ?

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #14634140 03/05/20 Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 8,283 Northern USA P pete53 Campfire Outfitter pete53 Campfire Outfitter P Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 8,283 Northern USA i am going to use my Ithaca auto 10 gauge i call moose dick just for fun. Grin LIFE NRA , we vote Red up here, Norseman

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? pete53 #14635419 03/06/20 Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 9,908 10,000 H humdinger Campfire Outfitter humdinger Campfire Outfitter H Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 9,908 10,000 Originally Posted by pete53 i am going to use my Ithaca auto 10 gauge i call moose dick just for fun. Grin Isnt that what Gerry Blair used to call his 10 gauge coyote gun? I had his book years ago.... Other than that, How was the show Mrs. Lincoln?

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #14635468 03/06/20 Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 28,752 West of the Blue Ridge Pappy348 Campfire Ranger Pappy348 Campfire Ranger Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 28,752 West of the Blue Ridge Ordered a Henry single-shot .410. Aready have the turkey choke tube and three boxes of TSS. What fresh Hell is this?

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #14636732 03/06/20 Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 4,298 Central Missouri, USA Crappie_Killer Campfire Tracker Crappie_Killer Campfire Tracker Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 4,298 Central Missouri, USA Plan on using either a a-5 16ga or a a-5 12ga 3” mag this year. Both are new to me and I want to give them a whirl. Last edited by Crappie_Killer; 03/06/20. CK

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? humdinger #14636891 03/06/20 Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 8,283 Northern USA P pete53 Campfire Outfitter pete53 Campfire Outfitter P Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 8,283 Northern USA Originally Posted by humdinger Originally Posted by pete53 i am going to use my Ithaca auto 10 gauge i call moose dick just for fun. Grin Isnt that what Gerry Blair used to call his 10 gauge coyote gun? I had his book years ago.... yep ! old BLAIR called his 10 gauge Moose dick . i decided to use this name too,i don`t think ole Gerry is hunt`n anymore ?so the name is available too use. Last edited by pete53; 03/07/20. LIFE NRA , we vote Red up here, Norseman

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #14637629 03/06/20 Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 5,748 NE Illinois D DeanAnderson Campfire Tracker DeanAnderson Campfire Tracker D Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 5,748 NE Illinois The SpeedBead works good so far. I like the height of it, don't need a raised comb stock. But, the proof is in the pudding, hunting Illinois and Wisconsin this spring. I'm in an Eastern rut! Going to have to do something about it! Smallest gauge we can us is a 20ga., no 28's or 410's. Nothing bigger than 10ga. too. Buddy's got an 8 bore he wants to use. Last edited by DeanAnderson; 03/06/20. It isn't what happens to you that defines you, it's what you DO about what happens to you that defines you! NRA life member Illinois State Rifle Association member

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #14638852 03/07/20 Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 8,283 Northern USA P pete53 Campfire Outfitter pete53 Campfire Outfitter P Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 8,283 Northern USA Minnesota just passed a law making 410`s legal for turkeys ! LIFE NRA , we vote Red up here, Norseman

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #14639829 03/07/20 Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 732 Alabama J Jwood1284 Campfire Regular Jwood1284 Campfire Regular J Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 732 Alabama I just purchased this mossy from a coworker. He won it at a clay shoot about 15yrs ago...it’s never been fired. I’ll be shooting longbeard XRs and have ordered the matching Carlson’s .660 choke to go with it. -JW

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #14640028 03/07/20 Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 430 WA. Slider1 Campfire Member Slider1 Campfire Member Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 430 WA. A Winchester 101. http://www.huntfishnw.com/MGalleryItem.php?id=1383 Last edited by Slider1; 03/07/20.

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #14640929 03/07/20 Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 27,692 Western NC hillbillybear Campfire Ranger hillbillybear Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 27,692 Western NC A Browning A-5 that was given to me by a dear friend. It was built in 1929 and has a 30 inch full choke barrel. High brass #6's will be the likely load. Member: Clan of the Turdlike People. Courage is Fear that has said its Prayers �If we ever forget that we are one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under.� Ronald Reagan.

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #14651009 03/11/20 Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 2,061 North Mississippi NMSSHOOTER Campfire Regular NMSSHOOTER Campfire Regular Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 2,061 North Mississippi 1187 21” barrel that I have been using. Leaupold hog 1-4x20 Lil hammer 1 5/8 handloads IC 562 choke "If you got it, you got it!" In memory of Pops, gone but never forgotten

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? Rug3 #14652815 03/11/20 Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 3,675 Southern Columbia County NY R Rug3 Campfire Tracker Rug3 Campfire Tracker R Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 3,675 Southern Columbia County NY Originally Posted by Rug3 Single shot 20ga TC Encore. It's getting a hair cut this year by shortening the barrel from 26 to 20 inches, Leupold M8 2.5X Compact scope, Fed #7 Hevi Shot, Undertaker choke. Also had Bellm do a trigger job, 2lb 4oz. SWEET! BE STRONG IN THE LORD, AND IN HIS MIGHTY POWER. ~ Ephesians 6:10 Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery. --Winston Churchill

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #14696247 03/23/20 Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 6,284 Downeast NC Odessa Campfire Tracker Odessa Campfire Tracker Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 6,284 Downeast NC Looks like I'll have more time to hunt this season. After I shoot one with my Browning Gold, I'll try to shoot another with this Benelli M-2, been three years since I used this shotgun on a Gobbler. No special sites on this one (my waterfowl shotgun) but it does have a Pure Gold .670 turkey tube for the Hevi-Shot. One of the sanest, surest, and most generous joys of life comes from being happy over the good fortune of others. Archibald Rutledge

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? Odessa #14696425 03/23/20 Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 9,908 10,000 H humdinger Campfire Outfitter humdinger Campfire Outfitter H Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 9,908 10,000 Originally Posted by Odessa Looks like I'll have more time to hunt this season. After I shoot one with my Browning Gold, I'll try to shoot another with this Benelli M-2, been three years since I used this shotgun on a Gobbler. No special sites on this one (my waterfowl shotgun) but it does have a Pure Gold .670 turkey tube for the Hevi-Shot. Nice Boid. Other than that, How was the show Mrs. Lincoln?

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #14697795 03/23/20 Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 2,752 St Clair Shores, MI Beretta_Shooter916 Campfire Regular Beretta_Shooter916 Campfire Regular Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 2,752 St Clair Shores, MI Mossberg 12 ga tactical turkey. Winchester 3" lead 5s. Carlson turkey choke. Weaver turkey scope. DON’T BE TOO PROUD OF THIS TECHNOLOGICAL TERROR YOU’VE CONSTRUCTED. THE ABILITY TO DESTROY A PLANET IS INSIGNIFICANT NEXT TO THE POWER OF THE FORCE. - Darth Vader

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #14698243 03/23/20 Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 18,075 GA, USA ready_on_the_right Campfire Ranger ready_on_the_right Campfire Ranger Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 18,075 GA, USA 23" turkey barreled 870 Super Magnum with WW 3.5" #6 lead and Rem Extra Full tube. Mike God, Family, and Country. NRA Endowment Member

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #14698886 03/24/20 Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 151,160 Texas hanco Campfire Savant hanco Campfire Savant Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 151,160 Texas I’m practicing with my bow. I would like to get a big Tom with my bow!

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #14702284 03/24/20 Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 6,284 Downeast NC Odessa Campfire Tracker Odessa Campfire Tracker Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 6,284 Downeast NC Thanks Humdinger. One of the sanest, surest, and most generous joys of life comes from being happy over the good fortune of others. Archibald Rutledge

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #14721846 03/29/20 Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 528 Opelika,AL A AU7MM08 Campfire Regular AU7MM08 Campfire Regular A Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 528 Opelika,AL Benelli M2 20ga with an Indian Creek .555 shooting Apex or Federal TSS. Stevens 301 410 with an Indian Creek .385 shooting Apex or Federal TSS.

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #14735421 04/02/20 Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 573 Cookeville,TN. USA rodeojoe Campfire Regular rodeojoe Campfire Regular Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 573 Cookeville,TN. USA Remington 11-87/ 12 ga. / rifle sights / 22" remchoke barrel with Remington straight rifled Turkey extended choke tube. Shooting 3" #5's I am just your average Joe.

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #14746722 04/05/20 Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 3,689 K Ky221 Campfire Tracker Ky221 Campfire Tracker K Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 3,689 Lots of nice guns in this thread. I was going to use my SXS 20, but I think I’ll use my predator shotgun which is the Franchi Affinity in Bottomland. Was getting really nice 40yard patterns with Winchester DoubleX 4s through my Carlsons coyote tube. I should also add that this will be my first year going after turkeys. I’ve hunted with buddies as an observer, I shot one my uncle called in for me as a kid. But that’s it. First time ever trying it on my own. Never really caught the bug or had the desire to go until now.

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #14748713 04/05/20 Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 11,271 North Carolina W wilkeshunter Campfire Outfitter wilkeshunter Campfire Outfitter W Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 11,271 North Carolina My typical typical turkey gun is a Stoeger M2000 12 gauge. It’s factory turkey choke is bad azz. Every few seasons I break out Grandpa’s Old Mossberg 500, with the Underaker choke. I shoot Wincheser 3” #5s in both.

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #14751933 04/06/20 Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 17,921 el Norte Tejas gonehuntin Campfire Ranger gonehuntin Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 17,921 el Norte Tejas An older Winchester 1300 w/TruGlo sights, and older (discontinued!) Federal Premium High Energy Turkey 3-inch shells (1 3/4 oz #5). "To compel a man to furnish funds for the propagation of ideas he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical." -- Thomas Jefferson We are all Rhodesians now.

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #14757423 04/07/20 Joined: May 2013 Posts: 214 Wisconsin 2 257bobber Campfire Member 257bobber Campfire Member 2 Joined: May 2013 Posts: 214 Wisconsin My son is using my BPS 410 with TSS and a Jebbs choke. He’s a lefty and likes to shoot my BPS’s. His first Tom was with my BPS 20ga, second was with my BPS 10ga, and now his bucket list is to get a Tom with each gauge. I have the 12ga and 28ga, just need a 16ga to finish off the list. My daughter will be using her SX4 20ga and a Jebbs choke. She loves the gun and shoots it well. We were at the range again this afternoon to take the final practice shots before this weekend. Good luck and be safe to all going out youth hunting! Last edited by 257bobber; 04/07/20.

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #14757942 04/08/20 Joined: May 2012 Posts: 2,934 R RickyBobby Campfire Regular RickyBobby Campfire Regular R Joined: May 2012 Posts: 2,934 ================================================== I'm a proud member of the BGE cult ... yes, I consider myself an EGGHEAD

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #14791041 04/16/20 Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 2,241 CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE 3 35 Campfire Regular 35 Campfire Regular 3 Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 2,241 CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE Eight days to go until the first Saturday for me. Either the 20 ga. Montefeltro or the SBE II. Most likely the 20 ga.

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #14791116 04/16/20 Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 10,090 Rockford, MI passport Campfire Outfitter passport Campfire Outfitter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 10,090 Rockford, MI 870 T, red dot, 23 inch factory tube, Indian Creek .665 shooting 3 inch Long Beard #5’s Wish I had the smarts to post a pic! Good luck to you guys in 2020! 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: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #14820523 04/25/20 Joined: Oct 2015 Posts: 670 Alaska-NM-AL 450Fuller Campfire Regular 450Fuller Campfire Regular Joined: Oct 2015 Posts: 670 Alaska-NM-AL A 1924 Super Fox by AH Fox,Philadelphia.3in #4 or # 5 HeviShot/Long Beards. Double triggers give instant choice of which load. The Fox is backed up by an LC Smith Long Range 3in double. If it looks like briars and swamp to a determined tricky gobbler, then its a 1950s Winchester Model 12 Heavy Duck gun. No special sights. I have just had cataract surgery-don't need em. Have had good turkey luck in VA, Arizona, and Alabama. The Eastern wild turkey is the smartest fowl-by leaps and bounds. B. Franklin was right on the national bird. "The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena-not the critic"-T. Roosevelt There are no atheists in fox holes or in the open doors of a para's aircraft.....

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #14821418 04/25/20 Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 3,689 K Ky221 Campfire Tracker Ky221 Campfire Tracker K Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 3,689 Another shot of the affinity taken this am...

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #14822305 04/26/20 Joined: Mar 2015 Posts: 3,582 Upstate NY River_Ridge Campfire Tracker River_Ridge Campfire Tracker Joined: Mar 2015 Posts: 3,582 Upstate NY Either my Mossberg 835 24" or 870 Express with a 20" RC slug barrel I just swapped for. I hope to pattern it soon if it ever stops raining. Both are 12 ga. Wag more, bark less. The freedoms we surrender today will be the freedoms our grandchildren will never know existed. The men who wrote the Second Amendment didn't just finish a hunting trip, they just finished liberating a nation.

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? Ky221 #14824132 04/26/20 Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 18,902 Missouri 1 10gaugemag Campfire Ranger 10gaugemag Campfire Ranger 1 Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 18,902 Missouri Originally Posted by Ky221 Another shot of the affinity taken this am... Which Winchester XX load are you using? Thinking about trying one of these in a 3" model. The last time that bear ate a lawyer he had the runs for 33 days!

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? 10gaugemag #14824322 04/26/20 Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 3,689 K Ky221 Campfire Tracker Ky221 Campfire Tracker K Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 3,689 Originally Posted by 10gaugemag Originally Posted by Ky221 Another shot of the affinity taken this am... Which Winchester XX load are you using? Thinking about trying one of these in a 3" model. These...my affinity is a 3” model and I sent them through my Carlsons coyote tube. I tried several different loads and settled on these. I’m not a diehard turkey guy and didn’t want to spend a fortune on chokes and loads. These were respectable out to 40yards for me.

Re: Which Shotgun Are You Using This Year??? JustinL1 #14824443 04/26/20 Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 9,031 show me mo R rockchucker Campfire Outfitter rockchucker Campfire Outfitter R Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 9,031 show me mo used a Tristar Raptor 20 gauge with old school federal 3" #6. 33 yards uploading photos online FJB