Home Forums Birds & Dogs Turkey Hunting 20 Gauge Pop Guns - Do you turkey hunt with one?

Print Thread

Hop To

Page 1 of 2

20 Gauge Pop Guns - Do you turkey hunt with one? #6243485 03/02/12
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 3,018 Almost Alabama, Georgia Dawn2Dusk OP Campfire Tracker
OP Dawn2Dusk Campfire Tracker Joined: May 2002 Posts: 3,018 Almost Alabama, Georgia	Any of our members hunting with a 20 gauge? I have a couple set up, one I really love, it's a T/C Encore that I've had a good bit of work done on. Very light to carry, but EXTREMELY deadly. Enjoying Each Sunrise...

GB1

Re: 20 Gauge Pop Guns - Do you turkey hunt with one? Dawn2Dusk #6243503 03/02/12
Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 606 wisconsin D digger44 Campfire Regular
digger44 Campfire Regular D Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 606 wisconsin	I hunt turkeys with 20 ga 3 inch #5s. I keep shots under 30 yards and have had good luck so far.

Re: 20 Gauge Pop Guns - Do you turkey hunt with one? digger44 #6243598 03/02/12
Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 3,201 Middle TN Ebby Campfire Tracker
Ebby Campfire Tracker Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 3,201 Middle TN	I am picking up my new M2 20ga today. A buddy has been loading TSS with his and he is sending up a few loads. He is getting 310 pellets in a 10" circle at 40 yds and 130 pellets in 10" at 60 yds. Velocity is same as my 12ga TSS loads. He gets less overall pellets in the 20" circles though. Should work just fine though on turkeys and be a joy to carry. I'll let you know how it works. Lee

Re: 20 Gauge Pop Guns - Do you turkey hunt with one? digger44 #6243612 03/02/12
Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 606 wisconsin D digger44 Campfire Regular
digger44 Campfire Regular D Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 606 wisconsin	Just a few that were killed with pop guns.

Re: 20 Gauge Pop Guns - Do you turkey hunt with one? digger44 #6244149 03/02/12
Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 2,251 raleigh, nc F fats Campfire Regular
fats Campfire Regular F Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 2,251 raleigh, nc	I use the 870 20ga w. federal hw#7's, they are 3 for 3 so far. 30 to 40 yards.

IC B2

Re: 20 Gauge Pop Guns - Do you turkey hunt with one? fats #6244822 03/02/12
Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 214 SC M MKW Campfire Member
MKW Campfire Member M Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 214 SC	I've killed my last 46 longbeards with 20ga guns. No need for a 12ga. Mike

Re: 20 Gauge Pop Guns - Do you turkey hunt with one? fats #6244931 03/02/12
Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 13,401 Hoosierland, Indiana Kimber7man Campfire Outfitter
Kimber7man Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 13,401 Hoosierland, Indiana	Originally Posted by fats I use the 870 20ga w. federal hw#7's, they are 3 for 3 so far. 30 to 40 yards. Same here “There are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot.” ALDO LEOPOLD

Re: 20 Gauge Pop Guns - Do you turkey hunt with one? Kimber7man #6245203 03/02/12
Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 2,284 Georgia 0 01Foreman400 Campfire Regular
01Foreman400 Campfire Regular 0 Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 2,284 Georgia	Benelli M2 24" barrel, Rhino .575 choke, Nitro 3" 1 7/16 oz. #7's, Burris 336 mount, Docter sight and the trigger worked. You ain't about that life.

Re: 20 Gauge Pop Guns - Do you turkey hunt with one? 01Foreman400 #6245474 03/02/12
Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 2,609 Lower RGV, Texas SoTexasH Campfire Regular
SoTexasH Campfire Regular Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 2,609 Lower RGV, Texas	No I use my .12 ga. but I do have a Turkey choke for my .20 ga.

Re: 20 Gauge Pop Guns - Do you turkey hunt with one? Dawn2Dusk #6245769 03/02/12
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 10,863 Middle Tennessee hunter1960 Campfire Outfitter
hunter1960 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 10,863 Middle Tennessee	Originally Posted by Dawn2Dusk Any of our members hunting with a 20 gauge? I have a couple set up, one I really love, it's a T/C Encore that I've had a good bit of work done on. Very light to carry, but EXTREMELY deadly. I have a Rem 1100 20 Ga. Youth Turkey Special in MO Obsession, that Rem. no longer makes. I bought it for the wife and she's killed birds with it. The oldest G'kid has killed Turkeys also with it. I like it as a good run & gun weapon, I use an Indian Creek choke & #5 3" Rem. Turkey loads.

IC B3

Re: 20 Gauge Pop Guns - Do you turkey hunt with one? Dawn2Dusk #6246053 03/02/12
Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 12,022 M Magnumdood Campfire Outfitter
Magnumdood Campfire Outfitter M Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 12,022	My daughter nailed a long-beard at a lasered 68 yards last year with her 20-gauge 11-87 "pop-gun".

Re: 20 Gauge Pop Guns - Do you turkey hunt with one? Magnumdood #6246348 03/02/12
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 19,237 B Blackheart Campfire Ranger
Blackheart Campfire Ranger B Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 19,237	20 gauge BPS is all I've used for the past few years.

Re: 20 Gauge Pop Guns - Do you turkey hunt with one? Dawn2Dusk #6249219 03/03/12
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	A time or two. Fact is, I haven't used anything but a 20ga for about 5 years. Camp is where you make it.

Re: 20 Gauge Pop Guns - Do you turkey hunt with one? tzone #6249386 03/03/12
Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 8,567 Michigan A akrange Campfire Outfitter
akrange Campfire Outfitter A Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 8,567 Michigan	Get some Nitro Company H276C and watch'um Fold..

Re: 20 Gauge Pop Guns - Do you turkey hunt with one? akrange #6258193 03/06/12
Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,239 MN yukonal Campfire Tracker
yukonal Campfire Tracker Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,239 MN	Last 20 I killed were with a 20 Encore, and Win #5's. Two of them at 42 and 43 yards. Ya, I'm likin' the 20. Originally Posted by archie_james_c I should have just bought a [bleep] T3...

Re: 20 Gauge Pop Guns - Do you turkey hunt with one? yukonal #6265746 03/07/12
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 49 Central Wa Fishnfowler Campfire Greenhorn
Fishnfowler Campfire Greenhorn Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 49 Central Wa	The boys use them:

Re: 20 Gauge Pop Guns - Do you turkey hunt with one? Fishnfowler #6267093 03/08/12
Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 3,878 44�31'N 109�04'W Partagas Campfire Tracker
Partagas Campfire Tracker Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 3,878 44�31'N 109�04'W	what 2 3/4" shells do you recommend? I might get my son using my old savage 219 single 20.

Re: 20 Gauge Pop Guns - Do you turkey hunt with one? Partagas #6267924 03/08/12
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 10,779 Good Life Esox357 Campfire Outfitter
Esox357 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 10,779 Good Life	Federal with the flite control wad should work great for you.

Re: 20 Gauge Pop Guns - Do you turkey hunt with one? Esox357 #6270918 03/09/12
Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 2,000 Cass Co, MO H Heeler Campfire Regular
Heeler Campfire Regular H Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 2,000 Cass Co, MO	My 6 year old nephew will be carrying a 20ga. this year for his first turkey hunt. I'm stoked to be able to help guide him. He went over yonder way

Re: 20 Gauge Pop Guns - Do you turkey hunt with one? Heeler #6278910 03/11/12
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 945 NW Florida J jwill350 Campfire Regular
jwill350 Campfire Regular J Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 945 NW Florida	M2 with 26" barrel Indian Creek .555 and Hevi-shot 7's.

Page 1 of 2

Moderated by RickBin

Link Copied to Clipboard

AX24

100 members (7mm_Loco, 300_savage, 2500HD, 1973cb450, 338reddog, 18 invisible), 1,655 guests, and 1,040 robots.

Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod

Forum Statistics

Forums81

Topics1,191,623

Posts18,474,053

Members73,941

Most Online11,491
Jul 7th, 2023