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I have owned a couple dozen Turkey shotguns over the last 33 years of Turkey hunting ( auto's, pump's and even a couple single shots) Some I liked, some I loved, and I owned a few others that I could not get rid of fast enough 😁.....For the past few years My favorite has been a Benelli M2 12ga with a 21" barrel. I am a run and gun type Turkey hunter so the short barrel makes it a delight to carry through the woods .....What is your favorite Turkey shotgun to date?...This should be interesting as everyone will have a favorite for their own individual reasons👍......Hb
Benelli M1 24" camo turkey gun, 12 gauge of course. Killed a heck of a lot of gobblers for me over the years. Doubles as my predator calling gun too. Coyotes, fox, bobcat, coons, crows, hogs... not even sure all the different critters that old Benelli has taken for me over the years. Hunted hard and packed miles and miles in all sorts of weather and it has never failed me. I have more confidence in that gun than any other I've ever owned.
Oh yes, you have an excellent shotgun 👍...Hb
Mossberg 500, 12 GA, shooting 3" shells with a 28" ported barrel and a Carlson Dead Coyote choke tube.
My hands down favorite was the Pedersoli 10 bore double hammer gun. I killed many birds with that thing, used it for a lot of shotgunning stuff, even trap. Turkey, pheasants, geese, clay targets all fell to it. I was even published about it in the now defunct "Blackpowder Hunting" magazine. In the timeI was using it, I was invited on many hunts with the stipulation that I had to use it, and no other shotgun. One time shooting trap, I was asked to stop using it as you could no longer see the targets for all the blackpowder smoke! LOL! In one of my dumber moments, I let it go, and truly miss it to this day. Not enough, I guess, to get another one, but I do miss it. I've had M1's and SBE's, 1300's, 870's, 835's... all 12 gauge. Now I'm putting together an 870 20ga after reading all the positive press about a 20ga.. But my favorite, so far, remains the Pedersoli.
Camo Benelli 3" 12 ga., 26" bbl.

DF
Originally Posted by DeanAnderson
My hands down favorite was the Pedersoli 10 bore double hammer gun. I killed many birds with that thing, used it for a lot of shotgunning stuff, even trap. Turkey, pheasants, geese, clay targets all fell to it. I was even published about it in the now defunct "Blackpowder Hunting" magazine. In the timeI was using it, I was invited on many hunts with the stipulation that I had to use it, and no other shotgun. One time shooting trap, I was asked to stop using it as you could no longer see the targets for all the blackpowder smoke! LOL! In one of my dumber moments, I let it go, and truly miss it to this day. Not enough, I guess, to get another one, but I do miss it. I've had M1's and SBE's, 1300's, 870's, 835's... all 12 gauge. Now I'm putting together an 870 20ga after reading all the positive press about a 20ga.. But my favorite, so far, remains the Pedersoli.
yeah, I have never tried a 20ga turkey shotgun and it does appeal to me as It should make for a light handy package 👍....Hb

If I were to ever go back to a 12 gauge I’d take a 20-24” barreled 835.


My Youth 870 20 gauge has replaced all my 12 gauges.
870 12ga, 3”, 26” barrel.

Started with a 28”, too much, bought a shorter one, 21” I believe...didn’t like it. Went to a 26”, just about right. I’d try a 24” if they made one. I use Wingmasters for my upland guns, so just feels familiar to me.
In the 90s I killed a pile of turkey with an American Arms Turkey special. It was a matte black SxS 3.5” 12ga. The barrels didn’t hit even close to the same POI and I shot Nitro Ray’s shells when he was first getting started. Loved that gun.
20ga O/U. If TSS had been around when I started with it, it probably woulda been a 28ga.
My grandpa's old Fox Sterlingworth 12 gauge sxs with 30" full and modified chokes... Made in 1910, so the chokes are really like full and extra full when you shoot modern plastic wads through it... I've never missed a turkey with it yet...
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My grandpa's old Fox Sterlingworth 12 gauge sxs with 30" full and modified chokes... Made in 1910, so the chokes are really like full and extra full when you shoot modern plastic wads through it... I've never missed a turkey with it yet...

My Grandpa had a very similar shotgun. He left it to My uncle, Though he did leave me his Marlin 336 30-30 which I cherish, id love to have his old double barrel someday and have a chance to kill a turkey with it ......Hb
870T of course. 23 inch tube
I would say it would be a toss up between my 870 20 ga and my Wby 459 20 ga. I guess the Wby would win by a slight margin just because it shoots just a hair tighter/better pattern.
My old trusted Winchester 1300...my favorite of all time...got for a birthday present for my 15th...no money in the world could ever buy it.
The lowly POS mossberg 835 ulti mag......
LMFAO!!!!
Originally Posted by renegade50
The lowly POS mossberg 835 ulti mag......
LMFAO!!!!

Ha! ..Nothing wrong with an 835...I probly killed more Spring gobblers with 835's than any other shotgun ( I can think of at least 4 that I have owned over the years) they are a deadly Turkey gun.......Hb
I’m still fresh to the turkey hunting, 5 years now. Started with a 870 super mag with hevi shot mag blends. Killed several with it but I don’t like recoil.
Went to a 21” 1187 20 gauge and I’ve hunted several other 20s since but always return to it. I guess that would be my favorite, it’s a little heavy for a 20 but balances very well and have almost no recoil
NEF 10 gauge single shot. Scoped with Rhino tube. Call it my Thunderstick. Kills on both ends!!!!
Originally Posted by VaHillbilly
Originally Posted by renegade50
The lowly POS mossberg 835 ulti mag......
LMFAO!!!!

Ha! ..Nothing wrong with an 835...I probly killed more Spring gobblers with 835's than any other shotgun ( I can think of at least 4 that I have owned over the years) they are a deadly Turkey gun.......Hb


It was said sarcastically man.



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2 others in the 2020 kill thread also.

LOL!!!
I don’t have a dedicated “turkey gun”, just a gun I kill turkeys with. I would like to, but this one seems to work alright.

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Originally Posted by renegade50
Originally Posted by VaHillbilly
Originally Posted by renegade50
The lowly POS mossberg 835 ulti mag......
LMFAO!!!!

Ha! ..Nothing wrong with an 835...I probly killed more Spring gobblers with 835's than any other shotgun ( I can think of at least 4 that I have owned over the years) they are a deadly Turkey gun.......Hb


It was said sarcastically man.



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2 others in the 2020 kill thread also.

LOL!!!
Yep, I understand, thats why I started my response with "Ha!".....They aint purty they just kill turkeys 👍.....Hb
Originally Posted by SS336
I don’t have a dedicated “turkey gun”, just a gun I kill turkeys with. I would like to, but this one seems to work alright.

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That is Nice looking shotgun SS 👍......Hb
Thank you, HB.
No official favorite yet.

It would be me franchi affinity 12 gauge, but I have the same thing in 20 gauge now.

Think the 20 gauge will win, but have yet to take a turkey with it.

The light weight, good pattern, and nice trigger have replaced my other attempts at turkey guns,
Late 70’s early 80’s I had a 2 3/4” 1100 that I had cut down and threaded for a choke tube. I think it was around 21”. I killed a bunch of turkeys and ducks with it. Then I read in a magazine that you had to have a 3” magnum to kill turkeys 🙄 and traded it. Wish I had it back.
I’ve gone through all sorts of brands and actions since those days. I’m using a Franchi Affinity 20ga with TSS now and it’s my all time favorite, even over the old 1100. It’s light, doesn’t hurt to pull the trigger and shoots great.
Ha! Looks like im going to have to try a 20ga next time as I love a light weight Shotgun. I am curious to see what kind of killing range a Full choke 20ga will have with the right ammo....Hb
My favorite but not the best was an old 16 gauge single shot (Iver Johnson?). It was my Dad's and we shot a bunch of Turkeys with it before I was 15. Can't remember how much shot only that we used 7.5's. It was a full choke. Today I like either a 12 ga. Mossber 500 or a 20 ga. Remington 870 both with tight Turley chokes.
An HE 1923 SuperFox 3 in backed by an LC Smith Long Range 3 In. Both have double triggers allowing
barrel and load choices instantaneously. Old fashioned but works.
I guess my BPS 10 gauge. Still pack it every spring.

I do have a Browning Gold NWTF model, 3" gun that I like as good as any other 12 gauge I have ever had. 24" barrel has been pretty picky as far as tight patterns but it will throw a true "hunting" pattern with about any load.

I have a set of Williams Firesights with the ghost ring on the rear.

If I were on the hunt for another 12 gauge I would look for an older 11-87 Special Purpose. Sarin walnut wood and black matte finish. I wanted one of these in the late 80s/early 90s when I was buyomg my first shotgun.
I hunt turkeys 40-55 days a year. I made a dedicated gun a few years ago that I have never seen one better.
Benelli SBE1 with a 24" barrel and Rob Roberts trigger job. Forcing cone has been lengthened and polished. Has a Benelli SteadyGrip and topped with a Burris FFIII on a Burris SpeedBead mount. Have several Kicks Chokes custom made for different shells depending on what kind of terrain I'm hunting.
Don't have to shoot TSS... just regular Copper plated lead and it will SMOKE a 10" pattern at 50 yards. I can change chokes and shoot Winchester Long Beard and kill at 70 yards with ease if I ever felt the need (I would rather not shoot if I had to snipe one)

Never seen a better rig, but always on the lookout for a better mousetrap.
Winchester Longbeard is lead shot? 70 yards?
Yes... Copper Plated Lead Shot... I've not attempted a bird at 70, but have shot targets at that range and know what the pattern looks like. I let a young man use it several years ago to can a field bird at 64 yards with LB #5's. Most all my birds are 25-35 yards.
Originally Posted by zeke612
Late 70’s early 80’s I had a 2 3/4” 1100 that I had cut down and threaded for a choke tube. I think it was around 21”. I killed a bunch of turkeys and ducks with it. Then I read in a magazine that you had to have a 3” magnum to kill turkeys 🙄 and traded it. Wish I had it back.
I’ve gone through all sorts of brands and actions since those days. I’m using a Franchi Affinity 20ga with TSS now and it’s my all time favorite, even over the old 1100. It’s light, doesn’t hurt to pull the trigger and shoots great.



What choke tube you running in your franchi 20?
If y'all are looking for the ultimate turkey gun, my son showed up at camp with one of these this weekend:

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RIA Imports VR80

It's a mag fed ar-style shotgun.

Yes, you can put an extra full choke on it.
Yes, it takes 3" shells
Yes, you can put a plug in it for only 2 shells in the mag
Yes, it'll take your choice of optics

He was trying it out as a skeet gun, and it was having trouble with super-light target loads. It has magazines available so that he can shoot up to 28 rounds without reloading. He'll have to make adjustments, but it does the full-house stuff really well.
My other son just bought an automatic clay thrower, so they were having a real whizz bang time of it yesterday.
Originally Posted by Sasha_and_Abby
Yes... Copper Plated Lead Shot... I've not attempted a bird at 70, but have shot targets at that range and know what the pattern looks like. I let a young man use it several years ago to can a field bird at 64 yards with LB #5's. Most all my birds are 25-35 yards.


I know the Longbeard shells pattern really well when properly choked. I always keep in mind that it's still lead shot and at extended distances regardless of patterns the individual pellets are required to penetrate and break neck vertebrae and crack skulls. I've killed gobblers out to 50 yards with lead #5's, but no way I personally would try 70 yards. Probably a discussion for a different thread.
This was my granddad's AH Fox. It stayed in the safe for years until I took out again about 10 years ago and started hunting with it.. it is a lot of fun to hunt with.


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!925 Ansley H. Fox- "SuperFox" 3 inch magnum. Nash Buckingham's favorite. Patterns #4 coppered shot 10-15 yards beyond an LC Smith or Model 12-Heavy Duck gun.
Its at least a pound heavier than the LC Smith Long Range. Advantage with two barrels/ triggers: instant choice of # 4s or Kent #5s or 6s with no noise.
Single barrel anything-cannot accomplish that.
I've owned quite a few in past years but this is my favorite "run-n-gun" for the last 6-7 years.

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Originally Posted by sportingspecialist
I've owned quite a few in past years but this is my favorite "run-n-gun" for the last 6-7 years.

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Originally Posted by sportingspecialist
I've owned quite a few in past years but this is my favorite "run-n-gun" for the last 6-7 years.

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Whats the gun and the red dot mount?

Benelli SBE 1... killed many a critter with it for almost 20 years.

However - I also have a Browning Gold 10 lite - Which is one hell of a lot of smack down and make the SBE look like a kids gun
A 1300 Winchester Black Shadow with 22 inch barrel and rifle sights, a Primos XF tube and Winchester LongBeard #5s, if you please.

No nonsense, light and reliable. And yes, kills further out than 50 yards.


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A 1300 Winchester Black Shadow with 22 inch barrel and rifle sights, a Primos XF tube and Winchester LongBeard #5s, if you please.

No nonsense, light and reliable. And yes, kills further out than 50 yards.


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I like it! I owned a Winchester 1300 12ga laminated Turkey model with a 22" barrel back in the day, it was one if my favorites 👍......Hb
well my go to is my pre-war mod 70 in 22 hornet. swats them really good.
Originally Posted by VaHillbilly
Originally Posted by olgrouser
A 1300 Winchester Black Shadow with 22 inch barrel and rifle sights, a Primos XF tube and Winchester LongBeard #5s, if you please.

No nonsense, light and reliable. And yes, kills further out than 50 yards.


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I like it! I owned a Winchester 1300 12ga laminated Turkey model with a 22" barrel back in the day, it was one if my favorites 👍......Hb


Ive always wanted to get one of those in the camp defender version. You dont see them on the used racks so they must be keepers
I've owned two 1300 Black Shadows. Speed pumps, IIRC was how these shotguns were marketed.

Both reliable / no issues.
Originally Posted by domit
well my go to is my pre-war mod 70 in 22 hornet. swats them really good.

Never shot a gobbler with a .22 Hornet but I killed several with .222 Rem and .223 Rem. I found it easier to kill them in the thick woods I hunt by Blowing their head's off with a shotgun 😁......Hb
Savage .22 Hornet over 3 inch 12 gauge works well out to about 150 yards.
Turkey scope tells me which barrel to fire and it is dead on.
Also good for close in varmints and prairie dogs out to 150 yards.

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Savage .22 Hornet over 3 inch 12 gauge works well out to about 150 yards.
Turkey scope tells me which barrel to fire and it is dead on.
Also good for close in varmints and prairie dogs out to 150 yards.

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Yep, that is a nice rig. A buddy of mine has the same gun but his is .223/12ga.......Hb
Bout impossible to beat the pump/auto of your liking for gobblers. Nothing else comes close. Im talking main stream autos and pumps too, not the mag fed AR style autos.
We are just getting a good stock of turkeys here in NB. Most came over from Maine. Would have had our 1st season here this year but for the covid it was cancelled.

Saying that, I have never hunted turkey in my life but in preparation for the possible upcoming season next year, I bought a 21" turkey bbl for my 870 Special Purpose. Barrel is matte with vent rib and screw tubes. I will get a proper choke for it and top it with an optic of some sort mounted on a saddle.
Originally Posted by SuperCub
We are just getting a good stock of turkeys here in NB. Most came over from Maine. Would have had our 1st season here this year but for the covid it was cancelled.

Saying that, I have never hunted turkey in my life but in preparation for the possible upcoming season next year, I bought a 21" turkey bbl for my 870 Special Purpose. Barrel is matte with vent rib and screw tubes. I will get a proper choke for it and top it with an optic of some sort mounted on a saddle.

Before you pay for an aftermarket turkey choke try the factory Full choke, you may be pleasantly surprised at how good it patterns with some good turkey loads like the excellent Winchester Longbeard XR loads....Good luck..Hb
Originally Posted by SuperCub
We are just getting a good stock of turkeys here in NB. Most came over from Maine. Would have had our 1st season here this year but for the covid it was cancelled.

Saying that, I have never hunted turkey in my life but in preparation for the possible upcoming season next year, I bought a 21" turkey bbl for my 870 Special Purpose. Barrel is matte with vent rib and screw tubes. I will get a proper choke for it and top it with an optic of some sort mounted on a saddle.



When you get your season head out to the Minto area and start calling... you're equipped with your 870 and an XF choke tube!

( Winchester Longbeard XR will seal the deal )
Typing with slow fingers here VaH!
Batavia Leader.
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Originally Posted by crshelton
Savage .22 Hornet over 3 inch 12 gauge works well out to about 150 yards.
Turkey scope tells me which barrel to fire and it is dead on.
Also good for close in varmints and prairie dogs out to 150 yards.

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How well does the shotgun shoot to rifle aiming point?

My 223/12 ga are centered horizontally, but there is about 12 inch vertical separation.

How did you handle any difference?
Originally Posted by humdinger
Originally Posted by sportingspecialist
I've owned quite a few in past years but this is my favorite "run-n-gun" for the last 6-7 years.

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Whats the gun and the red dot mount?


The gun is a Benelli M2 with a 21" barrel and an Indian Creek turkey choke.The mount is a B-Square rib mount which I cut short,so it wouldn't overhang the receiver.The red dot sight is a Burris Fast-Fire III.

It also sports a Benelli Steady Grip stock.

PM sent.
Originally Posted by sportingspecialist
Originally Posted by humdinger
Originally Posted by sportingspecialist
I've owned quite a few in past years but this is my favorite "run-n-gun" for the last 6-7 years.

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Whats the gun and the red dot mount?


The gun is a Benelli M2 with a 21" barrel and an Indian Creek turkey choke.The mount is a B-Square rib mount which I cut short,so it wouldn't overhang the receiver.The red dot sight is a Burris Fast-Fire III.

It also sports a Benelli Steady Grip stock.

PM sent.



Nice. Thanks.
old Model 12 12 ga with solid rib
Winchester 37 12 ga. Keep things simple
Originally Posted by blairvt
Winchester 37 12 ga. Keep things simple

Yep, you can't get much more simple than that....Hb
Browning A-500
870 express camo with 26 inch barrel. Been a great reliable gun.
Benelli Nova 24" with barrel work done, lengthened forcing cone and Top Line porting.
Out of all the firearms I have had this is 1 of 2 that I wish I hadn't let go of.
Benelli SBE 1. I’ve had it since 99. That thing is death on turkeys. It’s all I’ve ever used it for until this past winter. I finally killed a couple of rabbits with it.
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Mossberg Turkey 500 12 ga, 20" barrel. Short, light, camo, fiber optic open sights. A joy to carry and gets the job done.
Originally Posted by olgrouser
Originally Posted by SuperCub
We are just getting a good stock of turkeys here in NB. Most came over from Maine. Would have had our 1st season here this year but for the covid it was cancelled.

Saying that, I have never hunted turkey in my life but in preparation for the possible upcoming season next year, I bought a 21" turkey bbl for my 870 Special Purpose. Barrel is matte with vent rib and screw tubes. I will get a proper choke for it and top it with an optic of some sort mounted on a saddle.



When you get your season head out to the Minto area and start calling... you're equipped with your 870 and an XF choke tube!

( Winchester Longbeard XR will seal the deal )


I saw 5 birds on the highway to St Stephen last week while headed to the deer camp in McAdam.
After getting beat up with a mossy 835 for years, I picked up a beretta xtrema2 when they came out. Been shooting it for 15 years now, 3 1/2s are a sweetheart in it.
Ha! I also hunted a Mossberg 835 For years and they do kill on both ends 😂 ...probly killed 40 gobblers with that gun but I dont miss it one bit.....Hb
Stevens 410 with single shot tennite stocks . I killed three ducks last week with it. it is a killing machine..
my Ithaca 10 GAUGE i call moose dick
Originally Posted by pete53
my Ithaca 10 GAUGE i call moose dick


A long time ago... I read a predator hunting book by a guy named Jerry Blair and used the same gun and nick name.

It cant be gentle .


I
11-87 supermag 12 gauge with a 21" barrel. I plan on mounting some kind of reflex sight on it, but haven't found what I want yet.
My model 12 3" heavy duck...
H&R Topper trap gun with a turkey choke. 12 gauge.
Rem 11-87 20 gage with Primos Jellyhead choke and Nitro Company shell!
Originally Posted by humdinger
[quote=pete53]my Ithaca 10 GAUGE i call moose dick


A long time ago... I read a predator hunting book by a guy named Jerry Blair and used the same gun and nick name.

It cant be gentle .


i mis old Jerry Blair`s stories the 10 gauge in this Ithaca auto is heavy so recoil is not that bad, but its got some real punch when you shoot an animal.
Winchester 1300 NWTF 12 gauge with the springtime laminated stock and forearm.

Hastings .640" choke.

3" #6.
Benelli SBE1 camo 12 ga with 24" barrel. Extended and polished forcing cone, ported and a .660 custom choke by Ballistic Specialties.
Originally Posted by J23
Winchester 1300 NWTF 12 gauge with the springtime laminated stock and forearm.

Hastings .640" choke.

3" #6.

Yep, these were cool turkey guns 👍.....Hb
Mossberg 835
BPS 10 gauge has been my favorite, it kicks less than an 835 and absolutely lays out gobblers.
Winchester 1897 16 gauge 30" barrel full choke
Mine is all peices parts right now.
Still contemplating whether to camo the butt stock and forearm.
Get all the metal graphite black cerracoated.

Or just VHD caliper paint the stock set satin black and cook it at 200° for 60 mins and get the metal done graphite black.

Or VHD the metal minus the mag tube and pump/ action bars.
Have ta make a cardboard and alum foil cooking oven for the metal parts.
Rig up a electric space heater for heat and get a inexpensive temp gauge.

Wont fit in the oven like the stock set.

Tip....

When cooking gun parts with VHD caliper paint in the ole lady's oven.
Always cook a pizza in it afterwards to hide any slight residue of smell before she gets home from work.

LOL!!!

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I have a Remington 11-87 camo 3 1/2" Shurshot stock with an EO Tech on it and just inherited from my father a camo 3 1/2" Browning Gold with Bushnell scope. I've killed turkeys over 50 yards with both these guns using 3 1/2" Mag Blend. I kill most of my turkeys in cut cornfields, ain't nothing in the way.
NEF 12g full choke from the 1960s
Beretta 303 26 inch barrel ,full choke ,Winchester Super X copper plated 6's. Stones them
i have plenty shotguns, but this year i plan on using my all time favorite shotgun a 10 gauge Ithaca auto i call Moose Dick. years ago Gerry Blair a old coyote caller killed many coyotes and called his old Ithaca auto10 gauge Moose Dick ,so i named mine the same name !
Originally Posted by pete53
i have plenty shotguns, but this year i plan on using my all time favorite shotgun a 10 gauge Ithaca auto i call Moose Dick. years ago Gerry Blair a old coyote caller killed many coyotes and called his old Ithaca auto10 gauge Moose Dick ,so i named mine the same name !


You gonna wear a Santa suit like Gerry? LOL! Evidently he was quite a character, superb predator caller.
Originally Posted by pete53
i have plenty shotguns, but this year i plan on using my all time favorite shotgun a 10 gauge Ithaca auto i call Moose Dick. years ago Gerry Blair a old coyote caller killed many coyotes and called his old Ithaca auto10 gauge Moose Dick ,so i named mine the same name !
Ha! ....Cool name. I never name any of My guns, maybe ill start 😁....Hb
My favorite, remington 870 20ga. Light, fits me like a globe, and hits where I point it.

But when it comes down to business Benelli M2, 24”, 12ga.
Yeah I feel you on the M2, it is also my all time favorite turkey shotgun but I like a 21" barrel best 👍.....Hb
I probably would like that better for straight up turkey hunting. But I'll take the M2 for grouse if it's going to be wet in the woods. The 870 has a wood stock.

I had a Winchester Super X2 with a 24" barrel too. I liked that gun a lot. I traded that off for something or other back when I was young and traded guns like I changed socks. I try not to trade anything off anymore.

I've thought about setting up a Rem 870 youth 20ga for a dedicated turkey gun too. I probably would if I could find the right one used.
Originally Posted by renegade50
Mine is all peices parts right now.
Still contemplating whether to camo the butt stock and forearm.
Get all the metal graphite black cerracoated.

Or just VHD caliper paint the stock set satin black and cook it at 200° for 60 mins and get the metal done graphite black.

Or VHD the metal minus the mag tube and pump/ action bars.
Have ta make a cardboard and alum foil cooking oven for the metal parts.
Rig up a electric space heater for heat and get a inexpensive temp gauge.

Wont fit in the oven like the stock set.

Tip....

When cooking gun parts with VHD caliper paint in the ole lady's oven.
Always cook a pizza in it afterwards to hide any slight residue of smell before she gets home from work.

LOL!!!

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Changed my mind numerous times on what to do.

Well after 47( lol) tries at spray painting the stock and getting the receiver and barrel graphite black cerracoated.

I came up with the whack a mole toothbrush camo technique.
Posted up buncha pics on the gen forum from it all.

Lots of trial and error spray painting a syn stock for my 1st 3 attempts.

Before :

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After:

Overcast .
It shifts colors and tones and high lights in different light conditions.
Pretty happy with the Toothbrush whack a mole camo technique.

Probably how I will do it again if needed.
This season will be a test run on just how durable it is.


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Originally Posted by VaHillbilly
Originally Posted by pete53
i have plenty shotguns, but this year i plan on using my all time favorite shotgun a 10 gauge Ithaca auto i call Moose Dick. years ago Gerry Blair a old coyote caller killed many coyotes and called his old Ithaca auto10 gauge Moose Dick ,so i named mine the same name !
Ha! ....Cool name. I never name any of My guns, maybe ill start 😁....Hb


my sniper type costume elk rifle a 338 Lapua with a 8-32x56 Night force scope i call > BIGBOY
Originally Posted by renegade50
Originally Posted by renegade50
Mine is all peices parts right now.
Still contemplating whether to camo the butt stock and forearm.
Get all the metal graphite black cerracoated.

Or just VHD caliper paint the stock set satin black and cook it at 200° for 60 mins and get the metal done graphite black.

Or VHD the metal minus the mag tube and pump/ action bars.
Have ta make a cardboard and alum foil cooking oven for the metal parts.
Rig up a electric space heater for heat and get a inexpensive temp gauge.

Wont fit in the oven like the stock set.

Tip....

When cooking gun parts with VHD caliper paint in the ole lady's oven.
Always cook a pizza in it afterwards to hide any slight residue of smell before she gets home from work.

LOL!!!

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Changed my mind numerous times on what to do.

Well after 47( lol) tries at spray painting the stock and getting the receiver and barrel graphite black cerracoated.

I came up with the whack a mole toothbrush camo technique.
Posted up buncha pics on the gen forum from it all.

Lots of trial and error spray painting a syn stock for my 1st 3 attempts.

Before :

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After:

Overcast .
It shifts colors and tones and high lights in different light conditions.
Pretty happy with the Toothbrush whack a mole camo technique.

Probably how I will do it again if needed.
This season will be a test run on just how durable it is.


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Why did you change it? I like what you did. But, it actually looked pretty good before.
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Originally Posted by renegade50
Originally Posted by renegade50
Mine is all peices parts right now.
Still contemplating whether to camo the butt stock and forearm.
Get all the metal graphite black cerracoated.

Or just VHD caliper paint the stock set satin black and cook it at 200° for 60 mins and get the metal done graphite black.

Or VHD the metal minus the mag tube and pump/ action bars.
Have ta make a cardboard and alum foil cooking oven for the metal parts.
Rig up a electric space heater for heat and get a inexpensive temp gauge.

Wont fit in the oven like the stock set.

Tip....

When cooking gun parts with VHD caliper paint in the ole lady's oven.
Always cook a pizza in it afterwards to hide any slight residue of smell before she gets home from work.

LOL!!!

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Changed my mind numerous times on what to do.

Well after 47( lol) tries at spray painting the stock and getting the receiver and barrel graphite black cerracoated.

I came up with the whack a mole toothbrush camo technique.
Posted up buncha pics on the gen forum from it all.

Lots of trial and error spray painting a syn stock for my 1st 3 attempts.

Before :

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After:

Overcast .
It shifts colors and tones and high lights in different light conditions.
Pretty happy with the Toothbrush whack a mole camo technique.

Probably how I will do it again if needed.
This season will be a test run on just how durable it is.


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Why did you change it? I like what you did. But, it actually looked pretty good before.

In the brush and sun .
That old camo stock was really super pale in some light conditions.

Think it might cost me 2 birds last year that didnt commit.
JMO.

Plus the receiver had ring marks all over it from the guy slumlord bought it from years ago.
Had some rusty areas on the barrel
Some worn areas on the rib.
Ect ect ect.


Just basically wanted to give it a make over/ fresh look of my own.
And have never done the rattle can spray paint thing before.

Probably stick to the whack a mole tooth brush camo technique when I have to redo it again.
Just came to me outta the blue looking at vids and pics of various techniques.

Base was olive green.
Then whack a mole colors
Satin brown ( not alot)
Flat black
Od green ( not alot)
And od green satin brown mix.( little bit)

With 4 or 5 shots of matte clear over it.


Easy to do
Looks good to my eye.

Way better than my webbing attempts and 60,s flower pots salvage efforts.

LOL!!!


It looks good to me.

Your pale comment makes me rethink my tape color choice.
Browning A5 magnum . 12 ga. 32" full choke barrel. Has always worked well forme!
I have been shooting the same Mossberg 500 since 1996. It's one of the El Cheapo Viking editions with the green plastic stock. I got it at a scratch-n-dent sale at Dicks. It has a vented 28" barrel and a Carlson's Dead Coyote choke. I put on a scope, because the original barrel was bent (hence the cheap price). Mossberg replaced the barrel, but my eyes were bad enough that I found a scope was of terrific benefit. I've been hunting with it ever since.

Over a decade ago, I stripped it back to its original ugliness and gave it a spray job with Krylon Fusion. I've since done a few for friends since:

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The extra barrel is a factory rifled deer barrel. I used it for a half-dozen or so years in Ohio for deer.

At the time, the way I looked at the paint job was that nothing worse could happen to the shotgun. It was a very freeing experience.

I've since thought about a bunch of turkey gun projects, but I really can't beat this old '500 for practicality.
Yeah a good ol Mossy 500 is very hard to beat...I own one Myself 👍.....Hb
It has............ over a period of 4+ decades of killing turkeys...............this one.

H&R 20 tricked out by SumToy Customs wearing an old skool Burris Speed Dot 135

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My go to has been a 12 ga 870 magnum turkey 21" with the advantage camo furniture, bought it new in 1998, picked up a XXX full comp-n-choke for it shortly after and always have shot Win supreme #5.

Just recently picked up a 870 youth 20ga with 21" barrel and a Stoeger M3020 26", will probably hunt a little with both of them as well.
Very cool shotgun Yoder, that one deserves 👍👍.....Hb
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Very cool shotgun Yoder, that one deserves 👍👍.....Hb


Thank you, sir. Much appreciated.

I've run a whole lot of dedicated turkey guns for periods of time over the years. It's been a fun progression.......from where I started in the late 70's til today........

Winchester 1200 12 gauge 2 3/4"
Remington 870 Turkey 12 gauge 3"
Browning BPS 10 gauge 3 1/2"
Winchester Super X2 12 gauge 3 1/2"
Winchester Super X3 12 gauge 3 1/2"
H&R single 20 gauge 3"

There's been others that hunted a day or two here and there. But it's been interesting to watch the developments in choke tubes and shotshell technology. Hard to believe we're doing things with 20 gauges today that no 12 gauge would do 20 years ago.
True, shotgun shells and choke tubes have come a long way since the old days.....Hb
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