Choke for turkeys

[Stevie Ray]

If you wanna save time, money and a sore shoulder…… visit “Old Gobblers” forum. It’s a turkey hunting site and someone has already matched your gun- choke- shell for best performance most likely. They even post their patterns. It based on factual results. All guns pattern different, but that’s the best starting point.

I'll second this advice.

 

[GADAWGS]

It would depend on what ammunition you plan to shoot. In my 12ga guns I shoot a Jebs .650 and a Rhino .660 with Hevi13 #6s, devastating combination. My 20ga I was shooting a Sumtoy .562-5 with TSS #9s and it was deadly. Switched over to a Trulock .585 this past season with no regrets

 

[Sixes]

Sumtoy.

Give them a call and they will let you know what is best for your gun and will normally send you a couple of different sizes to try out.

 

[BASS1FUN]

If shooting TSS Indian Creek if lead Jebs or Gobblin Thunder

 

[Buckman18]

I started out with my Granddaddy`s old single barrel, went to own single barrel, then a Model 12, then an 870, then a GunDocc Special single barrel.

In the real early days it was whatever shells you could find. I killed several turkeys with #8s. Remember though, I`d let em get close.

Do you still have your granddaddy’s single barrel? What kind is it?

When my dad passed a couple years ago, I got his old single barrel model 370 12 gauge with a 30 or 32 inch barrel. I shot a couple of 3” turkey shells through it and it patterns good to 40. And it’ll cross your eyes too.

 

[Swamprat]

I had a Charles Daly 12 semi that I got for cheap for dove hunts, decided to try it for turkeys with the factory full choke and it was murder out to 40 yards with #6 Longbeards, could probably push it to 50 no problem.

Passed the gun down

Shooting now a 870 12 with a IC .650 or .655 I think, still with the #6 LB’s and it is a hammer to close to 50 yards, also tote a 301T with factory choke and TSS and it is a 50-60 yard gun easy but limit my self to 40 and under for both.

 

[Nicodemus]

Do you still have your granddaddy’s single barrel? What kind is it?

When my dad passed a couple years ago, I got his old single barrel model 370 12 gauge with a 30 or 32 inch barrel. I shot a couple of 3” turkey shells through it and it patterns good to 40. And it’ll cross your eyes too.

It was an old Stevens.12 with a 30 inch barrel. I don't know what happened to that old guy. I killed my first turkey with it while sitting at his knee. I was a little bitty youngun. I do have his old homemade scratch box that called the bird up. It's over 100 years old now.

 

[sea trout]

I've got a plain old Carlson's that is rated for any shot that does a good enough job for me in the top barrel of an O/U. Bottom one has a skeet tube, in case they try to peck at the front bead.

Amazon.com

took me a few stubborn years to figure that but ah did then i finally started killin them close birds

 

[WOODIE13]

When you start trying to turn a shotgun into a rifle to kill a turkey, they bee issues

 

[sea trout]

I do have his old homemade scratch box that called the bird up. It's over 100 years old now.

THAT!!! Is absolutely awesome!!!

 

[DRBugman85]

All shotguns shoot different,Try the factory chokes with different loads and see (on paper) what you have, If you don't shoot it you want know what you got. I tried (and spent a lots of money) on different shotgun shells to find the right load for my shotgun and the factory full with Longbeard 3inch # 6 did the deed















































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































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[DRBugman85]

All shotguns shoot different,Try the factory chokes with different loads and see (on paper) what you have, If you don't shoot it you want know what you got. I tried (and spent a lots of money) on different shotgun shells to find the right load for my shotgun and the factory full with Longbeard 3inch # 6 did the job. However I tried the Browning tss 7&9 3inch and it's unreal at 40 yards it's not cheap but its amazing what it does to a Gobbler at 35-40 yards. So spend the time to pattern what you have you mite be surprised...

 

[Gobbtail082]

On Remington pump I have never jellied a head like an Indian Creek will. Like Swamp rat said I also have a Charles Daly that is just as good with factory full choke.