Nope. Get you a good blackpowder shotgun, or a large caliber smoothbore that will handle either a patched round ball or shot.
I think it's funny that when shooting turkey with a rifle is even mentioned, people start crying "unfair" but when it's a blackpower bullet nobody seems to care.
that wouldnt bother me none .....but I dont see it happenin soon !!Doyle, it goes beyond "seeming to care". In GA, it is legal to hunt turkey with a muzzleloader. I think it goes back to "tradition" as well as a more limited range...The recent changes to "in-lines" that have stretched the effective maximum range sorta negate the arguments though.
I wouldn't doubt that the DNRs will alter the regs at some time to limit it to sidelocks and flintlocks and PRBs
385 grains is equal to .88 ounces (about 7/8 ounces) which is a normal load for a 20 gauge 2-3/4" target shotshell. Not many people would use a target load for turkey. Plus, a .50 caliber muzzleloader has a rifled bore. So, the shot column will come out of the end of the barrel spinning. This tends to open up the pattern rather quickly.
So, if you can get them within about 10 yards, you could probably kill them. After that, I would bet that the pattern opens up to much to be certain.