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2022 Turkey Hunting Thread

Shoot it at a turkey target (make some cheap ones with some white copy paper and trace with a sharpie around your right or left arm and hand) for a pretty close to scale turkey head. Go to the range and shoot them at 5,10,20 and 30 yards and see how it patterns before buying a choke. Ideally, you can find a load or two that keeps a nice even pattern. It takes just one pellet to break the skull and neck of a gobbler but if you can get several in that area its good for turkey's. You can go all out with this stuff and that's fine too but if you're trying to use what you have. Try some different loads first. A general rule of thumb is larger shot sizes will like more open constrictions (chokes) than smaller shot sizes. But also, small shot means more shot per shell so there is a balancing act to all of this. And now with all of the other materials going into making shot (ie. tungsten, bismuth, etc.) which are heavier or as heavy as lead you have some other options but oftentimes these shells cost more. I'm cheap and old school but lead in 6's or lower are fine for turkeys. My favorite load is the old Active #5's for my Ithaca Model 37 Turkeyslayer. It has a .670 choke constriction and patterns well with these loads out to 35 yards. I had a good guy on this forum that sent two boxes of them for free last year. He just was getting rid of them and had a place to send them which I was grateful. Anyway, I pretty much just bowhunt for turkeys now but have a lot of fun turkey hunting over the years.IMG_8361.jpg
 
hokiehunter373 said:
Alright, guys, somewhat embarrassedly I need your help. I didn't grow up much around shotguns. I know how to shoot um and I know what to shoot through um, but I know close to nothing about their details. A few years ago my grandfather passed down an Ithaca Model 37 12 gauge and a few years after that my in laws passed down a family members Stevens model 94M 12 gauge. I've shot both. The Ithaca only takes 2 3/4" shells so I've had to put it to the side for turkeys as I can barely find any quality ammo for it. I recently found some Long Beard XRs in 3" so I figured I could use the Stevens single shot when push comes to shove. My questions are: do I need a turkey choke for it? If so what kind? I can't find info online. Thanks in advance for any help.
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Also could look at apex. They make tss in 2 3/4 and it’s around 50$ a box. Apex makes awesome stuff. I would call about shooting tss in an older shotgun though. I’ve seen people do it but I’d ask some from apex or something
 
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Asking for anyone's thoughts or recommendations on the Solid Broadhead Company "D-Cap" 200grn turkey broadheads. I want to try for head shots exclusively this year and thought these may be well made and provide great FOC at 200grains up front. I know penetration isn't needed for turkeys but my plan is I can use my same whitetail arrows basically with these and just switch out heads.
 
hokiehunter373 said:
Alright, guys, somewhat embarrassedly I need your help. I didn't grow up much around shotguns. I know how to shoot um and I know what to shoot through um, but I know close to nothing about their details. A few years ago my grandfather passed down an Ithaca Model 37 12 gauge and a few years after that my in laws passed down a family members Stevens model 94M 12 gauge. I've shot both. The Ithaca only takes 2 3/4" shells so I've had to put it to the side for turkeys as I can barely find any quality ammo for it. I recently found some Long Beard XRs in 3" so I figured I could use the Stevens single shot when push comes to shove. My questions are: do I need a turkey choke for it? If so what kind? I can't find info online. Thanks in advance for any help.
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Take a look at fox trot ammo as well. Quality hand loaded ammo.
 
The 28 us about ready to go. Need to find an Indian creek choke for the top barell and a good 1 oz load of copper plated #6 for the bottom. Buddy of mine has some bottomlands tape for the reciever to slap on it.
 

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Two years ago this guy got the business with a Remington 870 with a Carlson's barrel. Carlson's XR choke and Winchester Long Beard XR from about 20.
Shot my bird last year from 50 paces in the timber with the same set up.
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Can you share a picture of your 870? I have a 870 that I killed a Turkey with my first year two years ago, but looking to make some modifications to it just for tinkering sake.

I’ve been wanting to upgrade my shotgun in general. Maybe I should put the money towards a new all around shotgun. At some point I’d like to get a over under as well as a semi. I think my wife’s head would explode if I told her I was buying a Turkey specific shotgun.
 
@gcr0003 My 870 isn't anything special. It had a super long barrel when I first bought it and wanted something easier to tote around in the woods chasing turks. So I ordered a Carlson's barrel and slapped it on. Just a blued barrel and wood stock on it.
 
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Can you share a picture of your 870? I have a 870 that I killed a Turkey with my first year two years ago, but looking to make some modifications to it just for tinkering sake.

I’ve been wanting to upgrade my shotgun in general. Maybe I should put the money towards a new all around shotgun. At some point I’d like to get a over under as well as a semi. I think my wife’s head would explode if I told her I was buying a Turkey specific shotgun.
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the beauty of the 870 is they make so much for them. I put a M4 stock on mine for pretty cheap
 
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