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It says it all when he says in this video "I love walnut! There's something about it that appeals to me." Amen Brother!!
It says it all when he says in this video "I love walnut! There's something about it that appeals to me." Amen Brother!!
I’ll always be a 12g Remington 870 express kind of guy.RIP Remington Firearms
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I’m an 870 express guy. They still have them on lineI got my youth edition reminngton 870 20 guage on my 10th bday and ive never even thought of another it shoots up to 3 1/2 high brass and ive shot everything from rabbits, squirrels and turkeys to hogs and deer with it. I dnt like semi shotguns, and the 870 is the best one ever made. My dad still shoots his he got in highschool. Theres no other weapon ive ever owned military or otherwise that has seen more rounds through it than this shotgun and it still chirps like its new. Sad thing is i dnt think they make them anymore. Hopefully mine never breaks bc no other shotgun does me any justice.
That's an expensive way to save a few dollars on ammo but you wouldn't be the first to do it for sure...I've had this idea floating around for a few years now about an over under set up for turkeys that is set up for TSS #9's on the top barrel and the bottom barrel would be set up for less expensive lead loads. The idea is that the bottom barrel would be my go to close range barrel and if the gobbler hung up way out then I would have the option of reaching out there with the TSS. Have a 2 trigger gun or on with a selector.
It's more the weight that holds me back. Turkey guns are carried a lot and shot a little. I like my cheapo Mossberg 535 with 3 1/2 chamber. Will eat anything and is very light. It loves my 3 1/2 inch 2 1/2 ounce #9 TSS. Turkeys...not so much, lol. You don't want to pattern it off a bench.That's an expensive way to save a few dollars on ammo but you wouldn't be the first to do it for sure...
I've had this idea floating around for a few years now about an over under set up for turkeys that is set up for TSS #9's on the top barrel and the bottom barrel would be set up for less expensive lead loads. The idea is that the bottom barrel would be my go to close range barrel and if the gobbler hung up way out then I would have the option of reaching out there with the TSS. Have a 2 trigger gun or on with a selector.
I think that is what I was looking at a while back.Browning makes the Cynergy Ultimate Turkey. You can run separate chokes for different patterns top and bottom.
Since I could buy 4 maybe 5 870’s for the price of some of the shotguns I was looking at youre definitely right!I’ll always be a 12g Remington 870 express kind of guy.
Tried and true and never fails. In my opinion the best all around shot gun ever created. But I’m basic so…..Since I could buy 4 maybe 5 870’s for the price of some of the shotguns I was looking at youre definitely right!
My first shotgun was an Ithaca 37 pump in 16 gauge. Super light and quick. Love that little gun. I have a Franchi 712 Raptor for sporting clays and it shoots great and is light. The 870 express in 3.5 inch 12 is my turkey gun and brush buster. I am blessed to have a rich uncle who is into all things sporting clays and birdhunting. He has every gauge and a lot of guns he lets my try including his Perazzi O/U, Caesar Guerini O/U, Berettas, Brownings, etc. I love carrying his AYA (Aguirre y Aranzabal) s/s in 16 gauge for pheasants. It's fun to try different guns but I haven't spent the money myself onI h anything that fancy. Lately though, I've been looking at all the local auctions for an old Parker bros. in 20 gauge for grouse/woodcock.
I agree it's nice to have a gun for every activity, but you can certainly get by with something trusty like an 870. It's fun showing up with a lower-end shotgun and outshooting some of the high-rollers at the range.
Ithaca Model 37 one of the best pumps ever!! In 16gauge, the absolute best. Also designed by John M. Browning.