As a longtime, traditional turkey hunter who loves the challenge of getting Mr. That conversation seemed to dominate the internet turkey talk sites over the past few years, but now the talk has shifted to finding that magical blend for the smaller shotgun gauges, including the diminutive. Back in the day, when turkey loads only contained chilled or slightly hardened lead shot, turkey guns, regardless of barrel length and choke, were limited in their range to harvest a gobbler at much more than 40 yards.
For those who dared going afield in search of Mr. Tom with the. And 30 was a bit of a stretch. Much of the move to the smaller gauges has been due to the improvement in choke tubes, shotshell wad designs and heavier-than-lead shot, which has proven to pattern very tightly in gauge guns at distances well beyond that yard benchmark. When it comes to the. The testing for these loads showed that a 9 or 9. The 6 tungsten-based pellets in the Hevi-X Strut outperformed its lead counterparts.
The TSS manufacturers will tell you that their advantage over lead and the heavier-than-lead tungsten with this data is that they could put many, many more 9 or 9. Both shot options offer a decided performance advantage over what their predecessors had at their disposal years ago.
For the Hevi-Shot enthusiasts, it should be noted that the company makes a great. This load features 6 tungsten pellets launched at a speed about fps faster than the TSS loads. You will also find that these loads are roughly half the price of the TSS loads. The good news is that the. You will find that these new loads are quite a bit more expensive than lead ammunition, but when all the beans are counted, you can bet that your ammunition will be the least expensive part of your turkey hunt.
Before we get ahead of ourselves and start pronouncing the. Tom so hard in the first place. For the really diehard turkey hunters among us, a turkey hunt is not about how far you can shoot one…. If you ask Toxey Haas, the founder of Mossy Oak, he will tell you without hesitation that his initial Bottomland camo design was specifically designed to get him closer to critters and not to see how far away he could lob a shot at them.
But if technology keeps improving the guns, chokes and ammo, which it most likely will, we may soon be wearing hunter orange in the turkey woods since those face-to-face experiences with Mr. Tom will be a thing of the past. That said, it really is important to understand the ballistics capability of the. The very small bore of the gun produces a narrow shot pattern with a long shotstring regardless of choke constriction.
As a result, shooting a tightly choked. As a result, making sure that the point of impact is true is critical. Most hunters will have better success with some form of optics system to aim through, as a single bead or open rifle sights can be tough to put in the right spot on a gobbler if he is hung up at 40 yards and will not come closer.
This is especially true of the. This shotgun is actually more akin in design to a handgun than a long gun, but in hand and with the right optics, it is a. Every Kauger Arms firearm is made to order in the Hazlehurst, Georgia. There are custom wood colors that are standard, and options such as finishing the gun in a choice of a couple of Mossy Oak patterns and adding a Burris FastFire sight are available.
For many years, the Mossberg pump shotgun has been a go-to gun for turkey hunters nationwide. New for is the Mossberg This pump action model comes in Mossy Oak Original Bottomland, features a inch vent rib barrel with a X-Full Extended choke tube, a synthetic stock with a length of pull just under 14 inches, a top mounted safety, swivel studs on the stock and forearm cap and an adjustable fiber optic front sight for easy target acquisition in low light.
The gun weighs in a 6. In addition to the popular Mossberg pump model, the company has reacted to the needs of hunters who prefer a semi-automatic shotgun. New for is the Mossberg SA , a semiautomatic. The gun comes standard with a synthetic stock and inch barrel finished in Mossy Oak Original Bottomland camo.
The SA also comes with a receiver mounted rail to allow additional scope or red dot optics to be added to the gun. The SA weighs in at 6. Legacy Sports International in Reno, Nevada has introduced a new gas operated semi-auto to the market called the Pointer Phenoma.
This gun is available in both Mossy Oak Obsession and Mossy Oak Bottomland patterns, and is available in a variety of gauges, including the. Each gun comes with five different choke tubes. Savage and Federal are both manufactured under the Vista Outdoors corporate banner, so the blend of gun and ammo was pretty much a given. The Savage Turkey is a break action, single shot. Choke compatible choke tube. It is hammer driven and features manual safety located on the receiver of the gun.
The little gun has a inch barrel optimized for Federal TSS loads and weighs in at just a tick over five pounds. Because of the interchangeable choke system, this little gun could double as a great early season dove gun when fitted with a more open choke. As discussed earlier, the. Since most turkey hunters strive to get a gobbler as close to the gun as possible, some. Tom and a conventional turkey choke for shots 25 or more yards away. At the same time, some hunters will want to go with a more adjustable scope option.
The flexibility of increased magnification, most light through a higher lens objective and an adjustable eyepiece are sometimes warranted. Charlie Boswell at Comp-n-Choke has long been known as an innovator when it comes to custom choke tubes. He designed his custom chokes with release ports to dissipate the gases as the payload is exiting the choke, which results, according to the company, in a slight reduction in felt recoil.
This gives hunters who choose to use a more open choke for their turkey hunting location a variety of options. Carlson is one of only a few companies that makes different choke tubes for specific ammunition. For many years, Indian Creek choke tubes were the talk of the turkey hunting world. Compared to a cylinder which is 0. This means that you can get an efficient pattern with these chokes at a range of 20 yards.
This makes these chokes good for hunting small birds at close ranges. The constriction size for these chokes is 0. They are tighter than skeet chokes and that means you can hit a target that is more than 20 yards away. The constriction size of modified chokes is 0. The ideal distance to get an efficient pattern with these chokes is 30 or 40 yards.
The construction size of the improved modified chokes is 0. To get these chokes, you would need to order them as they are not usually offered with standard shotguns. So unless you need these chokes for one reason or the other, the performance difference between them and the modified chokes is marginal.
These are the king of chokes and a full choke has a constriction size of 0. These chokes can deliver an efficient shot pattern at a distance of 65 yards making them ideal for long-range shooting.
But you owe it to yourself and the game to ensure that the chokes you choose are those that can deliver dense patterns and patterns that can hold up with enough energy to kill your game. Even with a superior turkey gun and choke tubes, these are not enough to help you catch a turkey. You first need to be a good shot and that requires practice and learning the right skills.
Once you have acquired the techniques and learned something about turkey hunting, only then can you get positive results. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. I am a person who has a passion for the world of optics.
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Read more. Some posts may contain affiliate links. Walter J. Meadows December 5, Save Saved Removed 0. Top pick. Shot-lok technology for tight shot patterns Constriction size of 0. The chokes are coated with a black-t coating to prevent corrosion, rust and other external damage during harsh weather. Not only will this help you see your patterns on a life-like target, it will get you comfortable with shooting at that image.
Many people mistakenly think that the head is where your bead needs to be. In truth, the ideal aim point is the base of the neck near the caruncle folds of skin at the front of the neck that flare up during mating. The goal in aiming at the base of the neck is for your pattern to hit the spine, neck, and possibly the head. Find the right choke, the right ammunition, pattern your gun and know how it shoots at 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50 yards, then execute when the bird steps out by putting your pellets where they count.
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Shotgun chokes There are hundreds of chokes to choose from when it comes to turkey hunting. So, you have to ask yourself — how far away are most of my shots going to be? Turkey loads Everyone has their favorite brand of ammo, and a lot of folks are stubborn when it comes to what shot size they like to shoot. Matthew Breuer Matt Breuer has been working in the outdoor industry for over 15 years, guiding, writing, promoting, volunteering, and working with several conservation groups.
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