Stupidly expensive Turkey loads

It might help to answer peoples curiosity if we knew what the brand Nd type of shell it is.

I am not up to par on the likes of 20ga shells but it seems a bit stiff for even a special shell. For $13 a shot it better do more than just kill a turkey!

AJC1 said:

I dont know anything about shotguns. I'm thinking it's the new tungsten that was 43 dollars for 5 at academy for 12 guage. I just cant fathom what the value is.

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Me either.

AJC1 said:

Are they really that special or is this just part of the gouge fest.

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A little of both. Yes, the run on ammunition, but also it seemed to me in The Before Time that Turkey shells were priced even higher than the buck shot and slugs, around here.
There have been some recent shot shell technology advances, those usually don’t make things cheaper.
Maybe Turkeys are the New Hotness lately?
Using .410s seems to be of contention recently, perhaps from all the extra Turkey-ers?

But, that much? Yeah, mostly ‘cause of the crazy...

AJC1 said:

My buddy said he paid 65 dollars for 5 20 guage Turkey loads. Are they really that special or is this just part of the gouge fest.

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They are not that special and there is no gouging, only fools and their money.

AJC1 said:

I dont know anything about shotguns. I'm thinking it's the new tungsten that was 43 dollars for 5 at academy for 12 guage. I just cant fathom what the value is.

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Yup, sounds like the shortage of ammo combined with exotic special purpose ammo driving prices up.

Some of those are $80-$90 for 5 rounds. That breaks down to close to $20 with every trigger pull.

Hevi-Shot Hevi-18 TSS Turkey Ammo 12 Ga 3 2oz #7 Non-Toxic Tungsten (midwayusa.com)

Talking to a friend who runs one of our local sporting goods store he tells me he has customers who have bought $300-$400 worth of those loads to pattern guns and hunt with. Supposedly have taken birds at 80+ yards.

Yup, sounds like the shortage of ammo combined with exotic special purpose ammo driving prices up.

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Nope, those have been available for a while now and are still selling at near the same price. They were stupid expensive last spring and readily available.

I'm not interested. I thought I paid a lot at $15 for 10 shells. If I have to pay $20/shot I'll just buy a turkey at Kroger.

So can these be made at home for a significant savings or is there special technology involved???

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They use tungsten for the pellets. Most are loaded with smaller #8 or #9 shot to get a lot of pellets down range. They hold tight patterns and the tungsten still penetrates even in the smaller shot sizes.

20 grains of bp. A .375 roundball is my favorite turkey load. Very very cheap and kills em dead every time

jmr40 said:

If I have to pay $20/shot I'll just buy a turkey at Kroger.

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I am with you on that. Only turkey hunting I’ve done has been with a .222Rem -and I didn’t get a turkey. Fell asleep waiting for one to walk by. I don’t do too well with sports that require you to stay real still in the wee hours of the morning.

I’ll do my turkey hunting in Hitchcock’s or Publix, thanks.

jmr40 said:

They use tungsten for the pellets. Most are loaded with smaller #8 or #9 shot to get a lot of pellets down range. They hold tight patterns and the tungsten still penetrates even in the smaller shot sizes.

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Meh.
I heard depleted uranium is WAY better...

Swampman said:

Meh.
I heard depleted uranium is WAY better...

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Well yeah! But it’s not PC. How’re you supposed to virtue signal if you’re not following the cool crowd?
Actually, I can’t say that for sure. I don’t know enough about how rich people decide which shot to use to hunt turkey to say that. But it sure seems that way.

why can’t people just head shot a turkey with .223?

Mark_Mark said:

why can’t people just head shot a turkey with .223?

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In many states, probably most, it is not legal.

Fine Figure of a Man said:

In many states, probably most, it is not legal.

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bullet travels too far and many other hunters around?!?!?!

and just not sporting enough?

Damn!

I always thought steel shot was bad eatin' wise, but at least they're generally big and easy to find.

Two ounces of tungsten #9's sounds a lot like my dentist taking a vacation to Hawaii!

#5 copper plated shot and a turkey choke out to 45 yards.

You can buy Hevi-Shot, but at the price, you might as well buy the loaded rounds. Look at it this way, buy 5-rounds and it should last you 5-years. At near $10/round, you’d sit tight until you’re good and sure!

AJC1 said:

My buddy said he paid 65 dollars for 5 20 guage turkey loads. Are they really that special or is this just part of the gouge fest.

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Seriously? I guess buying a pre-plucked turkey ready to cook is much more difficult than getting up in the middle of the night and matching wits with a bird with a pea sized brain. From what I've heard wild turkey really isn't all that good.

AJC1 said:

To be fair his son is the one hunting and he got him into it to keep him out of trouble. Seems to work so maybe it's cheap in the long run.

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I was thinking of the 60 year old goobers that know better.

AJC1 said:

To be fair his son is the one hunting and he got him into it to keep him out of trouble. Seems to work so maybe it's cheap in the long run.

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If your in the woods and spending time and money and resources for that Hunt. $10 round to get maximum performance. I think it’s worth the extra $10

Shooting a turkey can be a priceless experience , well worth whatever someone is willing to pay .