Browning A-5 or Citori for Turkeys?

[AU FAN]

I realize that neither may be the "opitmal" gun for turkey but those are my choices for now.

I have to say - I am leaning toward the citori because #1 I love that gun and the way it shoots, #2 it shoots 3" loads (A5 is an old belgian made that will only shoot 2 3/4). #3 I can add a turkey choke (A5 is fixed and I think has IC choke) #4 it has a shorter barrel

Not without reservations on the citori though.... #Double barrell may be more noticable to turkeys, (neither gun is camo...both wood with blued barrels), Can I add an extended choke to just one barrel?

Thoughts

 

[AU FAN]

Please disregard the question about the extended choke tube. I'll be using flush mounted mounted chokes.

 

[Finprof]

The turkeys only see the end of my barrel.

 

[FLNT4EVR]

Ther are lots of ways to disguise your shotguns without defaceing them in any way.I would go with the Citori.

 

[rajb123]

I've hunted with a Berreta O/U that takes 3" loads for 20 years..... I never fell under-gunned. Your Citori O/U should be a perfect turkey gun.

 

[Ole Humpback]

I nailed my first turkey with a Browing A5 16ga at 60yds with a 2.75" Remington shell that shot 1.125oz of #6 shot at 1300fps. It had a FC barrel. But thats pushing it for the range of that shell too.

If you have another barrel with a better choke, you can use the A5. However, it'd be cheaper to get a choke tube for the Citori. For turkey, 2 shots will be plenty. If you don't nail them on the first shot, no gun out there will sling enough lead to bring down one of those things on the fly.

I now hunt them with the 16ga, but using 1.25oz #4 shot 2.75" magnum shells from Federal. Gives me more range, but haven't seen one close enough for my 12ga to even get it. And my 12 shoots 3" 1.625oz #5 Hevi-Shot at 1350fps from a Turkey choke. Turkey are strange and elusive critters.

 

[rcmodel]

I hunt turkeys with a full choke A-5 and 2 3/4" turkey loads.
Truth be known, you don't need 3" Magnum turkey loads to kill a turkey.
I could kill them just as dead with an 1 1/8oz AA Trap load to the head & neck.

For cammo I use Bow hunters cammo tape.
Cover the shiny places.
Peel it off after you shoot a turkey.
It will not hurt the stock finish.

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rc

 

[natman]

I'd go with the Citori because of the chokes and the 3" capability. Shooting turkeys is easy, you shouldn't need a followup shot. It's getting them into range that's hard.