TACTICAL TURKEY

[rayman]

I was on the Mossberg website & ran across an unusual piece. I think it looks kind of cool but it got me thinking. How do you hunt turkey? I always thought one hides in a camoflage hiding structure and when turkey happens by you just let him have it. This particular piece has a folding stock & a retention strap on the slide. It is also covered in woodland camo. It looks like an entry weapon that a swat team would use. Are there new tactics to serve warrants on wild turkey? Go check out their website www.mossberg.com 835 ULTI-MAG TACTICAL TURKEY SERIES

 

[foxmeadow]

Perhaps turkey hunting with all your Tac gear on would sharpen your Zombie skills

 

[Plink]

That is an adjustable stock rather than a folder. I can see how that could easily make the transition out of the world of armchair commandos and into the real world. You could adjust it depending on how thick of clothing you were wearing, or to the size of the shooter, etc. The loop on the foregrip looks like it'd be a pain to use while hunting, but I assume it's removeable.

 

[wolf_from_wv]

I assume it's removeable.

Anything can be removable - just depends on if you want to be able to put it back on...

Don't forget the tactical turkey vest:
http://www.cabelas.com/link-12/product/0037688932642a.shtml

 

[berettashotgun]

My wife goes turkey hunting, because she is "allowed" to smoke and wear perfume.
After several years with her (we always get a double-everytime) the camo/concealment argument is exactly crapola. I promise- she can remain exactly in a state of kelvin and pop one, meanwhile a cig is hanging from her lip. Flo... I promise, NOBODY has camo (and accessories) even close to this woman, yet after my time spent in the woods hunting turkeys, I believe camo and equipment have nothing to do with turkey hunting.

 

[Stretchman]

600 bux for a tactical turkey gun, and another 100 or so for the vest, and you're set. About as tactical as any turkey can get.

You can even use it for home defense. "Say, what you doin here, TURKEY!?"

 

[pbhome71]

This thread is useless without a PIC... LOL

Wow... interesting. Is that the side-saddle on the retractable stock?

It actually doesn't look too bad.

-Pat

 

[Smitty in CT]

There is an article in their new catalog about "runnin' and gunnin' for turykey:

http://www.mossberg.com/content.asp?ID=601&section=media

 

[JShirley]

I noticed this shotgun a week or so ago.

Is the 835 the series you can't fire slugs from?

Anyway, otherwise, I love stocks that can be made dramatically shorter- most stocks are between 1 to 2.5" too long for me.

John

 

[Smitty in CT]

You can fire slugs, you first have to switch to a "standard" bore rifled barrel. You can't shoot slugs from the smooth "overbored" barrels. They sell the two barreled combos at Dick's all the time.

Smitty

 

[nico]

Anyway, otherwise, I love stocks that can be made dramatically shorter- most stocks are between 1 to 2.5" too long for me.

I definitely hear you there

<-- 5'1"

 

[rich e]

I was playing with one at a local gun shop..ie..The most expensive and overpriced one, and their price was $440.00...Why can't you shoot slugs from this shotgun????I was thinking about getting one until I read that...They also have a 500 set up like that for $319....I know you can shoot smooth bore slugs out of 500's.........Those fiber optic sights were WAAAAYYY cool also........

 

[Smitty in CT]

You should never shoot slugs from an "overbored" barrel from any manufacturer, not just these...there is a potentiall for the slug to "wobble" and possibly get stuck causing an obstruction. They sell a rifled "slug" barrel that has the standard 12GA dimensions so you won't have the potential for an obstruction.

Smitty

 

[Kimber1911_06238]

dumb question

what's the difference between a standard bore and an overbored barrel?

 

[nico]

You should never shoot slugs from an "overbored" barrel from any manufacturer, not just these...there is a potentiall for the slug to "wobble" and possibly get stuck causing an obstruction. They sell a rifled "slug" barrel that has the standard 12GA dimensions so you won't have the potential for an obstruction.

I'd like to see some more info on this. My SX2 has a factory backbored barrel with an inside diameter of .762" iirc (all guns that use Invector+ choke tubes have the same bore diameter). Given the facts that there's no mention of slugs in the owner's manual, Browning and Winchester use these chokes in several models, and that Browning sells a rifled Invector+ choke tube specifically made to be used with slugs, I'm a little skeptical about your comment.

what's the difference between a standard bore and an overbored barrel?

The standard diameter of a 12 gauge barrel is .729-.730." A back-bored barrel is some diameter larger than that, but I don't think there's a standard diameter. Back-boring is supposed to reduce recoil, give more consistent patterns, and if done on a lathe after the barrel is made, lighten the barrel. With guns that are back-bored from the factory, the barrel is actually heavier, because it has a larger inside diameter with the same wall thickness as a standard barrel

edit: here's another description:
http://hunting.about.com/od/shotgun/l/aastshotgunfaqa.htm

Also called overboring, backboring simply means that the bore diameter of a barrel exceeds what has long been the industry standard. Depending on whose chart you believe, .729 to .730 inch is standard for the 12 gauge while the bore diameter of a backbored barrel usually measures from .735 to .740 inch and sometimes a bit larger. As for any major benefit, some shooters are convinced that backboring along with lengthening of the forcing cone of a barrel reduces recoil, and while I don’t believe this has been proven to be true scientifically, I am sold on the concept. The idea of backboring a shotgun barrel is a very old one, but it did not prove to be entirely practical until the introduction of the modern plastic wad with a flanged overpowder cup capable of obturating sufficiently to seal off the oversized bore.

 

[Kimber1911_06238]

thanks nico

 

[Smitty in CT]

The bore diameter of the Mossberg 835 / 935 is about .775 (measured with a cheapo plastic caliper). In their manuals, it says do not shoot slugs through the overbored barrels, I don't know about other manufacturer's overbored barrels since I don't have any.

You might not have a problem, but then again you might trash a good barrel, I wouldn't risk it if it were me...

Smitty