turkey hunting

[outdoorman63]

okay what are everyone who turkey hunts thoughts on using a 20 g for turkey hunting...need to get ready for the next season and i havent ever done it...i want to know if my 20g mossberg is okay or if i need to spit out some cash for different gun

 

[Art Eatman]

The mainest thing, probably, would be if your shotgun is either full choke, or you can put a full-choke tube in it. Many people use an extra-full or "turkey-choke" tube.

Next would be patterning, to find what brand or style of load gives the most even spread of pellets.

Art

 

[Newt]

Agree with Art. You need to pattern your gun with different chokes/shot size to determine your effective range. Nothing at all wrong with turkey hunting with a 20 ga; there's been many a turkey killed with a 20 ga. My only advice is to do your homework first and try it with different loads/chokes.

 

[outdoorman63]

thanks

will give it a whirl..gonna pickup somedifferent rds and see what shoots the best..

 

[Smoke]

Rifle to the head works well too.

FOr shotgun, do as others have mentioned.

Smoke