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#1

Turkey Guns / Re: Bead or Red dot

Last post by Deere92 - Today at 12:50:24 PM

I have owned several turkey guns, and zero of them had a POI that matched the bead. Kentucky windage is the wrong route when a bird is in way close with a turkey load/choke..... and I'm shooting lead 5s, not tss. My FF3 does nothing to extend my killing range, but sure gives me the peace of mind that my shot is going to hit where I point it. 

I really like the sumtoy mount on my 870SM. I don't need cheek weld if the dot is pointed where I need it to be.

#2

General Forum / Re: 2026 OLDGOBBLER FUNDRAISER...

Last post by reflexl - Today at 12:40:48 PM

Just ordered 3

#3

2026 OLD GOBBLER TURKEY HUNTING TEAM CONTEST / Re: 2026 Scattered Flock

Last post by reflexl - Today at 12:36:14 PM

I like Splattered Snot's new uniforms. Kind of catchy.

#4

2026 OLD GOBBLER TURKEY HUNTING TEAM CONTEST / Re: 2026 Scattered Flock

Last post by reflexl - Today at 12:32:02 PM

Well looky here. Ole splattered snot is at it again!
Ole Jeffy is looking for some good boogers/ snot this time. YeeHaw!

#5

Misc. Turkey Gun Related Classifieds / Re: Benelli SBE 1 or 2 Barrel ...

Last post by Ridge Rooster - Today at 12:30:36 PM

Tru-Threads was only option because of barrel thickness.

Ridge Rooster

#6

2026 OLD GOBBLER TURKEY HUNTING TEAM CONTEST / Re: Herding up the GOATS

Last post by reflexl - Today at 12:30:04 PM

I am in but my hunting is probably going to be limited again. I might get to go 4 times or so.

#7

General Forum / Re: Fox Vests 5-9 w/ Calls

Last post by crdierlam - Today at 12:26:01 PM

If the other 4 are "owned" by the family then that's a problem, mainly because that is NOT what was communicated to the callmakers when they were asked to make the 10 call sets, terms in which they agreed to

I don't have any inside information but I thought in one of the videos they said that the first three or four were for members of the family and were not going to be sold. I could be mistaken.

#8

General Forum / Re: TSS prices will go up soon

Last post by davisd9 - Today at 12:15:29 PM

You know we are all complaining about the prices of TSS and most of us don't have a problem paying for calls that have gone up in price .. calls that used to cost 100 dollars for example now cost 500 pus to a 1000 dollars... I think you know what calls i'm talking about.. LOL

So I'm not going to let the price of TSS make me go back to carrying my 12 gauge for NOW ... YOU never know what the future may hold... IMO

I have issue with a lot of the call prices, probably more that than the TSS. The rising cost of TSS makes sense, $200 pot calls do not.


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I was completely shocked at the price of an identical trumpet to mine at the show. I paid $450 which for me was ridiculous at the time. It's a great trumpet but not that much better than my $200 trumpets. $1200 no way!  At least I get to keep the call though. That TSS is gone with the wind. It sure does shoot good though.


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It is a delicate balance. I understand many call maker prospectives and why they are raising their pricing. A call maker sells a trumpet to a guy for $300 and as soon as he gets it he flips it for $500-1000, who should be making money off the call? The call maker.

I also see guys just stepping into building asking $300-500 for a call with no reputation and most likely, a trumpet anyway, cannot even run the call. 

Anyway, it's a slippery slope and I will continue buying calls from the makers I have established relationships with and if their call is above my budget I hope to continue speaking on the phone and hope they at least share the photos of their builds.


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#9

General Forum / Re: TSS prices will go up soon

Last post by aclawrence - Today at 11:48:10 AM

You know we are all complaining about the prices of TSS and most of us don't have a problem paying for calls that have gone up in price .. calls that used to cost 100 dollars for example now cost 500 pus to a 1000 dollars... I think you know what calls i'm talking about.. LOL

So I'm not going to let the price of TSS make me go back to carrying my 12 gauge for NOW ... YOU never know what the future may hold... IMO

I have issue with a lot of the call prices, probably more that than the TSS. The rising cost of TSS makes sense, $200 pot calls do not.


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I was completely shocked at the price of an identical trumpet to mine at the show. I paid $450 which for me was ridiculous at the time. It's a great trumpet but not that much better than my $200 trumpets. $1200 no way!  At least I get to keep the call though. That TSS is gone with the wind. It sure does shoot good though.


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#10

LEARNING TO TURKEY HUNT / Re: "Sitting down to a turkey"...

Last post by paboxcall - Today at 11:38:36 AM

Jim Spencer once wrote "sit down wrong, and you're beat." He was 100% correct.

I've often thought to myself that if one doesn't know the ground at that set up location, without luck that turkey will beat you every time. Guys like me who hunt large tracts of public rarely get to know the ground intimately, as in blow downs, root ball depressions, benches, rocks, water, beech or multi rose flora scrub brush, etc.

It all plays into his decision to come in straight to your set up, or peel off left or right along the way.

Too many times I've struck a bird mid morning, and without thinking it through, sit right down right there or get a little closer and sit, with my left shoulder facing the direction he might come if walking an imaginary chalk line between him and the tree at my back.

Its the stuff in between that more often determines the outcome of that interaction if the gobbler is committed to walking in.

"Sit down wrong, and you're beat." Sometimes you can influence that set up, other times you are at the mercy of the conditions on the ground. The more you know the ground, the better your odds are.