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Author Topic: 3.5 long beards  (Read 8906 times)

Offline Pistole

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3.5 long beards
« on: April 17, 2019, 06:30:23 AM »
I think I’m ready    20 yds


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Offline edward.penny

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Re: 3.5 long beards
« Reply #1 on: April 17, 2019, 07:35:36 AM »
That should do it. What does your 40 look like?

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Offline Pistole

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Re: 3.5 long beards
« Reply #2 on: April 17, 2019, 07:40:32 AM »
I’ll shoot that later I’ve always been good with my setup at 40. I have a Winchester sx3 with Nikon turkey pro scope

Offline limbhanger777

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Re: 3.5 long beards
« Reply #3 on: April 17, 2019, 09:29:10 AM »
wont have much of a head left at that range!

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Re: 3.5 long beards
« Reply #4 on: April 24, 2019, 10:59:56 AM »
That's tighter than I like at 20Y but I bet your 40 is killer. Mine used to look similar and I went to a much more open choke and my 20Y is now much more forgiving and still awesome at 40.

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Re: 3.5 long beards
« Reply #5 on: April 25, 2019, 08:23:33 AM »
I ran out of targets but I nailed a nice mature gobbler at 32 yards he dropped no flop ,nice rainy morning April 23 in Illinois !


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Re: 3.5 long beards
« Reply #6 on: April 29, 2019, 07:40:11 AM »
A nice second tag at 40 yds 24.90 lbs 10.25 inch beard 3/4 inch spurs . Dad Gum I love turkey hunting !


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Offline limbhanger777

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Re: 3.5 long beards
« Reply #7 on: April 29, 2019, 10:32:08 AM »
Looks those shells did the job!

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Re: 3.5 long beards
« Reply #8 on: April 29, 2019, 04:43:12 PM »
How did you kill them without using tss? :z-dizzy:

Offline edward.penny

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Re: 3.5 long beards
« Reply #9 on: April 29, 2019, 09:41:29 PM »
Nice turkey. Congrats


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Re: 3.5 long beards
« Reply #10 on: April 30, 2019, 08:20:30 AM »
How did you kill them without using tss? :z-dizzy:
LOL its funny how many people think lead loads aren't capable of killing a turkey

Offline Pistole

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Re: 3.5 long beards
« Reply #11 on: April 30, 2019, 09:05:59 AM »
I have never tried TSS so I won’t comment on that.I started turkey hunting in 2010 I went 3 years without getting a bird got my first one in 2013 my preference was to shoot a 3 1/2 12 gauge I wanted knock down power would have went with a 10 gauge if I had one.I understand why guys are going smaller gauges it’s like chevys and fords comes down to what you like and works for you.I have had the good fortune to harvest 8nice birds in last 6 years with my 3 1/2 #5 long beards knocked down with 1 shot most at 26 to 32 yards 1 at 40. So for me I’m not changing a thing ! Besides I am now 66 years old ,Way to hard to teach a old dog new tricks !!

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Re: 3.5 long beards
« Reply #12 on: April 30, 2019, 09:44:56 AM »
Seriously, especially at the ranges we should be shooting turkeys.  Unfortunately, I see adds and read articles touting 60 yard shots and even posts where guys say they ‘accidentally’ misjudged the distance quite often.  I’m not arguing tss is a great advancement, but I do have concerns that it is promoted to be a long range tool and that it may be abused.



How did you kill them without using tss? :z-dizzy:
LOL its funny how many people think lead loads aren't capable of killing a turkey

Offline Pistole

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Re: 3.5 long beards
« Reply #13 on: April 30, 2019, 09:48:28 AM »
Well said !


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Offline BandedSpur

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Re: 3.5 long beards
« Reply #14 on: May 05, 2019, 02:42:17 PM »
My 1.25 oz 12 gauge TSS handloads through the light mod choke of my O/U that I kill most of my turkeys with could not be considered a long range set-up. Not everyone that shoots TSS is a long range sniper, though certainly some are.