OG shop member gallery
OldGobbler
          bullet Forum Board      bullet Pushpin Turkey Call Blog      bullet Advertising Info     

OG Gear Store
PATCHES


Sum Toy
Dave Smith
Wood Haven
North Mountain Gear
North Mountain Gear
turkeys for tomorrow






Author Topic: Lets talk dedicated / favorite turkey gun?????  (Read 24180 times)

Offline Tail Feathers

  • Paintbrush Beard
  • *****
  • Posts: 3986
Re: Lets talk dedicated / favorite turkey gun?????
« Reply #30 on: June 19, 2020, 12:47:32 AM »
Winchester SX3 20 gauge.  26” barrel.  Sweet shooter but I did have to have the trigger worked.  It was heavy and rough out of the box.
Love to hunt the King of Spring!

Offline mcw3734

  • 2024 SITE SUPPORTER
  • Hero Member
  • ********
  • Posts: 287
Re: Lets talk dedicated / favorite turkey gun?????
« Reply #31 on: June 19, 2020, 01:20:24 AM »
I'm reply #32, but only the second to say a 10 gauge? Sign of the times, I guess.

Remington SP-10, matte finished wood and blue with a 25" barrel. Trulock .700 non-ported choke, shooting Nitro Ammo Company #7.5 TSS. Vortex venom 3 MOA red dot on top.  With a clean barrel it's putting 300+ pellets in 10" at 40 yards. Yeah, it's a little heavy, but I love it!

Offline bear1998

  • Jr. Member
  • *
  • Posts: 7
Re: Lets talk dedicated / favorite turkey gun?????
« Reply #32 on: June 19, 2020, 04:26:36 AM »
Remmy 870 super mag real tree advantage (about 25 years old)...23" barrel...3.5" apex tss#9...IC .650....speadbead w/ff3....timney trigger sear n spring kit (set at 3#s)  Its been good to me......
« Last Edit: June 19, 2020, 04:49:58 AM by bear1998 »

Offline budtripp

  • The Boss Gobbler
  • ****
  • Posts: 616
Re: Lets talk dedicated / favorite turkey gun?????
« Reply #33 on: June 19, 2020, 06:18:30 AM »
Remington 870 super mag in advantage camo with an Indian creek .665. Been shooting 3.5 hevi 7's since I got it but down to only one round left. Got several boxes of 3" hevi 6s I may go back to, or I may go longbeards, maybe try TSS. Who knows. I change my mind all the time.

Offline Dr Juice

  • 2024 SITE SUPPORTER
  • Long Spur Gobbler
  • ********
  • Posts: 7351
Re: Lets talk dedicated / favorite turkey gun?????
« Reply #34 on: June 19, 2020, 07:15:26 AM »
Remington 870 super mag in advantage camo with an Indian creek .665. Been shooting 3.5 hevi 7's since I got it but down to only one round left. Got several boxes of 3" hevi 6s I may go back to, or I may go longbeards, maybe try TSS. Who knows. I change my mind all the time.
I would go with your 3” Hevi-6s especially since you have several boxes. That’s all i use in my 11-87 and they flatten birds every time!

Offline GobbleNut

  • Long Spur Gobbler
  • ******
  • Posts: 5400
  • Southern New Mexico
Re: Lets talk dedicated / favorite turkey gun?????
« Reply #35 on: June 19, 2020, 09:04:59 AM »
I've got a variety of shotguns of different persuasions hangin' on the rack,...but when I go turkey huntin', the one I grab is my old reliable 835.  It ain't real pretty, and it weighs as much as a small horse, but when a gobbler gets in range, his snood is soon to be floppin' in the dirt,....unless I decide to let him live to gobble another day.   

Online ShootingABN!

  • Longbeard
  • ****
  • Posts: 1031
Re: Lets talk dedicated / favorite turkey gun?????
« Reply #36 on: June 19, 2020, 09:57:49 AM »
Ole man thanks for everyone that took time to share. I love reading what others are shooting. I could comment on each reply, but I don't want to jumble up the thread with my own comments.

It's awesome to see the 870's, 835's and hear about the others. Yes I remember the 10 gauges, and when Mossberg and Federal launched the 835! Man it takes me back. Can't we all agree that ammo has come a long way from 30 years ago??? I'm still using Nitro Heavyshot 4x5x7 in 3.5 and 3". Trying TSS in my Son's 410 working with SumToy to get her right.

Again thanks to all that took time to post on this thread.

May God bless you and your families.

Offline NCL

  • 2024 SITE SUPPORTER
  • Double Beard
  • ********
  • Posts: 2015
Re: Lets talk dedicated / favorite turkey gun?????
« Reply #37 on: June 19, 2020, 11:36:25 AM »
Started with a 870 Super Sport in camo topped with a Leupold Gilmore sight. Decided wanted someone with a little less recoil so went to a Beretta 391 extrema which I have used for probably twenty years. After reading this site decided I wanted a 20 gauge, decided in the Winchester sx3 but could not find onem they are discontinued so settled on a Weatherby SA459 but they were sold out. Maybe next year
« Last Edit: June 20, 2020, 11:04:38 AM by NCL »

Offline idgobble

  • Hero Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 379
Re: Lets talk dedicated / favorite turkey gun?????
« Reply #38 on: June 19, 2020, 11:52:06 AM »
Single shot Stevens 12 ga. hammer type I've been using since 1957 although never started using it for turkeys until the '70s. Only good to about 25 yards but I haven't tried TSS in it.
« Last Edit: June 21, 2020, 05:24:00 PM by idgobble »

Offline Tom007

  • 2024 SITE SUPPORTER
  • Long Spur Gobbler
  • ********
  • Posts: 7818
  • “Eastern Tail Chaser”
Re: Lets talk dedicated / favorite turkey gun?????
« Reply #39 on: June 19, 2020, 12:36:32 PM »
Vintage beauty
“Solo hunter”

Offline grayfox

  • Longbeard
  • ****
  • Posts: 1145
Re: Lets talk dedicated / favorite turkey gun?????
« Reply #40 on: June 19, 2020, 01:25:58 PM »
Remington 870 12 ga. 21" barrel with a Magpul stock. Wrapped in Mossy Oak Infinity camo skin & topped with a TruGlo TruBrite red dot. I shoot 2oz. of Hevi-13 #7's using a Hevi-Shot .662 choke tube. Also has a lightened trigger & upgraded magazine spring.


Online ShootingABN!

  • Longbeard
  • ****
  • Posts: 1031
Re: Lets talk dedicated / favorite turkey gun?????
« Reply #41 on: June 19, 2020, 01:48:12 PM »
Stevens 12 ga. I've been using since 1957 although never started using it for turkeys until the '70s. Only good to about 25 yards but I haven't tried TSS in it.

Awesome!

Offline ChesterCopperpot

  • 2024 SITE SUPPORTER
  • Double Beard
  • ********
  • Posts: 2024
Re: Lets talk dedicated / favorite turkey gun?????
« Reply #42 on: June 20, 2020, 08:28:57 AM »
Stevens 12 ga. I've been using since 1957 although never started using it for turkeys until the '70s. Only good to about 25 yards but I haven't tried TSS in it.

Is it a fixed modified?

Offline hoythunter

  • Sr. Member
  • **
  • Posts: 126
Re: Lets talk dedicated / favorite turkey gun?????
« Reply #43 on: June 20, 2020, 09:48:30 AM »
I've been using a 870 super mag topped  with Williams fire sights shooting 3" longboards #5. Switched to a Mossberg sa-20 turkey this year with vortex venom sumtoy .562 and federal 9's.

Offline vt35mag

  • Longbeard
  • ****
  • Posts: 1777
Re: Lets talk dedicated / favorite turkey gun?????
« Reply #44 on: June 20, 2020, 08:49:42 PM »
The Mossberg 535 my wife bought me in the 2010-2012 time range for my birthday is my goto/favorite.
The gun was entirely camo, but the stock and forearm had to be replaced after I left the gun leaning against the tire.... I got in the truck and ran over the gun from end to end!
New stock and forearm and I was good to go! Thoroughly inspected it and it didn't put even a single scratch in the metal. Heck, didn't even break a fiber in the sights. Shot it and it was still dead on. Wicked lucky.

   

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G870A using Tapatalk