I was looking at the turkey gun. Having a 22 inch barrel. How does it pattern? I also like the tristar 20ga.
I have a SA-20 it patterns well with 7.5 TSS handloads and an HS strut undertaker choke it's a .582 I believe
Let ya know soon as I get mine back from being dipped.
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I have the SA 20 Turkey thug, they took the thug out of the name . I have killed more Gobblers with it than any 20 gauge I have , It killed one this past weekend right around 40 yards . I shoot a Carlson 575 non ported turkey choke and Federal TSS #9. The gun will flat out pattern great! I had a Tri Star Raptor and sold it, I simply have too many turkey guns. The gun shot great also but I like the Mossberg better because it is lighter and had the 22 inch barrel, which I really like it's so easy to carry and maneuver in a set up. If your worried about that barrel patterning well don't think another thing about it. You would be pleased with what it does. I started out with Federal HVW #7 and it was also a killer with that also . Great 40 yard patterns, I will not shoot past that.
I sure like the looks of the mossberg SA 20. I have a new tristar g2 viper 28ga. I am getting away from the Remington sp 10ga. The mossberg would be so much liter to carry. I seen they have a 2 oz load in 20ga tss loads now. I think it would kind kick in a light gun. I do like the short barrel. I will a reflex dot on it and leave it. I bought 28ga just for squirrel hunting. I bought a mec 600 jr mark 5 28ga reloader. So I could shoot it more. Now just need one for 20ga.
All of these "SA" guns are imported from the same factory in Turkey under a variety of names. Mosserberg SA, Weatherby SA (no longer made) Tristar Viper, Escort, and many other names. All the guns are virtually the same internally. I have had 5 or 6 of them.
The Mossberg SA-20 Turkey is awesome - cheap, very lightweight, drilled & tapped. If you prefer a pistol grip stock - get the Tristar Viper turkey.
As for chokes and loads - skip all the BS testing, save your money and go straight to TSS #9 with a Carlson .575 non-ported as stated above. If you are obsessed with getting the most hits in a 10" circle - get the Sumtoy choke. But for "real world" hunting, the Carlson is about perfect.
Thanks I just bought 2 carlson tss choke for my 410.
Mossberg 500 410 tss turkey gun.
Mossberg SA 410 turkey gun. I was going to order a carlson tss for my 28ga to have. I will get one for the 20ga. I have fount my wife a browning bps micro youth 20ga. Carlson was the first choke I was going to it for it. The SA 20ga turkey gun comes with a rail on top doest it?
Yes , the SA 20 Turkey gun is drilled and tapped and mine came with the rail. I have a swampfox kingslayer on mine.
I also have the Mossberg SA20, 22 inch barrel. I agree Federal TSS 9's and carlsons .565 or .575 it's the perfect hunting setup!
I bought a Carlson heavy weight tss choke. I also bought a longbeard xr choke. I seen a pattern test shooting a jebs .565 choke. The pattern so tight at 40 yds. My wife bought her a tristar raptor youth 20ga
It has a 24 inch barrel 20ga. She has a longbeard xr choke in her gun. Now finding ammo is the hard part. Going to try to find some federal 9 shot or apex 9.5 loads.
I have the Turkey model and used it the last couple of weeks of the N.C . season. It patterns well with a Trulock Pinhoti .585 and Apex Ninja's also did well with Federal TSS 9's good hunting patterns . Recoil is almost nonexistent which is surprising for such a lightweight gun. I did put a McCarbo trigger spring in it when I got it , the trigger was really heavy 6lbs + when I got it . It's better now but still not a great pull . The trigger is the thing I wish was better. Slapped a Sumtoy mount and a FF3 on it also .
Can you buy a pistol grip stock for the SA-20? I figured you could buy the SA-20 tactical pistol grip stock and put it on the SA-20 turkey. I may have figured wrong because I haven't found on yet.
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Quote from: Happy on April 21, 2021, 06:21:31 PM
Let ya know soon as I get mine back from being dipped.
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Hi I been wondering what it would cost to have mine dipped and 2 turkey chokes? I would like to have it done in bottomland or green leaf camo.
Mine is getting dipped in green leaf. Think it was $180.00
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I contacted Mossberg and they don't sell pistol grip stocks individually. You have to buy the model it comes on.
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Well I have 2 12ga I use for turkey. My 835 with Nikon turkey scope is my main go to. I was just in a local shop and I am done pondering. My new Mossberg SA-20 turkey with 22inch barrel will be in next week. It comes with the beard buster sights but i have a bushnell circle x that will be going on it. The way i look at it I have time to set it up. Tough decision I looked over Beretta, Winchester but this seemed to have what I needed. Remains to be seen.
Good luck with the gun. Keep us informed on your thoughts of it after you get it. I'm looking at the same gun. My wife has a Sa-20 Bantam that I've shot a few times. I really like it except the LOP is way to short for me after we had the stock cut to fit her. Hers has the 24" barrel.
Quote from: captpete on June 08, 2021, 07:19:54 AM
Good luck with the gun. Keep us informed on your thoughts of it after you get it. I'm looking at the same gun. My wife has a Sa-20 Bantam that I've shot a few times. I really like it except the LOP is way to short for me after we had the stock cut to fit her. Hers has the 24" barrel.
I will this 20ga stuff is new to me. I would like to find some decent glass as im a scope guy. I have bushnell
circle x on the way but in a sportsman higher end is almost impossible to find. Thanks
I just got some GreenLeaf love on my SA-20 ... like it!
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Quote from: FL-Boss on June 09, 2021, 03:42:46 PM
I just got some GreenLeaf love on my SA-20 ... like it!
(https://i.ibb.co/WyKFrkj/20210609-153516.jpg) (https://ibb.co/R0HPX3d)
(https://i.ibb.co/RC22Yg8/20210609-153529.jpg) (https://ibb.co/VvVVJL6)
Great looking gun! Is the receiver and barrel ceracoted bronze?
ceracoted is more of an OD green.
Sweet!
Fl-boss that's a nice looking SA-20 a huge improvement from the original from the factory. Mine's still got the factory MO Obsession stock& fore end . I've carried it half a season here in NC and the finish is coming off already in a few places .
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Quote from: FL-Boss on June 09, 2021, 03:42:46 PM
I just got some GreenLeaf love on my SA-20 ... like it!
(https://i.ibb.co/WyKFrkj/20210609-153516.jpg) (https://ibb.co/R0HPX3d)
(https://i.ibb.co/RC22Yg8/20210609-153529.jpg) (https://ibb.co/VvVVJL6)
FL-BOSS, Whats the optic? Looks good and low. I notice it sits right on the receiver.
Burris FF3 with Sumtoy mount.
Quote from: FL-Boss on June 10, 2021, 03:46:01 PM
Burris FF3 with Sumtoy mount.
Thank you. Never went that route but maybe in the future. I dont know how it would work out. Im getting my cataracts removed this fall.
Quote from: FL-Boss on June 09, 2021, 03:42:46 PM
I just got some GreenLeaf love on my SA-20 ... like it!
(https://i.ibb.co/WyKFrkj/20210609-153516.jpg) (https://ibb.co/R0HPX3d)
(https://i.ibb.co/RC22Yg8/20210609-153529.jpg) (https://ibb.co/VvVVJL6)
That looks really good. Who dipped the gun for you?
Yes and what was the cost? Mine is getting pretty sad looking around the grip and edges of forearm!