How important is gun camo? I bought a Browning Maxus in max4 duck camo this Christmas for a really good deal and my buddy gave me a hard time when I took it turkey hunting. I love the gun, it holds a good pattern, and I took 2 toms with it this season. Is a turkeys eyesight THAT good to pick out the camo in the woods?
Doesn't matter. I think you answered your own question by stating you killed two toms with that gun this year
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Not a chance thousands of turkeys have been killed with non camo guns ... Movement is key .... Stay still and any gun will kill any animal ...... Move at the wrong time and it won't matter how good your camo is
Yeah I did get the 2 down but also had a few skirt around me, head opposite way, etc. I kept telling myself that's just turkey hunting, but the thought of the camo was always in the back of my mind.
No... The pattern doesn't have to match the surroundings. I've killed more birds with my black Benelli SBE than my 835 Mossberg in Realtree grey and they never blinked an eye
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Camo doesn't matter as much as movement. When I head to the woods none of my camo from the gun to my outfit matches.......
Those 2 gobblers you harvested didn't see your pattern on your gun. Dont think it much matters. I just had my dipped and it looks brand new. Color and camo did it for me great job for sure and reasonably priced :firefighter:.
Thanks for the replies. Unfortunately I had bought a new Browning a5 last year in breakup infinity camo to turkey hunt with and I can't stand it. Was hoping I wasn't going to have to use it, but sounds like you guys (and the 2 toms) say ill be fine.
Well, the Tom I shot sign the shotgun this year didn't seem to mind my all black sxii. For years I used nothing more than a marlin 22 magnum with a black stock and stainless finish. Still shot all but 2 birds with that gun inside of 40 yards. I've had birds in spitting distance during our rifle season while wearing blaze orange. Just keep movements minimal and you'll be fine.
I see black coloring in the woods so who knows it may be better lol doesn't matter
I don't know if it matters, but I'm not really looking to find out ...
It's kinda like getting seasick, I'm not really interested in finding out if a remedy works if the result might get me sick!
I hunt turkeys 25+- days a year, and I'm hoping for high success, so I prefer to be as concealed as possible. I've had many birds within 36-48" of the end of my camo gun barrel, so I guess I'll stick with camo for now....
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shot a lot of toms with black guns, you just don't want a shiny gun, wood , black or camo.
I took a buddy hunting for his first turkey hunt some years back. He showed up with a Montefeltro with a beautifully engraved nickel plated receiver and the improved cylinder choke. :z-dizzy:
But we got him a bird that day, and he is forever hooked now. But he uses a camo'd gun now.
Quote from: owlhoot on May 28, 2014, 06:04:44 AM
shot a lot of toms with black guns, you just don't want a shiny gun, wood , black or camo.
The camo on the gun is there to please the man--the turkeys don't care about it one way or the other.
Quote from: CoachHunter on May 27, 2014, 08:27:08 PM
How important is gun camo?
I love the gun, it holds a good pattern, and I took 2 toms with it this season. Is a turkeys eyesight THAT good to pick out the camo in the woods?
Thats all you need to have for a turkey gun!! Tell your friend he's a dork if he thinks cattail camo wont be good in the turkey woods.Heck I have a friend that duck hunts 99% of the time and when he does come out on occasion he wears head to toe max 4 and he kills birds with us
Meet the "Black Gun" It has many victims.
Doesn't matter ... the gun can be blaze orange. Movement is the problem.
I have hunted turkeys since 1992, started out with 870's, Black. Hunted with them until last year then I went to camo guns. Killed a lot of turkeys with those 870's. One is my daughters now and one is my backup gun. I hunt with Winchester's now. Like tomstopper said Non of my camo matches, not shirts or pants , hat or headnet. Before the days of camo, people use to hunt in a checkered red pattern shirt. I would say use whatever works for you, don't worry about a couple of birds scooting away from you setup, it will happen with good camo also.
One thing I forgot to mention never use deet if you have a camo gun it can take your finish off. Turkey gun barrels that are not camo I use Birchwood Casey Bore Scrubber 2-in-1 Bore Cleaner, it is very strong, gets plastic and a number of things. It is not good for a camo gun as it will damage the camo. For my camo gun barrels I use Hoppe's Elite Gun Cleaner, I don't think it gets plastic. After I use the gun cleaner I use slip 2000 gun lube, it gets plastic out. Hope all of this helps, if you like a particular lubricant or cleaner, if it does not say it is safe for camo finishes be sure to call the Mfg. and ask them. If you damage your camo and want it fixed it is pretty expensive. Good luck
Quote from: Tail Feathers on May 28, 2014, 08:26:55 AM
I took a buddy hunting for his first turkey hunt some years back. He showed up with a Montefeltro with a beautifully engraved nickel plated receiver and the improved cylinder choke. :z-dizzy:
But we got him a bird that day, and he is forever hooked now. But he uses a camo'd gun now.Quote from: owlhoot on May 28, 2014, 06:04:44 AM
shot a lot of toms with black guns, you just don't want a shiny gun, wood , black or camo.
Now that's funny right there!!! :TooFunny: :z-guntootsmiley:
Your buddy is jealous of your new gun!
True. I wish he was jealous of this A5 that is taking up space now.
My impression of camo... It potentially helps, and almost certainly does not hurt.
A camo pattern that blends into the surroundings a bit better allows more room for error.
The more contrast to your surroundings, the more noticable any movement will be. I think that is the bottom line. Green camo and a brown background, or brown camo in a green background will probably stand out as much more more than a black gun in either situation (as shawdows are always present in nature).
Whether camo or black, I prefer more of a matt finish. I have seen shiney camo patterns that stand out much more than a matt black finish does as well. A shiny black finish stands out more to me as well...
And hunting waterfowl as well as turkeys, it is my impression that pressured birds seem to be more aware of their surroundings than non-pressured birds. A big turkey tent that works on that private land, might make a wary ol' public tom more hesitant.
have taken quite a few birds with a blued/wood shotgun,movement is the key,not the gun.
Just be still!!