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Turkey Guns & Shooting => 20 Gauge Turkey Guns => Topic started by: Cboy88 on March 18, 2015, 06:37:36 PM

Title: Childhood 20gauge=1st Tom!
Post by: Cboy88 on March 18, 2015, 06:37:36 PM
Hey everyone! I'm new to the board so this is my first post.  I thought I'd share my story with a group that seems to love the outdoors like myself.  Around a month ago I picked my H&R Topper 20g up from my parents house. It was my first gun given to me by my dad when I was 9 years old.  The gun had been painted black by the previous owner and the stock was loose due to a loose bolt.  I just finished refinishing the stock on my rifle and thought I'd give the ol H&R the same treatment. Fast forward to last weekend and the gun was complete with a few coats of TruOil. We have family land past down through the years and thought I'd take the Ol 20g turkey hunting and boy was I rewarded! I took a nice Tom in the evening time around 5:15pm. He was in full strut sneaking up over a hill towards the decoys and it only took 1 shot at 35 yards! Words can't describe the feeling from taking my first bird with my first gun. I'll post some pics for all to see when I figure out how to shrink the picture size.
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Post by: Cboy88 on March 18, 2015, 06:50:04 PM
Pics
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Post by: alloutdoors on March 18, 2015, 07:08:39 PM
Congrats, and  :welcomeOG:
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Post by: Izzyjoe on March 18, 2015, 08:46:08 PM
That's cool! Welcome to the forum.  :wagon:
Title: Childhood 20gauge=1st Tom!
Post by: Cboy88 on March 18, 2015, 11:19:08 PM
(http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/03/18/11ab2cabf457525e56ab8ca4cf100bc2.jpg)(http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/03/18/af5b8e698080403d897baa1f7ffec541.jpg)
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Just a few more pictures. It's a little easier with tapatalk


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Title: Childhood 20gauge=1st Tom!
Post by: gophert on March 19, 2015, 07:43:28 AM
looks good and congrats


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Post by: 870supermagnum on March 19, 2015, 02:47:27 PM
Congrats and thanks for sharing your story.   :fud:    :OGani:
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Post by: FullChoke on March 19, 2015, 04:21:20 PM
Congratulations! I love seeing dead birds and yellow shells.
Title: Childhood 20gauge=1st Tom!
Post by: Cboy88 on March 19, 2015, 09:21:58 PM
Thanks everybody,  forgot to mention the ammo I used. Pattern is pretty tight at 25 yards (http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/03/19/7a4fe8db339e4181ac885e67b655c00f.jpg)


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Title: Re: Childhood 20gauge=1st Tom!
Post by: beagler on March 19, 2015, 09:56:44 PM
Congrats!
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Post by: zelmo1 on March 20, 2015, 07:49:22 PM
 :z-winnersmiley: Special memory. I am setting up my first gun, a 20 ga SKB 7300 pump, for turkey hunting also. I hope I have the same luck you did. Great job. Al Baker
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Post by: monsterman on March 20, 2015, 10:23:01 PM
Congrats bud!This may kick in me getting my 20 ga my grandpa left me out n take it to the woods  :drool:
Title: Childhood 20gauge=1st Tom!
Post by: Cboy88 on March 21, 2015, 12:20:40 AM
Thanks guys! It's good to hear that y'all are planning something similar. I hope you both follow through with your plans and live the experience


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Title: Re: Childhood 20gauge=1st Tom!
Post by: surehuntsalot on March 22, 2015, 01:52:48 PM
congrats on a nice bird
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