How many guys hunt with a single shot turkey gun? What are the best and worse things about it vs. a pump or auto?
I love my Encore. The most comfortable gun I have ever carried and an excellent snap shooter. I had a short, miserable learning curve the first season and missed three, but on the last one had practiced enough that I was able to quickly reload and kill him with the follow up. Haven't missed since (knock on wood).
H&R 10 gauge, I like the challenge of one shot, there are no downsides except it's heavy and you only have one shot :fud:
Me!
All bow and no blind for me!
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H&R 10ga
I used to. I killed quite a few birds with the H & R single shots. The occasional misfires became more than I could handle and I no longer use them for turkey.
Quote from: Ihuntoldschool on April 08, 2015, 07:37:02 AM
I used to. I killed quite a few birds with the H & R single shots. The occasional misfires became more than I could handle and I no longer use them for turkey.
Used an H&R single couple weeks ago and my follow up (2) shots were miss fires. Lost my first bird.
Quote from: JLH on April 08, 2015, 07:16:31 AM
Me!
All bow and no blind for me!
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Hunting with a bow is shooting at very close ranges and bow hunting long beards without a blind is drawing and moving at just the right moment. This is PATIENCE at it's best JLH!
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Haven't shot one with it yet, built it for my grandson and the rest of the youngsters in the family. I'm gonna hunt with it myself this year.
20ga with Sumtoy choke. Great patterns. Looking forward to it.
I use an encore. No down sides for me.
I've been thinking about an Encore for a gun for my kids that they could start with a 20 and move to a 12 later if they wanted to. Sounds like the H&R may have a few dependability issues. Thanks
I have an HR 20 that I patterned just for curiosity sake. I would not hesitate to use it out to no more than 35 yards. With the Hornady 3" #5 that little gun is awesome. It has a modified barrel.
I shoot an 870 but would love a single shot. I have an Encore that I use for deer (.30-06 & .50 cal mzzl), and would love to get a turkey barrel for. Recently spent a day hunting with a friend's H&R 20 ga. Sweet little gun, I loved it!! One day.....
Quote from: Thundermtn on April 07, 2015, 11:10:38 PM
How many guys hunt with a single shot turkey gun? What are the best and worse things about it vs. a pump or auto?
The best thing about a single shot is there very light and easy to handle, the worse is they kick like a mule and you only get one shot.
That 20ga is a H&R topper from the 80's. $90 on armslist.
William Sumtoy installed the red dot mount and threaded for Tru choke. He Made the choke 562-5 for federal heavyweight 3 inch. $160 for all the work.
Limbsaver m4 pop on recoil pad and ati collapsable stock. Right at 4 lbs. bushnell TRS red dot.
Less recoil than any 12 ga. Stock will collapse to 12 inch and extend to 14 1/2.
Great for anyone to shoot. And it throws a great pattern at 40 yards.
I bought a little CVA 20 gauge single shot for the grandsons. About 35" long, including the choke tube and it's a sweet shooter. Being a hammer gun, it has a real sweet trigger.
20ga.
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I've used my single barrel 11 gauge flintlock fowler and 20 gauge flintlock Fusil to harvest a couple of gobblers. I've got a H&R 10 gauge, but I feel over-gunned with it. So, I usually just rely on my 12 gauge Remington 870 with my undertaker choke tube and various handloads. I'll be loading up some shells for my Remington 1889 hammer double barrel this afternoon in preparation for the Illinois third season which opens in 10 days.
Quote from: Honolua on April 08, 2015, 07:45:47 AM
Quote from: Ihuntoldschool on April 08, 2015, 07:37:02 AM
I used to. I killed quite a few birds with the H & R single shots. The occasional misfires became more than I could handle and I no longer use them for turkey.
Used an H&R single couple weeks ago and my follow up (2) shots were miss fires. Lost my first bird.
Did these H&Rs have hammer extensions installed? I heard the additional weight can slow the speed of the hammer travel...not sure if that's true, though.
No hammer extension on mine, I never use a scope on anything shotgun or rifle, so I never had a reason to install the hammer extension. I really liked the light weight and maneuverability of these guns. They were ideal for turkeys in the mountainous/ hill country areas I usually hunt. However, my #1 requirement is that the gun go bang when I pull the trigger, for this reason I had to move on to something else.
BTW, I experienced this with brand new from factory models, as well as used models. Light strikes were the norm and it was completely random, might fire once, not fire the next or vice versa.
I have heard that the older ones are good and not problems but new ones have all types of problems I am currently looking for a single shot with removable chokes to make my turkey gun
I took this bird (9 in beard, 1/2 inch spurs) in west Alabama 04/12. Pictured is the 60s era winchester model 37. Kicks like a mule, but gets the job done :)
Another awesome thing about singles is the ability to change shells. In my h&h 10 if I am in a thicker area with shots to 40 yd max I shoot remington premier #4. More open than that and I will run mag blends. Can change them quickly and quietly.
Quote from: stinkpickle on April 08, 2015, 01:27:10 PM
Quote from: Honolua on April 08, 2015, 07:45:47 AM
Quote from: Ihuntoldschool on April 08, 2015, 07:37:02 AM
I used to. I killed quite a few birds with the H & R single shots. The occasional misfires became more than I could handle and I no longer use them for turkey.
Used an H&R single couple weeks ago and my follow up (2) shots were miss fires. Lost my first bird.
Did these H&Rs have hammer extensions installed? I heard the additional weight can slow the speed of the hammer travel...not sure if that's true, though.
Mines stock
T/C encore 12 Ga Camo, with a truglo choke and Hevi Blend 5,6,7 puts a swarm of hurt out to 50yds.
Pros, ain't gonna misfire. Just watched my Daughter using a friends Benelli M1 misfire 5 times inside of 20yds on a Boss tom because the bolt wouldn't go home.
Cons...Kicks like a rented mule. Only gun I ever felt the recoil on while shooting a critter. Little spray foam and a mercury recoils suppressor should fix that.
T/C Encore 20 ga., Mueller Quick Shot, Limbsaver Recoil Pad, Fed. HW 6's.
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H&R Pardner 12ga. full choke, teamed up with Federal Premium Mag-Shok lead turkey load shotshells with flitecontrol wad.
CVA percussion 12 ga muzzle loader. 20 yds max limit with this gun. Pert ner got to put'em in your hip pocket before you shoot'em in the face.
One and done!
The CVA my grandsons carry. I may swap with them soon, this thing is a pleasure to carry and is light on recoil for a single shot. It's a 20 gauge.(http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a308/TailFeathers/20gaandtarget.jpg) (http://s14.photobucket.com/user/TailFeathers/media/20gaandtarget.jpg.html)
I also shoot the cva scout 20 gauge single shot. Nice trigger pull around 3 pounds and pretty light and doesn't kick really at all. Shoots a good pattern with the federal heavyweight #7's. Goin to try the federal lead loads with flight control wad and see how they do, I know some guys gettn really good patterns with them. To me there is no bad thing about using a single shot, I use one in everything I hunt, everything I own is a single shot, I love them
Quote from: silvestris on April 08, 2015, 04:47:01 AM
I love my Encore. The most comfortable gun I have ever carried and an excellent snap shooter. I had a short, miserable learning curve the first season and missed three, but on the last one had practiced enough that I was able to quickly reload and kill him with the follow up. Haven't missed since (knock on wood).
, til this season.
String...can't argue with that. Will have to try the FC lead loads in it. :icon_thumright:
NEF 10 ga