My dad use my 870 Mag, I used my new to me 870 SM to kill this tom. I used 3.5" #7 HeviShot with a .670" SumToy choke. The bird was at 40 yards. I put the sneak on him so the shot was a little rushed and I believe I hit a little low. I did aim where the neck meets the feathers. At that shot the bird dropped like a ton. He did flop a few times. The shot broke his neck and the wing that was facing me and some of the shot went into the breast and body cavity. I did not have to stand on his neck at all.
Congrats!!! :you_rock:
Good deal!!!! What barrel length? I may be buying a sumtoy for an 870 I just bought. It has a 23" barrel. Did you pattern the gun?
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I have a 26" barrel. I shot it at 40 yards and got 211 in 10" and it was 23 degrees outside.
Quote from: wisconsinteacher on May 03, 2011, 11:08:17 AM
I have a 26" barrel. I shot it at 40 yards and got 211 in 10" and it was 23 degrees outside.
Glad I do not have to turkey hunt in that temperature. The coldest I hunted here in SC was like 45 degrees. :o
That was a week before season. So far this year, 19 is the coldest morning for me. I feel like I am deer hunting at times in that weather.
Yall make me cold just reading about this. LoL.
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And done it with 7's... ;) :you_rock: