I was not looking to add anymore shotguns for the next few years but I came across a brand new Rem 1187 in 12 gauge 3.5" 23" barrel for a great price.I called the man and spoke with him and I am going to look it over and buy it tommorow,Its never been fired,comes with a camo factory sling,rem super full choke and improved cyl choke. I will be selling the Rem 870 23" shurshot when it finally arrives here as I will not need it,It is stuck in the mail still.
I am pretty happy to have come across this gun,and the guy is only 20 minutes from where I spend my time in the woods.I have only been out 4 times so far as work has been busy but I should have more than enough time after this week to get out and hunt.I will be trying this gun out and getting it patterned this weekend or early next week and then in the woods.
This was an easy decision to be honest as I always wanted this gun.This makes up for taking on a little more work than I planned for hunting season.
Nice find. That there could easily be the "ultimate" turkey gun. What choke and shells are you planning on running?
I will probably shoot long beards in 4-5-6 and in 3.5" or kent tk7 in 3" and I will shoot the choke it comes with and I purchased a tightwad .660 for the 870 that I bought but the gun hasn't arrived so I will just use the choke for this gun and sell the pump when it arrives. I will probably test tss 3.5" for next season.I will most likely be using my custom sling I am having built on this gun too. We roosted a longbeard tonight,we killed his brother 3 days ago and I am hoping to get a shot at him in the am before the snow arrives,I have had to wear my winter hunting coat the last two mornings it was -11 and -5....nasty weather coming in the next few days.
Though the morning hunt was a mess,heavy winds and heavy snowfall along with the birds deciding to go out a different route.I did go and pick up my newest addition and It is exactly like the gentleman said,new never shot mint shape.
I plan on shooting and patterning this later this afternoon and hunting with it in the am.It fits like a glove,I plan on shooting the beads but may use a truglo fiber optic as well.
I checked and this gun was manufactured in 2004.This man won it at a dinner or a raffle he said in and around that time.
I am going to buy a tss jellyhead choke to test after the season and get it ready for the fall,and next spring.
I had a few minutes this afternoon and I ended up shooting a few shells,I decided to shoot long beard 3.5" #6's with the Remington turkey extra full stock choke because I heard it did well.I am more than happy.It was windy.I believe my pattern hits to the right but I was free shooting,no bench,nothing to lean on.I was kneeling when I fired this shot.I always range find my yardage to shoot and pattern,this is 40 yards.The gun has the two bead system.I love the gun to be honest.One of my favorites,fits me perfect.I did shoot at other distances,I fired 4 shells and at each distance,there is no longbeard getting away.
I also don't plan on changing from longbeard shells,they are my all time favorite turkey load,they have taken over from my winchester supremes.
Real nice find. May want to look at Indian creek 665. Congrats nice gun.
Quote from: The Heartbreak Kid....... on May 08, 2020, 07:31:49 PM
I had a few minutes this afternoon and I ended up shooting a few shells,I decided to shoot long beard 3.5" #6's with the Remington turkey extra full stock choke because I heard it did well.I am more than happy.It was windy.I believe my pattern hits to the right but I was free shooting,no bench,nothing to lean on.I was kneeling when I fired this shot.I always range find my yardage to shoot and pattern,this is 40 yards.The gun has the two bead system.I love the gun to be honest.One of my favorites,fits me perfect.I did shoot at other distances,I fired 4 shells and at each distance,there is no longbeard getting away.
I also don't plan on changing from longbeard shells,they are my all time favorite turkey load,they have taken over from my winchester supremes.
Shooting the Rem Extra Full .687 out of my 870SM with Win LB 3.5 6's as well. It is a turkey killer. It will shoot 230's in the 35-40yd range. Just right.
I am impressed with the stock turkey choke w/long beards, but I want to test the maximum jellyhead as well.I may pick it up the next few days to try out.I am going to test long beard #4's. I would like to shoot 4's if I can get them to pattern out of this gun like they do my win 1300 with the .675 undertaker.
What a mess of a weekend,I am 40 years young and I can't remember it ever being this nasty on May 8th and 9th.We are in the middle of a snow blizzard with 70 mph winds.I hunted until 9 am today and then came home as I had a few things to finish up and wanted to get it done so I can hunt the next few weeks.
I almost closed the deal on a tom I've been playing chess with,however tomorrow is another morning in the woods.I carried the new gun in the woods today and can't wait until I get a chance to pull the trigger.
After taking that gun on a hunt in the middle of this May blizzard, a fitting name for her would be ol' Maye.
very nice shotgun
Beauty, good luck......
I like it too.I am glad I decided to check the website out that I did,I was bored waiting for my 870 super mag to arrive as it is stuck in the mail backlog so I browsed,the man had just listed it. called him,he lives about 30 minutes from me and about 15-20 minutes from where I hunt and my camp and property is.It was an easy transaction as I went to his place,he is an older man in his late 60's early 70's and is starting to liquidate his guns,I may be buying a 28" barrel 1187 from him in the future for ducks/geese as he is not ready to sell it yet.
I am also going to keep the 870 when It arrives,I had thought about either selling it or keeping it new in box for 20 years,but I will just drag it around the woods for the next 20 years,I already have the tightwad choke so I am going to grab the jellyhead early this week I think to test,at least it will be for two guns instead of just one.
I am done buying turkey guns at least until next winter if ever,I started thinking about collecting them a few years back and slowly stared to build my collection. I have a few other items arriving this week,I purchased the shocker sling pack to test and my limbsaver sling should be here as well.I am done with vests and carrying a lot of stuff,the shocker sling/harness pack looks like it could be the ticket.I will give it a fair workout the next few weeks.
Great find nice Guns...I wonder how many times we all said "Well I am done collecting Turkey Guns for now"? LOL. It's in our blood when we find a good one to grab it.....be well, be safe....
What state you turkey hunting in?
There is one on gun broker right now in the old tree bark Camo. Current bid....$1825.00
Love Remington shotguns but I could go buy a couple of Beretta Outlanders and pay for a turkey hunting trip for my son and I for that much.
I am in Ontario.I am Canadian and it snowed on us again this morning.May 10th and we are getting snow.I have not seen snow where I am now in May,ever.I have in late April. We used to get it the last week of May when I was working and living in Western Canada.
I had the tom I was hunting at 56 yards this morning,I could have shot and killed him but I let him walk ,and walk away with his hens.I then had another encounter with him at 8am and had him at 20-30 yards in the bush but I could not get a clean shot.I had the hen in the open.I am going to let him sit for a day or so,I know where he is treeing and I am the only one hunting on the 700 acres.I am going to another spot about 40 minutes away tomorrow.
I picked up a box of 3.5" 4' long beard 2 oz to try out,I will probably picking the jelly head choke up this week,whenever I get back up to the small town by my camp.
Good luck my friend :turkey2:
Nice grab...
Quote from: Longshanks on May 10, 2020, 01:15:42 PM
What state you turkey hunting in?
There is one on gun broker right now in the old tree bark Camo. Current bid....$1825.00
Love Remington shotguns but I could go buy a couple of Beretta Outlanders and pay for a turkey hunting trip for my son and I for that much.
I'm glad I got both of mine for what i did.. Thats some good money.
I am wondering if It is worth picking the jelly head maximum up to try some federal tss 7's through it,or just wait until after season and order a indian creek,pure gold,sumtoy or jebs for tss 3.5 #7's. I already know the stock choke throws a great pattern out to distances we cant speak of on here as I tested with long beard 3.5" 6"s.
I have a tightwad .660 already to go,but may use that choke for the 870 23" 3.5" gun.
I also was just informed that Federal supports the Trulock .650 for the tss #7's as I had sent them an email earlier and it was in my junk email.I may have try it out.
I have one more meeting this morning and then I am away hunting for at least 4 days and most of next week as of now,I am going to stop in and pick up the jellyhead max as I will be close by anyway and the 870 23" is supposed to be here later so I will get to pattern both in the next few days.I will be bow hunting bears in the evening and turkey hunting until mid morning to lunch then a nice meal and a nap,with nobody emailing or calling.....I don't care if it rains,snows,sleets or hails.It is time to unwind and enjoy my family and the woods.
Nice Remington. Good find.
I went and picked up the jellyhead max yesterday,I am going later to pattern a few guns that arrived yesterday and today and plan on using my bench this time and I will have more time.I am going to touch off a 3" federal tss #7 through the jellyhead choke to see if it patterns at distance. I can also double check and see if it was just me that shot a tad to the right,that is possible.
Can't wait to see the pattern...
How cool would that be to hunt turkeys in Canada. Good luck, hope you get one with new gun. Nice find.
You must own 50 turkey guns!
Quote from: Escout711 on May 15, 2020, 10:26:11 AM
You must own 50 turkey guns!
20 some right now and another 10-11 other shotguns.
What a great find!!!They don't make em' like that anymore. CONGRATULATIONS
You may want to try Foxtrot ammo.
I had this gun in the woods Saturday morning in a complete downpour,the weather was not good Saturday so I spent some time getting errands done and then this morning there was frost and It just was a slow weekend.I got on some birds around 10am today but nothing came of it, I have the gun all cleaned up,oiled and ready to go for an hour before work tomorrow.
Which gun did you end up liking more? The 870 or 11-87? What shell/choke did you end up settling on?
I like both,I have hunted with both.I am shooting longbeard 3.5" 6's from the 1187 with the rsf stock turkey choke,no need for anything else and I am shooting a longbeard xr choke and longbeard 3.5" #6 magnums from the 870 and fiber optic sights. Both are solid setups and both pattern very well.
I was rained out for work today, so knowing that was the case.I went and roosted some birds last night and decided we would go in and sit in the rain, and call a bit, and see what would happen. We had 4 hens, 4 toms and 2 jakes fly down about 200 yards away from us and I played with my trumpet a little, I had called in 8 jakes with it opening morning but I had some longbeards stay just out of range the previous few mornings I have been out in the 9 day old season.
I called the hens within 10-12 steps of us this morning with the trumpet, and called in the 4 toms to about 31-33 yards, We tried for a double but It just didn't pan out as the bird I ended up shooting was about 7-8 yards to the right of the other 3,and they were about 1 yard apart, my father was sitting about 5 yards to my left, and never could get a shot, without shooting more than one and when I shot, the birds ran and one flew away.
The beard was thin and had severe beard rot but he has decent hooks for this area and weight wise,he is a little above normal. It was a great morning,they gobbled 10-12 times on the roost and a few times on ground but did not fan,windy and a steady drizzle. I worked up the hen enough to drag them all within range, this is my first kill using a trumpet call and the first with this gun, 3.5" longbeard 6's sent this one to his last ride.