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#51

Pot Calls Forum / Re: Third/Fourth Surface Optio...

Last post by MDTOM84 - March 08, 2026, 07:23:07 PM

Mark Cornelius green aluminum in walnut

#52

General Forum / Re: 1000 dollar budget for a 2...

Last post by WV Flopper - March 08, 2026, 07:21:46 PM

I have a Retay, 20g Turkey model with the steady grip stock.

It is drilled and tapped with a rail.

It is a nice gun, light, solid, easy to carry. No noise while carrying.

My son has a M2 with a 26" barrel, the Retay has a 22" barrel. BUT, the way the guns are made the gun lengths are only two inches in difference. The difference is not in the stock.

The Retay shoots the same as the M2 on paper. Currently shooting 8X9 Nitro TSS through both. The Retay has an IC .555 in it, with a FF3 on it. With sling, it's 1350-1400$. 

#53

General Forum / Re: 1000 dollar budget for a 2...

Last post by Notsoyoungturk - March 08, 2026, 07:19:28 PM

X however many on Beretta A300 Ultimate Turkey.  My favorite gun.  I was able to find a Country DNA model for $699.  Like Dtrkyman said, that deal on the SA-20 would be hard to pass up.

#54

General Forum / Re: 1000 dollar budget for a 2...

Last post by Gooserbat - March 08, 2026, 07:14:17 PM

Winchester SX4 turkey

#55

General Forum / Re: 1000 dollar budget for a 2...

Last post by lunghit - March 08, 2026, 07:09:31 PM

Winchester SX4. I have a few of them and never the slightest problem.

#56

Turkey Call Classifieds / Re: Townsend Osage Orange Trum...

Last post by Tom007 - March 08, 2026, 07:01:50 PM

Definitely offered up some real beauties at very fair prices....

#57

General Forum / Re: Word Association Game

Last post by Lcmacd 58 - March 08, 2026, 07:00:33 PM

Time

#58

General Forum / Re: Preseason Scouting and Cal...

Last post by Tom007 - March 08, 2026, 06:57:40 PM

One thing I have noticed about every spring gobbler hunter that has spent much time doing this is that there is one pretty consistent fundamental rule...do NOT call to the turkeys you are planning on hunting before you start hunting them. That is, don't use the "turkey sounds" you are going to use to call them in when you start actually hunting them.  If you do that enough times, you will eventually learn why that rule exists. 

For me, locator calls of the ilk mentioned...owl, crow, coyote, etc...are in a different classification altogether. They can be a very effective tool for finding gobblers. However, there are limitations in using them. From my experience, repeatedly using a locator call in an area can "burn" gobblers. That is, they will become prone to stop gobbling at a locator...even a good one...if it is repeatedly used such that their shock response is suppressed. A good rule of thumb: use whatever locator you might decide to try sparingly.

Here's another important consideration. If you KNOW somebody else is hunting in an area, DON'T use a locator call there! Nothing is more irritating to someone that is on a gobbler than to hear somebody stop next to their truck and blow on a locator call. Respect your fellow hunters. Move on to another area where nobody else is already hunting. THEN, blow that locator if you want to. 

X10, I scout by walking and listening, and watching. No calling, none!

#59

Turkey Calls / Re: Call Variety

Last post by callmakerman - March 08, 2026, 06:42:19 PM

I carry 2 slates, 1 glass and rotate in a ceramic or titanium pot. 1 scratch box and a yelper or box call depending on what trips my trigger and sometimes a tube call. 

#60

General Forum / Re: 3 word story

Last post by Clif Owen - March 08, 2026, 06:41:06 PM

Hear that gobble??