Turkey Guns over the Years

[b wilt]

1976 870 Wingmaster 12 ga.
870 Express Turkey 12 ga.
870 Express Youth 20 ga.
1187 SP 12 ga. ( My Personal Favorite ) Some might consider her heavy but she feels good in my hands.
Early 870 Express Super Magnum in the Skyline Excel camo.
SP-10 in still near mint condition with a 26 inch barrel and a new in the box 30 inch barrel I have never had on the gun.  Have hunted geese with it but tempted to try her this year for turkey.
   I have been full circle with TSS and Red Dots and I'm back to bare guns with a Truglo beads.
Ohio allows us one bird this year and it's a big decision. Lol

[UGAturkey]

The ones I used to take turkeys with:

My trusty tried and true REM 870 12ga 3 inch for over 30 years.  Rattle can camo every few years.
When I want to be abused I'll break out the NEF Pardner 10ga bottomland camo.

Best of luck to all of you as you prepare for the upcoming seasons!

[WV Flopper]

Well....... 1st one I believe was with a borrowed 20 gauge
Killed a truck load or so with my . 270
Bought a 1st gen 835 in 88-89 and killed a pile with that. Sold it
and got a 2nd gen 835 "still wasn't ported" give that to my mom for home protection. "I was thoughtful of her and only purchased 2 3/4", 2/0 buck shot for it."
Bought a BPS stalker in 10 gauge and have hunted with it for close to 20 years now. Spray canned it for years, then had it dipped, people did a good job and made it look real nice.
I have a Viper 410 I have packed a little for the fun of it and my son's gun is a M2 which I have packed once.
By far, my favorite for now is the 10g.
I see a new gun in my future, just not sure what it will be. One just hasn't caught my eye yet I guess!

[perrytrails]

Winchester model 12  1984 first bird
Winchester 1300 x2
870 express 22 inch
870 express threaded deer barrel rifle sights (many birds)
Benelli sbe
Benelli M2
Benelli m2 first 20 ga
Beretta A400
H&R topper 88 20 ga current
Benelli Nova 20 ga current
Stevens 410 current

Sure I missed a few

[budtripp]

Well, I started off at age 12 with a 2 3/4" chamber Beretta A303 12 ga I used to hunt quail and pheasants with. Never killed one with it and after getting the turkey bug I bought a Mossberg 835 with my summer job money. Killed my first bird with it. Loaned it to a buddy who's house caught on fire and his parents insurance bought me a new one. We traded that new 835 in towards a new 11-87 3" special purpose. Hunted with that gun for 10 years or so, took several birds with it. Got the bug for a Benelli and bought a super black eagle 2. Hunted with it a couple years and killed a couple, then relegated her to waterfowl only (tired or taking the sights off on on every year between waterfowl and turkey seasons). Bought my current killer, a used 870 supermag which I continue to use to this day. Although, my Dad's 20 ga Benelli is going to get setup for my son to use this spring, and I may take it for a hunt or two when he's not with me.

[antnye]

First was a
Mossberg 835 in mossy break up. Shooting Remington nitros. Kills on both ends.
Benelli SBE 3.5
NWTF 1300 12
Remington 870 sure shot stock when I started loading TSS in an around 2012ish
Stoeger SXS 20ga. Love that little gun. Killed single season slam last year with it.
Benelli M2 12ga new for this year.

Still own them all except the SBE. Sold it to my cousin and regret it.

[Spyderman]

Only gun I've turkey hunted with since I started hunting in 1997 is a Mossberg 835. Started by borrowing one from my uncle as a kid, then received another for Christmas when I was 16 or 17.

[Spladle160]

870 sm
Versamax
Model 37 red letter 410 2nd edition small hammer.

[dzsmith]

early 80s model 870 wingmaster 2&3/4 only. Not threaded for a choke. 28" barrel. It was either modified or improved. My fathers gun. first turkey only. year 2000
the rest of my childhood, i hunted with a H&R parder 12 single shot, and my dad carried the wingmaster. killed a few with the H&R. Killed my first turkey completely by myself with the H&R as a early teenager. I bought myself a used 870 express magnum 12 guage at 19 years old, and have hunted with it ever since...im 32 now. I hunted with it stock for a couple years, had the barrel cut down from 28 to 21" and have done several modifications to it over the years. they are in my signature below. I bought a second used 870 express mag, and older one like the one i have, and rigged it out identically to my main gun as a back up. luckily i have never had to use it as a back up. All the turkeys from my adult life have been killed by the same gun.

[natman]

Mossberg 500 12 ga since the beginning. Started out with the standard 28" barrel, took my first couple of birds with it. Decided I wouldn't hunt deer in the woods with a 28" barrel rifle, so I got a 20" Mossberg barrel with internal Mossberg Xfull choke tube. Later got a Star Dot. Took a lot of birds with that combo.

I was looking for a 500 for a slug project and I came across a deal too good to pass up on a factory camo 500. So I got that for turkeys and used my original 500 for slugs.

[MISSISSIPPI Double beard]

870 supermagnum 12 ga Mossyoak breakup
870 20 ga mossyoak breakup
870 12 ga magnum greenleaf
browning 12 ga A5 3 in mag
mossberg 835 original realtree camo
870 12 ga 3 in magnum bottomland

[arkrem870]

20 gauge 870 with high brass #6 lead. First turkey was fall hen
Then on to 870 12 gauge with #4 comp n choke. Then to 10 gauge browning with nitros. Then to 12 gauge benelli with mag blends. The affinity 20 gauge 6-8 years ago with TSS

[Which Gun]

870 12ga express (sold)
870 12ga supermag camo
Mossberg 930 turkey
Stevens 410
Escort turkey 20ga
Browning Maxus 12ga

[cpreeves]

12 ga 870 wingmaster
12 ga Beretta A400
20 ga BPS (gun that my best man had engraved and gave me for my wedding, killed 1 turkey with it and will likely not hunt with it much more)
20 ga Franchi affinity 3

Won't ever carry that heavy beretta again!