think i just acquired a turkey slayer...

[Teebugg]

Its my dads marlin model 55 12 gauge, 36" full barrel, 3 shot bolt action.....thoughts?

[Bama turkey hunter]

36" wow that thing should sling one   

[Teebugg]

Its a 2 3/4" gun...but i have a feeling itll do the job. Im gonna sight it in this weekend hopefully! Its the goose gun model i guess...should be interesting

[Lucky Clucker]

I had a Super goose 10 ga, and killed a ton of gobblers with it,those long barrels really help with power and pattern. Good luck!

[Teebugg]

Im super excited to sight it in. I think itll be a great gun to take some gobblers down

[Skeeterbait]

Yes sir, you got the long shots covered and on the close ups you can put a snare loop in the end and save some shells.    Let us know how it shoots.

[cluck]

I'am thinking it will shoot 3" shells if I remember right. I had a brother who had one and we turkey hunted with it a lot. It killed some turkeys. With a 36" barrel you don't have to sneak up as close as you would normally!!! It's a great turkey gun.     cluck

[Gooserbat]

Just put a single piece of corn in the end of the barrel and bait them.

[allaboutshooting]

Its my dads marlin model 55 12 gauge, 36" full barrel, 3 shot bolt action.....thoughts?

I have one of those Marlin Model 55 Goose guns with the same length barrel. It is a 3" magnum chamber gun, very light, and well balanced especially or maybe because of that barrel length.

Mine looks like it's been fired very little. The finish on the wood (shiny) and metal is all good. When I look at the magazine, it has no discernable  wear.

It has some rudimentary sights but they work pretty well, at least for my gun, and the trigger while heavy is pretty crisp.

It's made as simply as a gun can be made with a trigger and sear that was very common for guns of that era. The safety blocks the trigger but I've always been concerned about carrying it with a loaded chamber.

I shot a turkey in Tippecanoe County Indiana with that gun about 10 years ago and then retired it. The recoil is not too bad, probably because of the long barrel but getting a second shot off, should you need one, can be a challenge. You might want to practice that.

Regardless, I think you'll enjoy taking that gun to the turkey woods.

Best of luck this spring.

Thanks,
Clark

[bmhern]

When I was a kid they called that a "Long Tom" . My uncle had one, an awesome turkey gun.

[tomstopper]

Yes sir, you got the long shots covered and on the close ups you can put a snare loop in the end and save some shells.    Let us know how it shoots.

Or club them when they get close. In seriousness, I hope you get a good one with it.....