Ideal shotgun barrel length poll for turkey hunting

[Borden811]

21" for me on my m2. I had a 26" barrel on my SBEII before that. I wouldn't say it cost me any birds, but it was a pain to maneuver at times. Since using the shorter barrel on the m2, I wouldn't want to go back to a longer one. I actually have an 18" barrel for it, but don't like the sights, so never patterned it.

[Izzyjoe]

26" for me also, I don't care for the blast of the shorter barrels. I hunted with an older 30" wingmaster for many years, and learned how to get around in the thick stuff with it. But my father give me a 870 SP 26" around 2001, and I've used it ever since. On nasty days I'll carry my ugly mossberg 500, 28" Mod.

[batsonbe]

My shotguns:
12ga. 26"
20ga. 21" I really like the 21" barrel over the 26 for turkey hunting

[Josh lambeth]

26" for me


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[Divenut2]

I settled on a 20" barrel on my old 500. Works great in the fairly thick woods I hunt.