My latest turkey slayer!! (patterning pics added)

[Dr Juice]

Awesome. Good luck and knock 'em dead.

[Twowithone]

Good to hear range report not ideal weather but smooth sailing ahead with your turkey opener.

[RutnNStrutn]

Did a little range time today. On the 20 gauge, I shot 3" Apex TSS loads using their Small Town Hunting Blend, which is a #7-1/2 and #9 duplex load. At 40 yards I got 281 hits on a 8-1/2" x 11" paper target. 87 of those hits were on the body of the gobbler.

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[RutnNStrutn]

Next, I moved out to 60 yards with the same gun and load. Not quite the numbers some other guys have been achieving with TSS. 97 hits on a 8-1/2" x 11" paper target, with 27 on the body of the gobbler. I think that ethically this is a 50 yard gun. But that's OK! 80% of my gobblers have been at 20 yards or less, with the rest in the 30 & 40 yard ranges. I've only taken 2 gobblers beyond 50 yards, both at 54 yards.

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[RutnNStrutn]

I also switched over to an Indian Creek choke and TSS on my 12 gauge land cannon this year.
At 40 yards with a 3-1/2" Small Town Hunting Blend of #7-1/2 & #9, it put 382 hits on an 8-1/2" x 11" paper target, with 162 hits on the body of the gobbler.

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[RutnNStrutn]

At 60 yards, the land cannon put 170 hits on the 8-1/2" x 11" paper target, with 75 hits on the body of the gobbler. Considering the target isn't life size, which equates to more body hits on a real gobbler, I'd say that set up is a legit 60 yard gun. Not that I've ever shot a bird at 60 yards, but it's pretty cool to see those numbers with your gun.

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[RutnNStrutn]

Well, what do you guys think of the patterning pics?

[Mountainburd]

They look good.  You're getting a better pellet count than me with my 20 shooting handloads. Now you just need some turkeys to hunt!

[RutnNStrutn]

Yeah, no kidding. I might be able to get back up to SC one last time.

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[Will]

WOW that's a dead bird! Nice patter