Turkey Guns over the Years

[Spring Creek Calls]

The gun posts about autos vs pumps and short stocks got me thinking about all the different guns that I've used to kill turkeys over the several decades of turkey hunting. Gonna take a trip down memory lane and try to list them along with the approximate year. Would love to hear about yours.

Model 12 - 1975? first turkey, 32" barrel 12 gauge
Mossberg 835 -  Late 80's model
Winchester 1300 - Mid 90's 12 gauge
Winchester 1300 - 2014? 20 gauge
ATI Cavalry O/U - 2018 20 gauge
Model 12 - same gun barrel reduced from 32" to 26"
Mossberg SA-28 - 28 gauge, last 2 turkeys

[bobk]

This list  should be fairly accurate.

1968 - 2005 Remington 870 12 gauge 30" fixed full choke
2006- 2020 Benelli SBE 12 gauge and Benelli Cordoba 20 gauge
2021- 2021 Beretta A400 28 gauge
2022 - .410 ??

A few seasons hunted with a Winchester Model 42 .410 , a Browning Gold 10 gauge , a Remington SP10 and various recurve bows.

[TRG3]

The shotguns I've used over the years to bag at least one gobbler have included, in no particular order, the following:
Remington 870 12 gauge
Remington 870 20 gauge
Winchester Model 12 in 12 gauge (Grandpa's shotgun)
Remington double barrel hammer 12 gauge (blackpowder)
Fusil flintlock 20 gauge
Single-barrel 12 gauge flintlock shotgun

[Dtrkyman]

First bird and many others Mossberg 835

Beretta xtrema(original one)

H&R single shot, inherited from my grandpa, one and done, point of aim was way off.

Benelli SBE2

Browning Gold 3" NWTF model.

Navy Arms 20ga O/U fixed chokes. (uncles old favorite)

Currently Mossberg sa-20 turkey thug.

[Howie g]

1st few where shot with a 20 ga double barrel .
Then a rem mod 1100 12 ga
Then I got a 12 ga O/U for high school grad .
Hunted with it the longest.
Then a O/u 20 ga to now a 20 ga auto .
Also mixed in a 410 double barrel , a 16 ga single barrel that where passed kin folks guns that I killed gobblers with then retired them . 

[Tail Feathers]

First bird was with an 870 Express with 28" barrel.  Wood and matte barrel, my all round pump gun.
Bought a Mossberg 835 for the next year.  24" ported barrel.  A real slobber knocker.
Shot that for years and found a CVA 20 gauge single shot and carried it some and still have and carry it some.
Bought a Winchester SX3 26" barrel Universal Hunter a few years ago.  It currently occupies the #1 carry spot.

I came into possession of my father's old Remington Model 11 (Remington produced A5).  I'm trying to find a good 2 3/4" shell for turkey that can be shot out of the old gun.  Probably from the 40's, modified fixed I think.

[MO_HUNTER]

Mossberg 835 12 ga
Maverick youth 20 ga

[Gooserbat]

JC Higgins model 20 3/4" 12 ga
Remington 870  12 Ga 3"
Remington 870 3.5"
Remington 870 20 Ga
Winchester sxp 20 Ga
Benelli M2 12 ga

[Paulmyr]

Rem 1187  89? stock full choke for first 10 years.
Stoeger 3500 14 til present. Stock turkey choke.

Both have doubled as my waterfowl gun

[fallhnt]

11-87 bought in '88
870 bottom land bought in '94
11-87 green leaf


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[EZ]

1979 - Winchester Model 12 30" Full Trap

1985? - Remington 870 26" fixed Full (first year of the SP)

2020 - Remington V3  22" "Turkey Pro" haven't used this much....still mostly use the 870

[Matt76cmich]

I have only taken birds with the gun my dad handed down to me.

2007-2020
1972 Remington Wingmaster LW 20ga with a fixed modified barrel shootin either 5s or 6s of 2 3/4" pheasant loads.

Went a little overboard from Dec 2020 until now and have added:
Mossberg 835
Stoeger M3000
Stoeger M3020
Stevens 301 20ga
Stevens 320 20ga turkey thumbhole

Hoping to take a bird with each over the next few years.

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[Tom007]

Started with Remington 1100 Magnum in 1982. Enjoyed trying different guns throughout my years through today. Enjoy the Old School Remi's, will tote one out this season for sure. I love to mix it up, kind of like changing calls. Be safe, good luck this spring...

[Number17]

1988 to present: Rem 870 3" Express Mag 12

[dayna105]

Winchester 1400  32" fixed full choke 2 3/4" 12ga
Remington 870 Mad turkey choke 3" 12ga
Winchester 1300 NWTF 12ga
Weatherby sa459 20ga turkey choke