20 gauge effective range?

[Thicketmaster]

What are you guys 20 gauge effective range shooting at a turkey target? What gun shells and chokes are you using? I have a rem 870 20 gauge with a kicks choke and shooting mag blend and nitro 7s mine has a comfortable pattern to about 40 yards but it's only putting about 10 to 15 pellets in head and neck at that range?

[savduck]

Mine is as effective as any other gun throwing  4,5,6 or 7 pellets going 1100 fps. It hits just as hard as a 12 or 10 ga just has less pellets. Spend the time to set it up and you'll have a gun that will shoot just as far and as deadly as a 12.

Sold my 12 and won't ever go back.

[870BkWht]

I have the same gun you have with a 21'' barrel and a Rem SF choke as well as a Primos Tightwad and both chokes seem to really like the smaller shot sizes like 6 and 7's and both of them will pattern out to 40 yards.  I personally havent gotten any more than 16 in the brain, spine, and lethal areas, not counting waddles, etc.  I will not hesitate to draw a bead and pull the trigger on a bird at 40 with the gun and either choke.  That being said, Im not one of those guys who gets hung up on how many pellets are in a 10'' circle, and I havent lost a bird yet using my patterning method.  To each his own.

I havent sold my 12 guage yet, but I do see myself carrying this 20 much more in the future.

[WyoHunter]

What are you guys 20 gauge effective range shooting at a turkey target? What gun shells and chokes are you using? I have a rem 870 20 gauge with a kicks choke and shooting mag blend and nitro 7s mine has a comfortable pattern to about 40 yards but it's only putting about 10 to 15 pellets in head and neck at that range?

That's a dead gobbler as long as you do your part!

[gophert]

Mine is as effective as any other gun throwing  4,5,6 or 7 pellets going 1100 fps. It hits just as hard as a 12 or 10 ga just has less pellets. Spend the time to set it up and you'll have a gun that will shoot just as far as as deadly as a 12.

Sold my 12 and won't ever go back.

I agree with what Dell said.  My 20 will kill a bird a lot further than I am comfortable to shoot.  I got good money for my 12 ga when I sold it.  Most of these 20's will out shoot most 12's if you get them set up right. 

Tim

[turkey_slayer]

40 yards all day long

[Sand Man]

Mine is as effective as any other gun throwing  4,5,6 or 7 pellets going 1100 fps. It hits just as hard as a 12 or 10 ga just has less pellets. Spend the time to set it up and you'll have a gun that will shoot just as far as as deadly as a 12.

Sold my 12 and won't ever go back.

I agree with what Dell said.  My 20 will kill a bird a lot further than I am comfortable to shoot.  I got good money for my 12 ga when I sold it.  Most of these 20's will out shoot most 12's if you get them set up right. 

Tim

Ditto and Ditto!

Two 21" 20's I just built and patterned for friends:

First 309 in the 10" and 226 in the 20" for 535 total.

 

Second 218 in the 10" and 289 in the 20" for 507 total.

   

[dawei]

For me, and using Pb ammunition only..........
• 20ga NEF® Ladies/Youth gun (Wife's) with 22" fixed Mod barrel - 30yds with Federal® FC 3" Mag  1185fps 1 5/16oz#5Pb (PFC258 5)
• 20ga Baikal® Mdl SPR220 SxS 26½" barrel; Colonial Arms® .570" & .575" Extended Turkey Chokes - 35yds with Remington® Nitro-Turkey™ 3" Mag 1185fps 1¼oz #5Pb (NT20M5)
• 20ga Mossberg® Mdl 500C 26" barrel; Wrights® SWARM .555" Turkey Chokel - 40yds with Winchester® Supreme® 3" Mag 1200fps 1 5/16oz #4Pb (STH2034)

[BrowningGuy88]

With my setup - remington 870 and sumtoy with hevi 6's I am putting 30 to 35 pellets in the head and neck of a turkey Target at 40 yards.

I will take the 40 yard shot every time. I killed one Saturday morning and was glad I had a fudge factor cause I misjudged him.

[Michigander]

Holy crap, I shake my head at you guys shooting TSS. Those patterns really are unbelievable. 

But then again, if I wanted to shoot birds at 60 yards, I'd just use my bow all the time. 

[nogoodreezen]

Here is a more real world pattern with factory loads. I wish I had some tss loads but this is pretty dang good with factory loads. Fed HW 7s at 42 yards. 138 in the 10 and a nice even fringe pattern as well.

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[turkey_slayer]

Holy crap, I shake my head at you guys shooting TSS. Those patterns really are unbelievable. 

But then again, if I wanted to shoot birds at 60 yards, I'd just use my bow all the time. 

Haven't shot a bird yet at 60 and I've seen a bunch die

[BrowningGuy88]

I will kill them anytime they get near 40 with my 20. Hevi 6's or HWT 6's out of the SumToy have a fudge factor and when I am comfortable I pull the trigger. I see no killing range difference in my 20 with Hevi 6's and my 935 with Federal lead 6's.

I hunt both cause I like both, but the 20 will do all that needs to be done!

[old3toe]

I would try to find a carlsons .575 for the magblends and or an indian creek .555 for your nitros if they are straight 7 shot..if you can get some nitro 4.5.7 shot they should shoot good out of the carlsons .575 as well..

[Balla1982]

Mine is as effective as any other gun throwing  4,5,6 or 7 pellets going 1100 fps. It hits just as hard as a 12 or 10 ga just has less pellets. Spend the time to set it up and you'll have a gun that will shoot just as far as as deadly as a 12.

Sold my 12 and won't ever go back.

I agree with what Dell said.  My 20 will kill a bird a lot further than I am comfortable to shoot.  I got good money for my 12 ga when I sold it.  Most of these 20's will out shoot most 12's if you get them set up right. 

Tim

What turkey load do you shoot?