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Going old school

Started by Canteathorns, March 01, 2014, 11:13:35 AM

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Canteathorns

 New to the OG . Felt sorry for my son and finally gave him my turkey gun for Xmas .now I'm down to an ol 2.75 870 . Still not to shabby right ? After a complete face lift now it's time to start shooting . But I have no experience with 2.75" ammo . Wondering if it is caple of getting tite 40 -45 yard patterns . And where do I start ammo wise . Do they even sell 2.75" trky loads anymore ?

L.F. Cox

Winchester makes a 2 & 3/4" 12 ga. turkey load in a silver box....fine shell I've killed upwards of a 100 turkeys with them in the fall.

They also make it in 3"....they range in price from 10 to 15 bucks for 10 shells.

d.winsor

Use a .665 Turkey Choke for #5 shot, a little tighter choke if you are using #6 shot.  My favorite is a Briley straight rifled extended choke, they are made in ported or non-ported.   Briley says that there is no difference in pattern between a ported and a non-ported choke, just that a ported choke tames a little of the recoil.  I would only pattern to 30 or 35 yards then look at your pattern and determine if you can shoot farther or maybe closer.  I killed my first turkey with a rem 2 3/4 #6 shot, about 20 yards away With a browning A5, with a camo sock on it and a 28" full choke barrel.  Most of my turkey guns are black 870 with screw in chokes, you will like your 870 for turkey.  Good luck.

Mike Honcho


don't rule out top shelf 2 3/4" magnum pheasant loads.  I have some that carry a 1 1/2oz payload with buffered lead or copperplated shot.

Also the Federal Prairie Storm pheasant loads in 5's or 6's make a pretty decent turkey load.

Have a great season.

jakesdad

My dad uses a old Remington 11-48 12 ga that is 2 3/4 only.He shoots high brass pheasant loads in #6s and also some handloads in #6 loaded in those old all plastic Activ hulls.Shoots well to 30 yards which suits him.


"There are turkey hunters and people who hunt turkeys.I hope I am remembered as a turkey hunter"

Ruger M77

I think Federal still makes a 2 3/4'' turkey load
I eat therefore I hunt

Sparkchaser427

Why not just use high brass #6 or 5. You don't need a turkey load to kill a turkey. It wasn't too long ago that they didn't make turkey loads and lots of hunters killed them.

KYStalker

A few years ago I found some old Remington Hevi-Shot 2 3/4in #6 that patterned decent for what they were.  They came in 10 round boxes with 1 3/8 oz of shot I think.  Out of an 835 w/ a MAD Super Max .695 I can get 100 in a 10" circle at 40 yards.  If you live anywhere near central KY I can point you in the right direction to the store b/c they still have a few boxes.
If you're not first, your last!!

Longshanks

 Have an old remington 1100 that has been passed down in my family. Had it parkerized,stocks wrinkle painted, new kick pad, tru-choke threads in the barrel. 2 3/4 gun and I have mod, full, x full and Hastings .665 chokes. I shot the Winchester Super X 1 1/4 6's (high brass)  that come in a box of 25. 30-35yd gun. Strange thing about this set up was the most uniform dense pattern was with the mod choke. Had me scratching my head, I would have bet money the .665 would the best choke for a turkey pattern.

surehuntsalot

Quote from: Longshanks on March 02, 2014, 09:02:43 AM
Have an old remington 1100 that has been passed down in my family. Had it parkerized,stocks wrinkle painted, new kick pad, tru-choke threads in the barrel. 2 3/4 gun and I have mod, full, x full and Hastings .665 chokes. I shot the Winchester Super X 1 1/4 6's (high brass)  that come in a box of 25. 30-35yd gun. Strange thing about this set up was the most uniform dense pattern was with the mod choke. Had me scratching my head, I would have bet money the .665 would the best choke for a turkey pattern.

funny thing about them "old" guns of yesterday,they usually can hang right in right with the new fancy ones of today.
For several years I used a Remington 1100 2-3/4" 28" full choke with Winchester XX Magnum #4's (25rd box) took alot of birds with that setup



it's not the harvest,it's the chase

3" 870 Shell Shucker

What choke in the Barrel?  Factory Full, or RemChoke threads?  I'd try #6's and #7.5's in 2.75".

Canteathorns

It's got a tru glo gobble stopper I believe .643  always got on average 105 - 110 in 10 " with 3 " winchester hi vel 5 . Just don't think I'll get those numbers with 2.75 " but on the good side I picked up an 870 express with Williams iron sights sling and 2 chokes and several boxes shells for 225.00$ great condition  . I think it was a great deal .

surehuntsalot

Quote from: Canteathorns on March 02, 2014, 10:26:58 PM
It's got a tru glo gobble stopper I believe .643  always got on average 105 - 110 in 10 " with 3 " winchester hi vel 5 . Just don't think I'll get those numbers with 2.75 " but on the good side I picked up an 870 express with Williams iron sights sling and 2 chokes and several boxes shells for 225.00$ great condition  . I think it was a great deal .


sounds like a great deal
it's not the harvest,it's the chase