Going old school

[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.

[Ruger M77]

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

[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.

[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]

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

[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]

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