Kill with follow-up shot?

[GomerPyle]

How many folks have actually killed a turkey(s) with the follow-up shot after missing on the first? (not a wounding first shot, but a clean miss)

was discussing with a buddy about shells......I'm shooting 3" HS Mag Blend and mentioned loading a couple of Winchester Supreme no.4's behind it for follow ups if needed.  he made the point that it probably doesn't matter since you'd have to be a heck of a good shot (or lucky) to connect on a second shot if the first missed.

so, show of hands...

[jakesdad]

If I was worried about a miss and a follow up shot I think I would rather use the MagBlends than the 4's.Pattern density is probably going to be a lot tighter and you will have just as much if not more knockdown power.

[Old Gobbler]

If you miss with the first one.... There is a good chance the second is going to be equally disappointing

[jblackburn]

It's hard to say if they were clean misses, but twice I have put down a bird with a follow up shot.  Both were years ago when I was first starting and was still in high school.

The first was my second turkey, a jake that was at 15 yards.  Pretty sure I cleanly missed him, but knocked him out of the air stone dead with shot 2.

The next year (turkey #3) my buddy and I attempted to double on some jakes, we had a miscommunication on shot timing, he smoked his and I'm pretty sure I clean missed.  I rolled him with the second shot and sent a 3rd after him as he took off flying.  I watched him crash about 400 yards away and was stone dead when I got there.

Since then, I can't remember taking any follow up shots.

[Gooserbat]

I have. 

[GomerPyle]

If I was worried about a miss and a follow up shot I think I would rather use the MagBlends than the 4's.Pattern density is probably going to be a lot tighter and you will have just as much if not more knockdown power.

my thinking was that if a second shot presented itself, he's probably going to be running and further away so it's already a Hail Mary as it is....I'd rather have a little more range.  but yeah, you make a good point.

[HunterMan]

I missed the very first gobbler I called in....I hit my mouth call, he stopped and I killed him with second shot.

[RutnNStrutn]

I haven't ever taken a second shot. I've killed every bird I shot at, except for two that I cleaned missed. Not sure how I missed, considering I shoot a scoped barrel, but that is also why I don't go for follow up shots. The odds of finding a flying or running bird in your scope is small, so I don't even try it. I either hit, or miss. Thankfully, the vast majority have been hits.

[COssman14]

By the time I pump another shell the bird is well out of range if I missed. Only happened once and that second shot didn't do much but make him run even faster.

[IowaGobblers]

I had it happen on one of my very first birds. Not sure whether I clean missed him first but stone him with the second while he was on a dead run.

[snoodlum]

many times thru the years . But not since 4-29-2013 !!

[longspur]

Did it twice in my second year. Both were really close so I'm pretty sure it was a clean miss. Dusted both of there heads when they took off running.

[Vabirddog]

Yep. Missed one years ago at about 15 feet but he took off trotting around a deer path and dropped him with the second. I load 4s as a back up shell, thinking being If I get a bad hit (knocked down etc) with the first I want something that will break wings and legs as well as penetrate the body to imobilize the turkey. I agree with a clean miss second chances are rare and I will not shoot at a departing bird that I dont think i hit. I haven't shot a backup in years and have actually thrown out a few shells that the brass got so chewed up on going in and out.

[highwaygun]

I shot a 10 gauge single shot a follow up shot is not need or an option.

[Skeeterbait]

Haven't ever needed a followup shot.  I realize It's not the same thing since not recovering from first shot but couple of years ago I was sitting 20 yards off a road with a bird gobbling on the otherside.  I dont know what he spotted but no sooner than he stepped into the road he spooked and took off running up the road to my left.  I followed his head with the red dot and pulled a bit ahead of him when he hit 40 yards.  He rolled and came to a stop and never flopped.  More important than what shell your using I feel is the type of sight used.  Open lens reflex sight with both eyes open makes it real easy to track a moving target and know for a fact your on him.  Scope, tube, barrel sights just cannot do this as well.