Merriams Gobbler Down

[dawei]

April 19, 2011 - 09:46hrs
47° F
Elev 2311ft
2 year old bird 1¼" Spurs
25lbs
1 7/8" Beard (Beard Rot Due to Mites)

Mossberg® Mdl 500C 20ga
Wrights® SWARM™ .555" choke
Winchester® Supreme® High Velocity 3" Mag 1200fps 1 5/16oz #4 Pb (STH2034)
Shot at 42yds
Bird was dead before his beak hit the dirt!
Who needs Hevi•Shot®, Federal® Heavyweight®, Remington® Wingmaster HD®, Winchester® Xtended Range® or TSS?

Pb will "Git-r-Done"!

[Reloader]

Congrats on the tom.

What counts do you get with that setup at 40?

[bowhunter84]

congrats

[R AJ]

This one was taken at about 8500 ft in Washington . How old is it now?

[dawei]

Congrats on the tom.

What counts do you get with that setup at 40?

Well there were 19 pellets in the head and neck of this bird. It was a straight on shot and I put my sights on the caruncles.

[dawei]

Who needs Hevi•Shot®, Federal® Heavyweight®, Remington® Wingmaster HD®, Winchester® Xtended Range® or TSS?

The folks who want a much better performing shotshell than the one you killed this particular turkey with.

To each his own but Pb is obviously still getting it done for me. $11.99 per box of 10 rounds of Winchester® Supreme® is a lot easier on my wallet; than $18.99 for 5 rounds of Hevi13® which is inconsistent in my gun(s) and chokes(s).

My 20ga Mossberg® pump consistently patterns this load very well. The money I save over purchasing HTL loads I use for gas and such.

[dawei]

This one was taken at about 8500 ft in Washington . How old is it now?

Just above 2300ft actually. He sure was heavy humping him the 1½ miles back to the truck!

[R AJ]

I thought you told me you walked a mile and a half straight up and that alone is 7,920 feet. LOL. Bad math on my part
Now is it a mountain bird or plains bird? We all want to know. All we have here are piney woods easterns and field birds. If it has pitch on its feet its a piney woods and if its dust on its feet it is a field bird. If it has corn in its craw its a baited bird.

[WyoHunter]

Nice bird with impressive stats! Congrats!

[dawei]

I thought you told me you walked a mile and a half straight up and that alone is 7,920 feet. LOL. Bad math on my part
Now is it a mountain bird or plains bird? We all want to know. All we have here are piney woods easterns and field birds. If it has pitch on its feet its a piney woods and if its dust on its feet it is a field bird. If it has corn in its craw its a baited bird.

It was a mountain bird through and through. Pine sap on it's toes and bugs in its craw!

[TrkyHntr]

congrats!




Shane

[surehuntsalot]

congrats on the bird
love to see Pb still getting it done

[dawei]

Who needs Hevi•Shot®, Federal® Heavyweight®, Remington® Wingmaster HD®, Winchester® Xtended Range® or TSS?

The folks who want a much better performing shotshell than the one you killed this particular turkey with.

That is solely a matter of opinion. This is the "Lead Shooters" Forum after all.

[Gobble!]

Who needs Hevi•Shot®, Federal® Heavyweight®, Remington® Wingmaster HD®, Winchester® Xtended Range® or TSS?

The folks who want a much better performing shotshell than the one you killed this particular turkey with.

That is solely a matter of opinion. This is the "Lead Shooters" Forum after all.

i think its more a matter of facts.

[dawei]

Who needs Hevi•Shot®, Federal® Heavyweight®, Remington® Wingmaster HD®, Winchester® Xtended Range® or TSS?

The folks who want a much better performing shotshell than the one you killed this particular turkey with.

That is solely a matter of opinion. This is the "Lead Shooters" Forum after all.

i think its more a matter of facts.

Again, dead is dead.