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Favorite Shot Size for shooting Turkey in face?
« on: March 23, 2016, 08:11:19 PM »
I am new to turkey hunting and heading out to pattern. Have some #4 Hevi Shot shells from last year... is that a standard with you hard-core Turkey slayers?

Have a Benelli Nova and headed out with full choke in barrel.

Thanks!
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Re: Favorite Shot Size for shooting Turkey in face?
« Reply #1 on: March 23, 2016, 08:13:41 PM »
Not sure if I'd call myself a hardcore turkey slayer but I've killed a few. I like #5's because they pattern best out of my gun. That's what's most important.
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Re: Favorite Shot Size for shooting Turkey in face?
« Reply #2 on: March 23, 2016, 09:20:05 PM »
Every gun has its own "personality" it's best if you take several different types of load with ya. I'm still in the process of pattering my gun.


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Re: Favorite Shot Size for shooting Turkey in face?
« Reply #3 on: March 23, 2016, 09:22:09 PM »
5's for me :tup:
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Re: Favorite Shot Size for shooting Turkey in face?
« Reply #4 on: March 23, 2016, 09:25:42 PM »
I shoot Remington 4x6 3" duplex loads

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Re: Favorite Shot Size for shooting Turkey in face?
« Reply #5 on: March 23, 2016, 10:44:17 PM »
I've shot them with 5's and 6's. Going to pattern some winchester long beard xr #6's soon.

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Re: Favorite Shot Size for shooting Turkey in face?
« Reply #6 on: March 24, 2016, 12:20:24 AM »
#5 has always done me well at all ranges to 40 yards, with modified chokes, out of 12 guage pumps.
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Re: Favorite Shot Size for shooting Turkey in face?
« Reply #7 on: March 24, 2016, 06:43:56 AM »
I have had good results with #4's and #5.  But its more important the load patterns IMO

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Re: Favorite Shot Size for shooting Turkey in face?
« Reply #8 on: March 24, 2016, 06:58:38 AM »
  T shot and 2's .......That my favorite.. ;)






only they outlawed it several years ago. I have since used Hevi-Shot blended and nickel coated #5 shot
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Re: Favorite Shot Size for shooting Turkey in face?
« Reply #9 on: March 24, 2016, 07:40:56 AM »
I am new to turkey hunting and heading out to pattern. Have some #4 Hevi Shot shells from last year... is that a standard with you hard-core Turkey slayers?

Have a Benelli Nova and headed out with full choke in barrel.

Thanks!
Craig




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I shoot the same gun with hevi shots turkey choke best combo i have seen/ found!!!!

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Re: Favorite Shot Size for shooting Turkey in face?
« Reply #10 on: March 24, 2016, 07:47:00 AM »
I like #6 in lead or #7 in hevishot. #6 lead has double the pellet count of #4 lead so there's a much tighter pattern and less chance of a miss. I strongly discourage #4, if you doubt the difference shoot some paper targets with #4 and #6 shot at 40 yards and you will see the difference.

#7 hevishot has roughly twice the bb count as #5 hevishot, but #7 hevishot has the same energy as #5 copperplated lead. Shoot #7 hevishot at 50 yards on a paper target, great patterns. I've seen several turkeys killed at 60-65 yards with 1 load of hevishot.
(you need more open chokes with hevishot or you risk damage to your gun, hevishot makes choke tubes too)

I know hevishot costs a lot but considering what you already spend to go hunting does another $20 matter?
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Re: Favorite Shot Size for shooting Turkey in face?
« Reply #11 on: March 24, 2016, 07:52:50 AM »
I like #5's.   I do have some fed 3rd degree I need to test and pattern.
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Re: Favorite Shot Size for shooting Turkey in face?
« Reply #12 on: March 24, 2016, 07:55:30 AM »
I like #6 in lead or #7 in hevishot. #6 lead has double the pellet count of #4 lead so there's a much tighter pattern and less chance of a miss. I strongly discourage #4, if you doubt the difference shoot some paper targets with #4 and #6 shot at 40 yards and you will see the difference.

#7 hevishot has roughly twice the bb count as #5 hevishot, but #7 hevishot has the same energy as #5 copperplated lead. Shoot #7 hevishot at 50 yards on a paper target, great patterns. I've seen several turkeys killed at 60-65 yards with 1 load of hevishot.
(you need more open chokes with hevishot or you risk damage to your gun, hevishot makes choke tubes too)

I know hevishot costs a lot but considering what you already spend to go hunting does another $20 matter?

Plus when turkey hunting you only shoot once usually. Make a box of 5 last 5 seasons. Start buying it for duck hunting and it begins to hurt!

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Re: Favorite Shot Size for shooting Turkey in face?
« Reply #13 on: March 24, 2016, 01:18:30 PM »
Not sure if I'd call myself a hardcore turkey slayer but I've killed a few. I like #5's because they pattern best out of my gun. That's what's most important.
Exactly, every gun is different, every choke, and every brand. Pattern your gun, and any size in legal shot will kill em, if they are in range!

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Re: Favorite Shot Size for shooting Turkey in face?
« Reply #14 on: March 24, 2016, 01:47:59 PM »
Thanks for all the replies. Will head to the field with a few suggestions and see what works.

 


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