Mossberg Turkey Guns

[konradcountry]

Nothing wrong with a Mossberg...But they are not on par with a old hand fitted Model 12 with a fixed full.  Wonderful gun especially in 16ga

Not much ammo available in 16 gauge. The newer choke/ammo combos are all 12/20.

I'll give him style points though for that Rio.

[kevinlisa06]

Nothing wrong with a Mossberg...But they are not on par with a old hand fitted Model 12 with a fixed full.  Wonderful gun especially in 16ga

Not much ammo available in 16 gauge. The newer choke/ammo combos are all 12/20.

I'll give him style points though for that Rio.

Throw some Apex TSS 9’s through that 16ga it will be great.


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[salish]

Henrydog, I agree with you and there aren't many hunting shotguns that can compare, imho, especially the old nickel steel guns. They are quite different than later models in their feel and handling characteristics. I haven't hunted this particular 16ga much because of the short chambers, although shells aren't that hard to get. My go to upland gun for the past 20 years or so has been an 1914 vintage Model 12 in 16ga with a plain barrel. In that one I had the chamber lengthened and the choke opened opened up a bit. Tremendous chukar gun.

[roderickweise]

One thing I learned was use the gun that is going to be quietest in the woods. Nothing like the action slamming shut when you load up at legal time. I actually used a Mossberg from the 60's that's bolt action for this exact reason. Lets you set up super close and not worry about noise. So I might lean toward the pump for that factor. thats just my 

why do you load up at legal time?  Seems odd

 I've been told, if your loaded then you could easily be accused of hunting before legal time. If you're unloaded than it's clear that you are not hunting simply getting to your spot. Maybe I'm overly cautious but I was recommended to NOT be loaded before legal time by a guide.

Things might have changed since I took Hunter safety because that was almost 20 years ago but I remember being told that you can walk through the woods with your gun loaded and that was not considered hunting but if you shot something or discharged your gun before legal time that was considered hunting.

[konradcountry]

Nothing wrong with a Mossberg...But they are not on par with a old hand fitted Model 12 with a fixed full.  Wonderful gun especially in 16ga

Not much ammo available in 16 gauge. The newer choke/ammo combos are all 12/20.

I'll give him style points though for that Rio.

Throw some Apex TSS 9’s through that 16ga it will be great.

TSS in a 535 is even better. If you look at all the costs for turkey hunting a used 535 really isn't a big deal.

[salish]

Regarding TSS shells in my 16ga, I'm reasonably sure they don't make them in 2-9/16" shells. But if I end up buying a 5 35 I'll definitely keep them in mind. Thanks for the suggestion.

[MonstroMuley]

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[Cab]

One thing I learned was use the gun that is going to be quietest in the woods. Nothing like the action slamming shut when you load up at legal time. I actually used a Mossberg from the 60's that's bolt action for this exact reason. Lets you set up super close and not worry about noise. So I might lean toward the pump for that factor. thats just my 

why do you load up at legal time?  Seems odd

 I've been told, if your loaded then you could easily be accused of hunting before legal time. If you're unloaded than it's clear that you are not hunting simply getting to your spot. Maybe I'm overly cautious but I was recommended to NOT be loaded before legal time by a guide.

Things might have changed since I took Hunter safety because that was almost 20 years ago but I remember being told that you can walk through the woods with your gun loaded and that was not considered hunting but if you shot something or discharged your gun before legal time that was considered hunting.

Fair enough, I got this advice back when I lived in Maine 2 years ago and there they consider turkeys to be big game animals where we don't here so that might also have something to do with it as well.

[konradcountry]

Fair enough, I got this advice back when I lived in Maine 2 years ago and there they consider turkeys to be big game animals where we don't here so that might also have something to do with it as well.

They can give you a ticket based on the equipment you are carrying so it doesn't matter if you have a round loaded. This is why you have to be careful when coyote hunting during modern. There was a case a while back where an officer didn't buy that a group was out coyote hunting.

But I wouldn't at all be worried during turkey. The odds of you running to an officer at 6 AM are nil. And I highly doubt you would get a ticket for walking to spot.