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Re: what is your turkey gun setup?
« Reply #30 on: March 08, 2021, 10:41:14 AM »
Benelli nova
Federal 12ga 3 1/2” mag 2 oz 5 shot


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Re: what is your turkey gun setup?
« Reply #31 on: March 08, 2021, 01:21:29 PM »
Tried my hand at hydro dipping last night. Dipped my wife’s new 20ga 11-87 compact turkey gun. It turned out better than I expected.

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Re: what is your turkey gun setup?
« Reply #32 on: March 08, 2021, 01:35:32 PM »
I am shooting my Remington 11-87 super magnum. I just have my full choke in it and shoot 3 1/2" turkey loads. Works as intended to 40 yards.

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Re: what is your turkey gun setup?
« Reply #33 on: March 09, 2021, 05:33:32 AM »
Nice work 87!


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Re: what is your turkey gun setup?
« Reply #34 on: March 09, 2021, 05:52:27 AM »
Nice work 87!


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Re: what is your turkey gun setup?
« Reply #35 on: March 10, 2021, 06:40:00 AM »
No 40yd shots w/a 410 using TSS #9's?
I got kicked off of a FB Turkey group for saying 40yd shots with a 410 is going to wound a lot of Turkeys. BTW, I use a 12ga smoke pole, w/#4's or a 12 ga with 3" #6's or a 20ga w/3" #5's or archery. It all depends on what I want to walk out the backdoor with.

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Re: what is your turkey gun setup?
« Reply #36 on: March 10, 2021, 07:00:24 AM »
No 40yd shots w/a 410 using TSS #9's?
I got kicked off of a FB Turkey group for saying 40yd shots with a 410 is going to wound a lot of Turkeys. BTW, I use a 12ga smoke pole, w/#4's or a 12 ga with 3" #6's or a 20ga w/3" #5's or archery. It all depends on what I want to walk out the backdoor with.


You sound like a "Steven's County" porch gunner.

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Re: what is your turkey gun setup?
« Reply #37 on: March 10, 2021, 07:19:05 AM »
No 40yd shots w/a 410 using TSS #9's?
I got kicked off of a FB Turkey group for saying 40yd shots with a 410 is going to wound a lot of Turkeys. BTW, I use a 12ga smoke pole, w/#4's or a 12 ga with 3" #6's or a 20ga w/3" #5's or archery. It all depends on what I want to walk out the backdoor with.


You sound like a "Steven's County" porch gunner.
Now that I'm retired I might walk off the porch. :chuckle:

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Re: what is your turkey gun setup?
« Reply #38 on: March 10, 2021, 07:36:20 AM »
No 40yd shots w/a 410 using TSS #9's?
I got kicked off of a FB Turkey group for saying 40yd shots with a 410 is going to wound a lot of Turkeys. BTW, I use a 12ga smoke pole, w/#4's or a 12 ga with 3" #6's or a 20ga w/3" #5's or archery. It all depends on what I want to walk out the backdoor with.


You sound like a "Steven's County" porch gunner.
Now that I'm retired I might walk off the porch. :chuckle:


RETIRED? Good for you when did you become a Burden on the working class. That just means you will be chasing dinosaurs more.

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Re: what is your turkey gun setup?
« Reply #39 on: March 10, 2021, 08:34:37 AM »
Tried my hand at hydro dipping last night. Dipped my wife’s new 20ga 11-87 compact turkey gun. It turned out better than I expected.

Why would you think painting your turkey gun in turkey head colors was a good idea? Besides it being what turkeys see well it’s also what hunters are looking for to shoot..

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Re: what is your turkey gun setup?
« Reply #40 on: March 10, 2021, 08:46:10 AM »
My setup is rusty old wall hanger.
So rusty I named it ol red.
The choke is the best part.
I call it a open modified ninja choke.
It's like a ninja ,everytime some rust flakes off I get a cool new pattern ,like a ninja star you never know which way it will fly.

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Re: what is your turkey gun setup?
« Reply #41 on: March 10, 2021, 08:49:12 AM »
Tried my hand at hydro dipping last night. Dipped my wife’s new 20ga 11-87 compact turkey gun. It turned out better than I expected.

Why would you think painting your turkey gun in turkey head colors was a good idea? Besides it being what turkeys see well it’s also what hunters are looking for to shoot..

No different than wearing the ceremonial horn hat.

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Re: what is your turkey gun setup?
« Reply #42 on: March 10, 2021, 09:14:52 AM »
Well I was patterning my 11-87 super mag yesterday when it decided to stop firing. No broken firing pin and no primer strikes. I tore it apart and don’t see anything out of the ordinary. I ordered a new springs kit for the trigger housing and firing pin return spring. If that doesn’t solve it then it’s time to replace this gun.

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Re: what is your turkey gun setup?
« Reply #43 on: March 10, 2021, 09:48:02 AM »
Tried my hand at hydro dipping last night. Dipped my wife’s new 20ga 11-87 compact turkey gun. It turned out better than I expected.

Really well done! Nice!
Since my wife got a different shotgun I took her LH 12ga Benelli Montefeltro, reversed the safety to RH and put on a set of HiViz sights.
Cuterebra are NOT cute!

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Re: what is your turkey gun setup?
« Reply #44 on: March 10, 2021, 10:11:33 AM »
Sweet!

 


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