What gun do you use?

[BottomBouncer]

What brand and model gun do you guys use for turkey? 10 or 12 gauge?

I was checking out the NWTF model that Browning makes. It's pretty nice, comes in 10.

[Ðe§perado™]

I have a Mossberg 9200 Autoloader 12 ga. with a ribbed barrel and I put a H.S. Strut Undertaker choke tube in the barrel. Along with Tru-glow sights on the rib on the barrel. Later this month I'm going to have the force cone lenthened in the barrel ,so i have less deformed pellets and a better pattern down range.;)

I also have a rifled barrel for it I use during deer season, along with a saddle mount and a Tasco Bantum 2.5 X 20 scope. With that scope mount I can still use the iron sights if I need to.;)

[Nut]

Mossberg835 12 gauge with black matte finish and 28" barrel(also my waterfowl gun) I use tru-glu fibre optics for spring turkey.

[scott trout]

I use my baretta 390 (12 guage) but I also can't stress enough how good that undertaker choke tube is. Combined with winchester amunition I took a nice long beard two years ago from 45 yards.

[bks]

Winchester 1300 Turkey Special, 12 ga. extra full screw in choke with Winchester Supreme 5 shot 3 inch magnums. Nickname: Ole Painless;)

[Lance]

Mossberg model 500 12 ga. 28" vent rib with a Hastings choke tube and screw on rifle sights. Zip on camo for the stock and camo tape the barrel and receiver. Someday I'd like to get a semi auto with a shorter and the camo finish but it will be a while.

[Ðe§perado™]

Scott, I use Winchester Supreme Ammo. It's in the black boxes. It's the 2 3/4 turkey magnums with #6 shot. Great pattern out to 35 yards with the Undertaker Choke Tube. I only pattern out that far.;)

[scott trout]

those are the ones, after that winchester is all i use. took a 7 point from 150yards with winchester partition golds fired out of my Browning gold dear edition(a.k.a the killing machine) this year.:D

[maytom]

Winchester 1300, 12 gauge 3" magnum. I love this gun!! The fact the the reciever comes already drilled and tapped for scope mounting was another plus!! Mine is 11 years old now, it was their NWTF edition with the laminated stock and engraving on both sides of the reciever with turkey scenes by Rob keck. I had some barrel work done to it over the years to tweak it a bit. Here is a picture of that gun. ;)

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid17/p92e31fc1bc26295aea204b6ef9278c55/fdf94e4d.jpg

[BottomBouncer]

Nice gun & bird

[lureboy98]

Nice!

I use a Remington Magnum with 3" shells and a turkey choke.

[atrkyhntr]

I use two and remember I own a guide service thus have seen them all....
both are mossbergs 500 & 835
12 ga
winchester # 5's from the 500 and 6's outta the 835

I prefer the 2 bead system over a scope because of the need for follow up shots with todays very tight shooting chokes. So tight its hard to get a feel for a good pattern from 15 yards to 40 :( you will be high at one and low at the other ...

[BottomBouncer]

Mossbergs seem pretty popular. Why is that?

[maytom]

That's one of the benefit's of using a scope with today's new turkey loads and tight chokes. If you don't have your face down tight against your stock, with open bead sites, it's a miss waiting to happen. I have yet to see a shotgun shoot right to the point of aim. They all are either high, low, left, or right of dead center!! By scoping your gun, you can dial in the crosshairs right to the very center of your pattern!! Sorry, but I differ with your opinion atrkyhntr. I have never wished that my gun was scopeless after installing it!! Another thing is the much better sight picture as well. I guess we all have our likes and dislikes, but given a choice, a scoped turkey gun is the way to go.;)

[atrkyhntr]

Hey Paul,
Clyde here ;) LOL
If I can set it up for you ( will know in week or two send me dates you are wanting ASAP ) to come here to Ohio I'll show you 4-5 guns that shoot straight patterns right out of the box ;)
Most shooters get a little shy about pulling the trigger after several shots thus tossing a pattern left/right or high/low... but on occasion a gun will pattern off center thats a fact but most do not... I'll also show you the diff in your pattern at various yards ;) bring some extra ammo buddy :D

[maytom]

Clyde, you son of a gun you!! I should of known it was you!! LOL!! OK, chuck and I still want to come down!! E-mail me and I will let you know asap!! Even if chuck bows out for some reason, I'm still comming!! You got me!!:p

[Aimrite]

I prefer beretta or benelli semi auto,s myself. IMO they are way better than competition on the market.

[Turkeyfoot]

Depends on what type of hunting you do! I used to pack a 10ga double that was extremely heavy and so are the new auto's. Gave it up for the much lighter 12ga-1300 Win, a good gun for the price. Also carry a Beretta auto that is light. Finally found a full choke barrel for it in 3" mag after alot of searching. The steep hills and hollows of East Oh. don't mix well with the bigger, heavier guns and the lighter 12's are the way to go!........TF

[Ðe§perado™]

Great Bird Maytom!!;)

I'm going to have to give a scope a try on my turkey gun and see how it will work out. I'll let you know.;)

[maytom]

Desperado, at 48 my eyes aint what they were when I was 18, so the scope works better for me for that reason as well.:p

[BottomBouncer]

I had a Urika 391 20ga. that things was nice? Why don't I have it anymore? (I'm an idiot)

[scott trout]

mossburgs are popular because their cheap.personaly i dont like them. their a k- mart gun.

[BottomBouncer]

That's what I always thought. But I have never handled one to know.

[Lance]

Mainly it's because it's the only 12 ga I own and the way it shoots with that Hastings tube I can't justify the expense of a new gun. It patterns sweet with 3" remington #4's and EXTREMELY SWEET with 3 " #5 Actives. It kicks like a horse but that's only a problem when your patterning the gun.

[Caribou Dreamer2]

I have yet to give turkey hunting a try yet but when i do it will be with my Mathews Q2.

[BottomBouncer]

I'm still using my grandpa's Stevens Savage 820 12ga. This things is built like a rock....no plastic here!

[Ðe§perado™]

Scott, putting down a brand of gun just because where it is sold makes you sound like you think that since we don't buy our guns at over priced gun shops that we aren't good enough. What's up with that! I have killed several different species of game with it as the same as the over priced ones. BTW I bought my from Mossberg at a show. Does it make them just as cheap!
:mad: :(

[noboatdave]

Hey Scott,

I don't like cheap mossbergs either. I bought mine at KMart about 10 years ago to be a cheap gun to try waterfowling with.

It's killed 8 deer, 2 turkeys, many ducks and geese, squirrels, rabbits, a pheasant, a grouse, a fox, a few crows, and a groundhog. At this rate I will never be able to convince the wife I need to buy a new 1187 SPS.

The only thing I have ever done to it is clean it and apply a new coat of camo spray paint every spring.

[scott trout]

hey guys thats not the only reason why i dont like mossburgs. about 7 years ago i borrowed a buddies semi automatic mossburg because i was haveing some work done on my remington 1187 (another peice of junk) , well to make a long story short i shot at a rabbit and next thing i knew the gun was broke. turned out to be a cracked gas piston . cost a good buck for me to have it fixxed. my opinion after that was that they are cheapley made. and what about all the recalls a couple of years on that bolt action gun,from what i heard that gun was nearly killing guys when in wouldnt eject the old bullet and exploded in guys faces. what about that ssi. came out a year later then advertised because faulty parts. im glad that you guys have had some success with yours but ill take my berreta (small game/ turkey gun) and my browning gold (deer gun) any day of the week.(im not going to get into the "what i killed pissing contest" my new years resolution is to be nice on the computer this year)

[BottomBouncer]

My brother-in-law swears by his .410 mossberg. After shooting my old beretta it's hard to go back. I'm not really into nice would stocks and shiny barrels. To me it's a cabinet display gun. I like synthetic, durable, reliable.......this old gun I'm shooting now has passed those tests, especially when I slipped off a log last season while rabbit hunting and fell into a creek. It's had mud, water and every other thing in it.....shot fine the rest of the day and all I really did was wipe the mud out of the barrel.

If you find something that get's the job done with little or no hassle.....what's wrong?

[Ðe§perado™]

No contest at all Scott. it seems that what you use is the best and what ever everyone else uses is junk. But to each his own. That is just your opinion, no matter how one sided it sounds. Good Luck to you.:rolleyes:

[Lance]

By any chance is his .410 mossberg a 3 shot bolt action? I've got one it was my first gun. Shot everything but grouse, woodcock and turkey with it. Love that gun, if I ever get REALLY good at getting birds in I may try it for gobblers!

[scott trout]

hey desperado,
whats your problem? thats my opinion on mossburg. i dont think that any of my stuff is any better then yours or anyone elses for that fact.who do you think you are with your funny little put downs. i gave my reasons why i dont like mossburg. if you had one of your guns crack after you shot it would you still praise that company? you have to look at it from my point of view , you borrow a gun,fire it ,and it cracks. that was my first experience with a mossburg, gee anyone in there right mind would think what i think after that happened.instead off trying to make me look stupid why dont you tell me reasons why mossburg is the best , telling me about your glorified kills just doesnt cut it.

[george tinkham]

i have a few shotguns but mainly for the boys to use.i do injoy shooting my scoped inline muzz.i mainly hunt deer and sometimes turkey.normally i use the bow unless i'm with the boys.

[Arrow 1]

I shoot a Benelli Nova for turkeys.

You know Mossbergs have killed there share of game over the years. Everyone knows it is not a top of the line gun to start with but I don't think that anyone can give a fair opinion of using a used borrowed gun. You never know what happened to that gun. Maybe someone tried to shoot some hot handloads thru it or something. I would have to hunt with a gun at least one whole season before I could pass judgement on it.

[atrkyhntr]

What have you had to say???

I use my baretta 390 (12 guage) but I also can't stress enough how good that undertaker choke tube is. Combined with winchester amunition I took a nice long beard two years ago from 45 yards.
I, myself, own and operate a guide service and anyone who shoots at or harvest a turkey at 45 yards is in my humble opinion a turkey shooter not hunter .... hmnmnmn

mossburgs are popular because their cheap.personaly i dont like them. their a k- mart gun.
CHEAP???? So K-mart buys bulk that lets them offer firearms at a lower rate and the same firearms now are CHEAP???

hey guys thats not the only reason why i dont like mossburgs. about 7 years ago i borrowed a buddies semi automatic mossburg because i was haveing some work done on my remington 1187 (another peice of junk) , well to make a long story short i shot at a rabbit and next thing i knew the gun was broke. turned out to be a cracked gas piston . cost a good buck for me to have it fixxed. my opinion after that was that they are cheapley made. and what about all the recalls a couple of years on that bolt action gun,from what i heard that gun was nearly killing guys when in wouldnt eject the old bullet and exploded in guys faces. what about that ssi. came out a year later then advertised because faulty parts. im glad that you guys have had some success with yours but ill take my berreta (small game/ turkey gun) and my browning gold (deer gun) any day of the week.(im not going to get into the "what i killed pissing contest" my new years resolution is to be nice on the computer this year)
After any amount of time some guns will not perform...does that make them useless or cheap? I'd day not..... I have had new/used guns shoot really bad or not perform but the same make/model that someone else has/had does just as advertized and no amount of money can pry them away from their owner.... Lumping all mossbergs together because of one instance when you shot one is way over the line...

hey desperado,
whats your problem? thats my opinion on mossburg. i dont think that any of my stuff is any better then yours or anyone elses for that fact.who do you think you are with your funny little put downs. i gave my reasons why i dont like mossburg. if you had one of your guns crack after you shot it would you still praise that company? you have to look at it from my point of view , you borrow a gun,fire it ,and it cracks. that was my first experience with a mossburg, gee anyone in there right mind would think what i think after that happened.instead off trying to make me look stupid why dont you tell me reasons why mossburg is the best , telling me about your glorified kills just doesnt cut it.
I have had some mishaps with your beloved winchester and berreta but I will not put those guns down or the owners who choose to hunt with them because of an instance that hap'nd to me.....

Like I said anyone who would like to shoot gun for gun bring it on ;)

[scott trout]

mossburgs rule!!!!!!

[BottomBouncer]

I never heard anyone mentions that people who use mossbergs are bad people.

Scott, I'm gonna give you a word of advice that I have learned from these forums. NEVER state what you use if it is expensive and in the same post/topic state that another item of lower price is junk. While you may NEVER mention the people that use these items some tend to have a bit of an infeariority(sp?) complex and think that you are putting them down when you did no such thing.

[Aimrite]

My first Gun was Mossberg 500 12GA, They are what they are a cheap versatile gun that will give you many years of service if taken care of. Only problem I ever seen with them was broken forearms from slamming fast on 3” shells. There Semi autos have reputation for being poor guns.
I think the simplistic designs of pumps make them such good guns for many years.

Now semi autos In My opinion are different story ,They are more complex and I think better made high end guns perform better and are more reliable.
I think a lot of SLICK marketing is going on, For example Remington1187 premier and other manufactures are cheaply dressing up there shot guns to lure buyers with looks and price not workmanship..
Its whats inside that counts in the end if you really look at design and workmanship there is no comparison.
In my opinion If you buy gun like 1187 and hunt really hard with it plan on having it serviced 3-5 years depending how you take care of it.

[george tinkham]

i think its real neat using cheap stuff and still being suceesful.thats the coop de grace!!!

[LookMa-NoHands!]

atrkyhntr......are you a guide?


LOL....i think you put that in every post.

[atrkyhntr]

THINK AGAIN ;)

Tends to lend more credence to my observations in the instance used above :)

[george tinkham]

atrkyhunter. i know a lot of mossbergs that are very old seen a lot of shooting and hunting and still going strong today just like the cheap winchesters and remingtons are doing.money money money some thing thats where its at,i think everything is over priced.1000$ bows,1000$ reels,1000$ rods.give me a break.sure they may be top of the line but not worth that much.how much do they have in those products?how much in materials?hunting and fishing is moving out of reach of the poor folks that swell the ranks.even the cheap stuff is getting out of reach for the average guys pocketbook.i'm fortunate and can afford the best of equip. but simply refuse to be part of the rip off that many so called great guys that sell at the ridiculous,inflated prices so some can have thier status symbols.status symbols yes ,that much better no,not in my experience anyway.

[atrkyhntr]

I hear you George... It is getting harder every year to keep my worn out gear updated :(
At least I can write off my gear unlike most hunters so it is hard to see how everyone else can keep their gear updated...
Mossbergs are cheaper at Kmart because Kmart can order so many... I've seen alot of guns go bad from time to time but when they say you get what you pay for it still seems to apply when firearms are concerned... My last purchased was the bolt action 12 guage sluggun by mossberg. I am very very happy with it :D

[carpwarrior]

my old faithful is a winchester 1300, good gun. but my favorite gun to turkey hunt with is an old cj higgens 12 gauge with an poly choke , and # 5 fedrals. that thing kicks like a mule

[wabi]

#1 gun:
Knight TK2000 with 120grs ffg BP and 2 1/2 oz 4,6,&71/2 shot mixed together. It dont pattern well in modern guns, but in the muzzleloader it works well?
#2 gun:
T/C 12ga New Englander with 100grs ffg BP and 1 1/2oz mixed shot sizes.
#3 gun:
Not a gun! An Excalibur crossbow. Very accurate out to 50 yards, but a 30 yard personal limit on shots due to string jump possibility.

[Caribou Dreamer2]

Have not yet hunted turkey yet but when i do it will be the 12ga winchester.

[Stacker]

870- 12 ga. Camo Mag. 3 1/2's are overkill but man do they pack a whallop!

[george tinkham]

12ga rem.fieldgrade(cheepy)pumper,with mag5/6

[lureboy98]

I don't have a big enough gun!

[Ðe§perado™]

What gun did you say you had?

[george tinkham]

oh reely lure boy

[Lance]

He's still young. ;)



Seriously though, even a 20 will work if you take the time to pattern it.

[zfish]

Remington Wingmaster Magnum 12 ga! Lol thats my #1 choice. Once I killed a turkey with a .410 it wasnt far away but it proves a 20 ga can do the job. ;)

[george tinkham]

and a 45# recurve can kill an elk...if you hit him in the right place and yuo are close enuff...

[Thunderflight]

I've got a 12ga Mossberg 500 with the XX full turkey choke.

My wife bought it for $200 as a Christmas present in 1999.

What I love the most about this gun is it's versitility. With an improved cylinder choke it shoots rifled slugs better than my scoped 20 ga Mossberg 500.

I really like the gun, but depending on my deployment schedule I'm going to try and get a turkey with a bow. If I don't have time to mess around I'll use my shot gun, but otherwise I'll be using my Mathews.

I'm also going to use it for the Spring hog season if I hunt with my buddies. If I don't hunt with them I'll be using my bow.

Thunderflight

[lureboy98]

My gun is plenty big enough, I was just kidding. BUt I have a remington mag 12 gauge pump.

[george tinkham]

in 1968 i had a m60...now that is baddddd news...

[wallydog1]

I use a benelli.not because it is expensive but because they are the best (in my opinion).I have both feild shot gun and there slug gun.both are auto loader's.I worked side jobs for a summer so I could buy them.I also have winchester/remington/browning.I once was given a mossberg 500 that was won at a turkey federation dinner.there is no dought why mossberg's are less expensive.all you have to do is slide the action.sloppiest action on a pump shotgun that I have seen.my winchester ranger after
15 years of heavy use is still tighter in the action than the 500. i sold that gun for 100 dollars to a guy at work for his kid.now if you use mossberg that is ok and I'm not putting anyone down.I have to go on MY experience when I purchase.as far as feild use
for turkey and deer I won't buy anything that I can't abuse in the feild and not feel bad about a few battle scar's.bottm line is you need to compare and get what you can afford or want to spend.

Good luck and have a good spring turkey hunt with what ever you use!!!

[shrivl]

NWTF Winchester Super X2 3 1/2 Mag. Hated to spend the money on an semi auto but love no recoil and dipped camo.

[lureboy98]

I've heard good things about Benelli....but the way I see it, I only need a gun that will give me one shot...The rest is all on me!

[scott trout]

your second shot is just as important as your first, always expect the unexpected!!! no two hunts are ever the same.

[lureboy98]

Well, I only gun hunt turkey. I figure if I miss the first shot, I won't take a second miscalculated shot. Now if the bird is just sitting there and doens't move after the first one, then I would pop him a second time....but I don't intend on missing the first time.

[scott trout]

i hear ya

[george tinkham]

rem. 870 wingmaster field grade i found

[Ohhunter]

NWTF Browning Gold 10ga. 3 1/2 in. yes it is a big gun.I had a guy ask what i shot with that gun and i said turkeys and he thought that was funny.But this guys never turkey hunted.Just let old tom stick his head up out to 40-45 yard and he's dead as dead can get.I use a Kicks choke 680 with #6 fed. what a pattern.

[george tinkham]

and then there is the rem. model 700 inline muzz,with scope...who sez you need more than one shot

[Aimrite]

I have benelli Montefeltro 12ga,I looked at every gun on market in its class and only beretta 391 came close.
It eceeded my expectations and every bit quality gun I was told about.

[gunner70]

I use a rem 870 sp turkey with rem premier copper platted 3 1/2 6s. Its really not good for anything else. But It nails turkeys in there tracks. At 30 yards it shreads turkey targets. After buying it I havent had any losses or follow up shots. over the last three seasons I am. Six shots Six birds. Good luck to all this season.

[10 point]

My turkey gun is a Browning Gold 10 dipped in shadow grass equipped with a truglo choke tube.

[Caribou Dreamer2]

Mathews Q2, 100 grain spitfire traveling at 279 fps

[Q2XL]

mathews q2xl with beman ics 400 shaft tipped with a muzzy 100.[come here turkey i got something for you]

[steveOh]

Mossburg 500 12.ga. Works for me. The deer and turkey that I shot with it didn't know what make/model of gun it was that did them in:rolleyes:
steveOh

[Ðe§perado™]

Thats very true Steve. It doesn't matter about what kind of gun or bow you like or own. The end result is that the deer or bird is down and waiting to be grilled.;)

[george tinkham]

shees i got a45# 1959 ben pearson recurve i got for 5$ AT A YARD SALE THAT HAS DOWNED A DEER

[Caribou Dreamer2]

Still heading in the woods with the bow but will have the mossburg 500 in the truck waiting(backup)

[Z Man]

Mossberg 500 12 ga with a Hastings screw in XF choke and Tru Glo fiber optic sights. I get my best pattern with Winchester No. 5's.

[Smokepole]

Since I already have had the "Bird-on-a-Stick", (bow & arrow) experience, I decided to try something new.

The last 5 years I have used a Pedersoli 12ga. SxS muzzle loader. Loaded with 80 grs. FFFg and 1 5/8 oz. buffered copper 6's.
This year a slight change in plans, I have a new shooter, a NorthStar West Trade Gun flinter in 16 gauge. Worked up a load of 70 grs. FFFg and 1½ ozs. bufferd copper 5's. I am good to 25 yards. If you here a large BOOM in SE Ohio, think of me.

Sincerely,
Smokepole

[Troph-E-Hunter]

Going to buy the Browning BPS NWTF. New finish and you can buy a rifled choke for deer season.

[george tinkham]

a recurve bow butt don't know which one if i decide to hunt

[Thunderflight]

CD2,

That's what I did too. I kept the shot gun in the truck incase there where people already in all of my hot spots.

TF