What are you shooting this spring?

[Southern Sportsman]

thinking about going to my 20ga with TSS but will likely use 7.5 shot. . .

You didn't ask, so forgive the unsolicited advice. But with TSS, shooting anything larger than 9s out of a 20 gauge is very counterproductive. The advantage of TSS is the ability to shoot much smaller shot which increases the number of pellets in a payload.

9s are more than adequate to kill a turkey farther than anyone should shoot at a turkey. With 7.5s, you'll have about 300 pellets. With 9s, you'll have about 540. So you'll gain nothing with 7.5s but lose 45% of your payload.

 

[TheLBLman]

Will most likely and most often be afield with a 20-ga Weatherby autoloader topped with a Burris Fastfire and using TSS #9.

 

[Spurhunter]

870 12 gauge with a Jellyhead choke, Leupold turkey scope, and 3.5 inch Federal TSS 9's.

 

[Boll Weevil]

H&K Fabarm 20ga, Federal TSS 8/10s through a factory .580 in my long barrel. After lugging a 12ga around for decades it's an absolute joy to carry and will flat wear a turkey's face out.

 

[jeff gra]

Will most likely and most often be afield with a 20-ga Weatherby autoloader topped with a Burris Fastfire and using TSS #9.

SA 459? If so what choke are you using?

 

[JCDEERMAN]

Beretta A350 12g with Carlson choke and regular tru-glow sights. It's really a duck gun, but will flat out knock a turkey down. Been thinking about getting a Vortex Venom or Burris FF3 sight. Are these sights really worth the money and hype?

 

[Boll Weevil]

Been thinking about getting a Vortex Venom or Burris FF3 sight. Are these sights really worth the money and hype?

Man yeah. I can still read a billboard 3 miles away but can't read a postcard without glasses...eyes getting older right along with the rest of my body I reckon. I shoot with both eyes open and the FF3 just lines up so easy. Dot on wattles, squeeze trigger, dead. Every time.

 

[rem270]

SX3 with Jebs choke and Longbeard XR

 

[woodsman04]

I hope to use my grandaddys Iver Johnson single shot 16 gauge.
30" full barrel. With lead loads too. TSS would make it easier, and that isn't what I'm about.

 

[paradis1142]

Stevens 301T 410

 

[Chief44]

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H&K Fabarm 20ga, Federal TSS 8/10s through a factory .580 in my long barrel. After lugging a 12ga around for decades it's an absolute joy to carry and will flat wear a turkey's face out.

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sweet setup. I've always wanted an over/under turkey gun.

 

[Woodman]

Beretta 390 12-gauge with a 24" barrel, Truglo sights and a Carlson extended turkey choke (.665). I get good patterns with both #6 & #5 Winchester Long Beard XR's...so that's what I'll be using.

 

[Bgoodman30]

M2 20 compact with Jebs 560 and Holosun dot. 5 lbs! Love it

 

[younggun308]

My "all-around" shotgun, Winchester SXP 3.5 Double X #5 through a .665 Indian Creek choke. 28" barrel + 2" choke can be annoying to carry in the thick stuff, but it flat out patterns!

Will be testing 3.5" 2 1/8oz #5 Longbeards. Might use them over the Double X depending on how it looks.

 

[cowhunter71]

Will start off with my old Win model 42 410 back home in 2 weeks. I'll drop back down into Al and Ga with my 870 Wingmaster magnum 12ga and continue hunting it when we start here. Have an old Mossberg ultimag that I switch out with from time to time here as well. Even tote a break open H&R 12 on special occasions, usually late season. I shoot either a single bead or true glo front and rear stick ons. 3in 71/2's in my 410. 3in #6's in my 12's.

 

[Tenntrapper]

I have killed turkey with 12,16,20, and 410. This year I will be using my CZ Bobwhite G2 in 28g. I am going to another member's house tomorrow to pattern with some tss he's hooking me up with. Hopefully a couple of the included chokes will work, otherwise I'll probably be looking at comp-n- chokes. I've been told they do well with tss and the 28.

 

[Spurhunter]

Beretta 390 12-gauge with a 24" barrel, Truglo sights and a Carlson extended turkey choke (.665). I get good patterns with both #6 & #5 Winchester Long Beard XR's...so that's what I'll be using.

I have an Extrema 2 that I use on the rare duck, dove, or rabbit hunt. One of these days I'm going to take it on a turkey hunt.

 

[chrmayo]

More than likely my m1 12 with 24" barrel. If I can get me a speed bead in in time to get her sighted in before season. It shoots the federal tss pretty good but think I can get a little more out of the apex.

 

[TheLBLman]

SA 459? If so what choke are you using?

Not sure of the model # because this one was the 1st year Weatherby introduced a dedicated "turkey" shotgun. I believe it was only a year later they changed where manufactured, and the subsequent versions (SA 459) use an entirely different choke system.

I'm using the "turkey" choke that came with this one, as do not want anything any tighter. SCN has one of the newer versions, and I believe he is getting rifle-like patterns (which would likely just cause me to miss).

For me, the best thing about #9 TSS is you can use a more open choke, be less likely to miss at the ranges you normally shoot turkeys, yet still have range beyond 12 ga lead.

 

[TheLBLman]

I hope to use my grandaddys Iver Johnson single shot 16 gauge.
30" full barrel. With lead loads too. TSS would make it easier, and that isn't what I'm about.

I've killed longbeards with both my different Grandfathers' different 16 ga shotguns, and have killed longbeards with 3 different 16 ga guns now. Some were killed with #7 1/2 loads, same as I used for quail hunting.

Let the birds get up close, it really doesn't matter so much what gun or what shells you're shooting, and it's a whole lot more fun, up close & personal.