TheLBLman
Well-Known Member
I'm pondering setting up kinda a "guest" and/or youth gun for turkey hunting.
It's going to be a 20 ga with a Fastfire sight and
probably going with either an improved cylinder, modified, or improved modified choke.
Here's my thinking:
Don't need anything tighter than these chokes for head-shooting turkeys under 30 yds.
Going to smaller #10 TSS (with a more open choke) will provide a somewhat comparable pattern density to #6 lead thru a full choke.
The big advantage is much less chance for a miss, on an otherwise easy shot,
which seems to be the most over-looked aspect of novice turkey hunting.
In other words, when a novice hunter is afield with a rifle-like "turkey" choke, he/she may have more chance of missing an easy close-range shot, than failing to connect on a long-range shot.
And, I'm wanting to help novices appreciate "up close & personal", actually calling up a strutting Tom, rather than just shooting one seen in the distance.
There is a difference between shooting and hunting, albeit shooting is a part of most hunting.
This idea is about placing more emphasis on the hunting than the shooting.
Thoughts?
It's going to be a 20 ga with a Fastfire sight and
probably going with either an improved cylinder, modified, or improved modified choke.
Here's my thinking:
Don't need anything tighter than these chokes for head-shooting turkeys under 30 yds.
Going to smaller #10 TSS (with a more open choke) will provide a somewhat comparable pattern density to #6 lead thru a full choke.
The big advantage is much less chance for a miss, on an otherwise easy shot,
which seems to be the most over-looked aspect of novice turkey hunting.
In other words, when a novice hunter is afield with a rifle-like "turkey" choke, he/she may have more chance of missing an easy close-range shot, than failing to connect on a long-range shot.
And, I'm wanting to help novices appreciate "up close & personal", actually calling up a strutting Tom, rather than just shooting one seen in the distance.
There is a difference between shooting and hunting, albeit shooting is a part of most hunting.
This idea is about placing more emphasis on the hunting than the shooting.
Thoughts?