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First Season Turkey Hunter, Any Advice?
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<blockquote data-quote="TheLBLman" data-source="post: 3189272" data-attributes="member: 1409"><p>Most are going to recommend you go with the full choke.</p><p>Since you're hunting woods, and using a gun without optical sights, possibility remains you might improve your odds with that Modified choke.</p><p></p><p>If you're not going to do <u>extensive</u> pattern testing, I'd recommend trying the Hevi "Magnum Blends". They seem to do well in most anything and are readily available. I would not recommend #4 lead, but then I'm always going for a head/neck shot (I eat my birds).</p><p></p><p>One advantage of the heavier than lead loads is they penetrate deeper than larger sized lead pellets. A couple years ago I killed a big Tom at over 40 yards using straight #7 Hevi-shot. Some of the pellets completely penetrated the breast. What I'm saying is you don't need larger pellets even for a body shot, while the advantage of smaller pellets is a much denser patter. Those "Magnum Blends" are a mixture of #5,#6, & #7 hevi-shot.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Save your money.</p><p>The gun you have is just fine for turkey hunting.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheLBLman, post: 3189272, member: 1409"] Most are going to recommend you go with the full choke. Since you're hunting woods, and using a gun without optical sights, possibility remains you might improve your odds with that Modified choke. If you're not going to do [u]extensive[/u] pattern testing, I'd recommend trying the Hevi "Magnum Blends". They seem to do well in most anything and are readily available. I would not recommend #4 lead, but then I'm always going for a head/neck shot (I eat my birds). One advantage of the heavier than lead loads is they penetrate deeper than larger sized lead pellets. A couple years ago I killed a big Tom at over 40 yards using straight #7 Hevi-shot. Some of the pellets completely penetrated the breast. What I'm saying is you don't need larger pellets even for a body shot, while the advantage of smaller pellets is a much denser patter. Those "Magnum Blends" are a mixture of #5,#6, & #7 hevi-shot. Save your money. The gun you have is just fine for turkey hunting. [/QUOTE]
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