Pattern opinion?

[timberjack86]

I know we have a forum for pattern pictures but I thought I'd get more opinions here. 16 gauge Remington #6 at 40 yards. Will probably not shoot one that far unless accidental. Will this pattern kill at 40 yards? I think it will but looking for more opinions. Thanks

 

[Remington700]

I would be scared to shoot 40 with that pattern. Looks like there are pellets in the neck though.

 

[megalomaniac]

Hit or miss. Won't kill reliably, and will result in a wounded tom if he doesn't flop.

Ofc it only takes one pellet, but that pattern is pretty sparse at 40.

 

[catman529]

It will kill but I'd id be afraid to shoot a turkey at that distance. It kinda looks like my pattern which I just keep to 30 or closer anymore. I've missed enough chip shots that I prefer a more open pattern now. I try to set up where the bird will have to be inside 30 before we can see each other.

 

[Setterman]

I am not a fan of that pattern personally,

 

[TN Larry]

I wouldn't trust it consistently at that distance. I would check it at 30 yds and see.

 

[Southern Sportsman]

I wouldn't hunt with it.

 

[ZachMarkus]

I wouldn't shoot one past 30 yards with that setup.

 

[Boll Weevil]

Respectfully, no sir. Not a confidence-inspiring pattern at the moment of truth.

 

[TDW05]

As other have said, I would not trust that pattern.

 

[younggun308]

To be completely honest, you need a bigger target to actually see your pattern. No way of telling what POI of center of pattern is with that small a target. My gun shoots low and to the left, but I wouldn't have known if all I used was a turkey target-sized piece of paper.
Get a large roll of paper like they sell at Home Depot. Even old Christmas wrapping paper is better if you orient it wide. Then you can find the center of your pattern and make your "Kentucky windage" adjustment.

 

[deerfever]

I would look into another brand of ammo if you can find any for a 16 gauge and pattern with it. I would do more testing before I hunted with the gun.

 

[Boll Weevil]

I would look into another brand of ammo if you can find any for a 16 gauge and pattern with it.

DF might be right. What load was that?

 

[wkyhunter]

This!!!

To be completely honest, you need a bigger target to actually see your pattern. No way of telling what POI of center of pattern is with that small a target. My gun shoots low and to the left, but I wouldn't have known if all I used was a turkey target-sized piece of paper.
Get a large roll of paper like they sell at Home Depot. Even old Christmas wrapping paper is better if you orient it wide. Then you can find the center of your pattern and make your "Kentucky windage" adjustment.

 

[philsanchez76]

I know we have a forum for pattern pictures but I thought I'd get more opinions here. 16 gauge Remington #6 at 40 yards. Will probably not shoot one that far unless accidental. Will this pattern kill at 40 yards? I think it will but looking for more opinions. Thanks

Haha I did exactly what you did and drew the world's dumbest looking turkey heads cuz I didn't want to pay $$$$ for actual turkey targets. Your pattern is literally identical to mine with Nitros. I upgraded to HEviShot and it was way better. I still have not been able to pay the insane $ for TSS. But I am pretty impressed with the hevishot.

 

[timberjack86]

Thanks guys gonna grab a big sheet of cardboard and try and find some more shells, I don't have to hunt with this gun. Just wanting to kill one with it

 

[wkyhunter]

I have a old model 12 in 16 that I'd love to kill a turkey with.
Solid rib, but some jackleg put a polychoke on it.

 

[Coker]

I want to know where I can get some targets like that.

 

[Setterman]

off topic but am I the only one that hates turkey head targets? To me I want a spot, so I take a piece of poster board, draw a black spot with a sharpie about the size of a half dollar and want my pattern centered on that. My reasoning is that sometimes I can only see a head, others the entire bird but want my gun centered for wherever the dot is.

 

[ruger7mag]

off topic but am I the only one that hates turkey head targets? To me I want a spot, so I take a piece of poster board, draw a black spot with a sharpie about the size of a half dollar and want my pattern centered on that. My reasoning is that sometimes I can only see a head, others the entire bird but want my gun centered for wherever the dot is.

I do the same but I use wrapping paper that I buy on clearance. It's easier to fine tune our scopes when you have an actual dot to shoot at.

 

[Spurhunter]

No way I'd hunt with that. I shot a longbeard years ago and when I got to him he jumped up and ran off and I never found him. I never want to have that feeling again. People say my gun/load combo is "overkill" but I cannot personally hunt with subpar patterns knowing there's a chance I might feed a turkey to the coyotes. I do have a 16 gauge that has been in the family for years, and I have some Apex TSS for it. Someday I'm going to try to kill a bird with it, if it throws a good even pattern.

 

[megalomaniac]

off topic but am I the only one that hates turkey head targets? To me I want a spot, so I take a piece of poster board, draw a black spot with a sharpie about the size of a half dollar and want my pattern centered on that. My reasoning is that sometimes I can only see a head, others the entire bird but want my gun centered for wherever the dot is.

I do the same. A black circle that is about the same as my 3 MOA dot at 40y. Always on at least a 24x24 (prefer 30x30in) target to see the whole pattern.

 

[scn]

I have a old model 12 in 16 that I'd love to kill a turkey with.
Solid rib, but some jackleg put a polychoke on it.

If you like the gun but hate the polychoke, these folks may be able to cut the polychoke off and thread for a choke: https://www.sumtoycustoms.com/

They have done several barrels for me, and I have liked their work.

 

[Bone Collector]

I'm going with maybe leaning towards no. I would try to get closer if I were you.

 

[JCDEERMAN]

If you like the gun but hate the polychoke, these folks may be able to cut the polychoke off and thread for a choke: https://www.sumtoycustoms.com/

They have done several barrels for me, and I have liked their work.

My first gun was a youth 20 g. The thing is tiny and light, but the barrel isn't threaded for a choke. Do you think they would be able to do that? This is the first time I've ever even thought modifying this gun.

As for that pattern, I don't like it at all.

 

[Blackbullet]

Nice target. Looks like something I would do but your art work is better than mine.

 

[Spurhunter]

My first gun was a youth 20 g. The thing is tiny and light, but the barrel isn't threaded for a choke. Do you think they would be able to do that?

I've had one done and it all depends on the thickness of the metal. I used a dial caliper to get my measurements so he knew if it was doable before I shipped it to him. I used Michael Orlen in Massachusetts and was well pleased. He is well known in the shotgun community.

 

[JCDEERMAN]

I've had one done and it all depends on the thickness of the metal. I used a dial caliper to get my measurements so he knew if it was doable before I shipped it to him. I used Michael Orlen in Massachusetts and was well pleased. He is well known in the shotgun community.

Good to know. The barrel is quite thin compared to all the others, so I'm not sure it is doable. I'll look into it though - thanks for the contact!

 

[Joe2Kool]

I know we have a forum for pattern pictures but I thought I'd get more opinions here. 16 gauge Remington #6 at 40 yards. Will probably not shoot one that far unless accidental. Will this pattern kill at 40 yards? I think it will but looking for more opinions. Thanks

Looks like about 35 pellets in 8.5x11, which is close to the standard 10" circle. Good patterns put 90+ in a 10".

 

[cutnrun03]

I've been patterning Turkey guns since 1986. I have bought dozens of choke tubes and spent $1,000's of dollars on Turkey loads trying to get the best set up. I'm older and now shoot a Simmons Pro Diamond scope on my single shot T/C Pro Hunter 3" Turkey gun. The cheapest and quickest way to find a good combination is to get on a website like Nitro Ammunition in Mo. They have already done the homework for you. You tell them what kind of gun you have and their info will tell you what patterns best with which choke tube and which one of their loads. I believe Jeb's, Rhino, and Indian Creek have same thing. When I switched over to TSS, I did my homework and went straight to Indian Creek rep and he told me what choke tube to shoot. I shoot an Indian Creek .655 with Apex 3" #9's in 2 1/4 oz loads. At 40 yards over 300 shot in 10"circle with dot in middle. You just have to spend some time on the bench experimenting to what your 16 gauge prefers. You may not ever get it like you want. But confidence in your weapon is King in the Turkey woods.