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Post by HighCotton on Apr 19, 2018 5:33:31 GMT -5
Getting my gear ready. I’ll probably go with my ole tried and true Mossberg 500A with the factory 670 turkey choke. And I plan to use my ole favorite Hevi-13, 2 oz, #5 for ammo. Only problem is that I can only find 2 shells and I like to pattern a few shots. I thought I had another box. Now where the heck did I put it? Oh well...what’s your choice this season?
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Post by parrothead on Apr 19, 2018 5:37:39 GMT -5
You need to try TSS. That stuff is unreal.
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Post by HighCotton on Apr 19, 2018 5:50:19 GMT -5
You need to try TSS. That stuff is unreal. I’ll check that out. First I’ll see if I find my box of Hevi-13! Is TSS readily available?
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Post by parrothead on Apr 19, 2018 5:57:46 GMT -5
It is now. Apex Ammo is a big dealer but they were sold out of everything last time I checked.
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Post by dbd870 on Apr 19, 2018 6:49:15 GMT -5
I'll be using my Barnett Terrain. I just pulled the trigger on a Wicked Ridge Invader but I won't have time to get it up and familiar with it before the season starts
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Post by parrothead on Apr 19, 2018 7:04:39 GMT -5
That Invader is a heck of a bow. I have had one for 2 years it is dead on from 20 to 60 yds no problem.
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Post by drfleck on Apr 19, 2018 14:58:25 GMT -5
870 with 28 inch barrel. Truglo choke with Longbeards #5. Nothing fancy. Might try out the ghillie suit.
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Post by HighCotton on Apr 20, 2018 5:13:35 GMT -5
Well, I found a box of Hevi-13, #5’s in 2-3/4” shells. Not what I want. Still thinking I have some 3” and then I’m wondering if I gave them to my nephew when I guided he and his buddy last year?! At the price of that ammo I’m gonna do a little more searching!
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Post by 10point on Apr 20, 2018 9:14:12 GMT -5
Last few years the 12 gauge has stayed home and I've been using a mossberg youth 20 gauage with hevi 13 #7s with an Indian creek choke.
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Post by span870 on Apr 20, 2018 11:03:04 GMT -5
Remington 870 20ga youth compact shooting factory super full and longbeard 5's topped with a Bushnell red dot. Shot a lot of combination of high end chokes out of the gun and it flat doesn't pattern any better than the factory. Never will I shoot a 12ga after shooting a 20ga. If I can get my hands on a 1100 .410 and it be legal then that's the route I'd go.
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Post by genesis273 on Apr 20, 2018 12:07:13 GMT -5
Mossberg "Tactical Turkey" 12ga with 3" Longbeard XR's.
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Post by esshup on Apr 20, 2018 14:45:13 GMT -5
Remington 1100 3" 12 ga, Stan Baker Big Bore barrel (.025" overbored 10 ga barrel, 12 ga chamber) with a patternmaster choke tube.
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Post by jimstc on Apr 20, 2018 18:09:06 GMT -5
Remington V3. 12 gauge. 28 inch barrel. Indian Creek choke. Longbeard 5's. I'd shoot a 28 or 410 gauge if legal with the Federal TSS. After market chokes are hard to come by though. But both the .410 and 28, that I own, come with full choke factory chokes and I expect they will do the trick. My choice would be Full on the first barrel and Improved Modified on the second barrel. Both guns are o/u.
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Post by span870 on Apr 20, 2018 18:34:32 GMT -5
Remington 1100 3" 12 ga, Stan Baker Big Bore barrel (.025" overbored 10 ga barrel, 12 ga chamber) with a patternmaster choke tube. Always gotta be that one guy that takes it way too far. What kind of patterns are you getting out of that and what are you running through it?
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Post by esshup on Apr 20, 2018 23:13:11 GMT -5
Remington 1100 3" 12 ga, Stan Baker Big Bore barrel (.025" overbored 10 ga barrel, 12 ga chamber) with a patternmaster choke tube. Always gotta be that one guy that takes it way too far. What kind of patterns are you getting out of that and what are you running through it? LOL I bought the barrel to shoot clay bird games but I had headspace problems with it. Stan wouldn't warranty it so I ended up welding it with hard faced and had it cryo'd. That fixed the problem. I retired it from high volume shooting a number of years ago. It shoots durn good. I use it for ducks/geese with a .010 constriction choke and have killed a goose that landed outside the dekes (in the field) at 60 yds with BB Kent Fasteel. (was able to laser rangefind the bird after the shot) I have only used the 2 oz Federal turkey loads in it (pre flight control wads, copper plated lead shot), and it patterns pretty durn good with #6 and #5 shot. The TSS shot shells with the smaller sized shot should work really, really well. I was pretty involved in clay bird shooting in the mid to late 1990's and I have a prototype Patternmaster choke that I use in it. The "lugs" that are in their choke tubes now are just set screws in this one. LOL Due to the reduced friction of the backbore, 1250 fps Win AA Super Handicap loads shoot 1310 fps when checked with an Oehler chronograph. Seems to be less felt recoil too. I had The Shotgun Shop do their laser ports to it so it keeps muzzle rise to a minimum.
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Post by HighCotton on Apr 22, 2018 7:46:31 GMT -5
Like Christmas in April! I did a little cleaning and sorting, while searching for my turkey ammo. And Lo and behold I found a ziploc bag with (5) Hevi-13, #5, 3" shells! So, now I'm set with a total of 7 shot shells! It's a lil bittersweet because I was almost set to try the TSS provided I could've found 'em. But at ~$7 per shell and my previous success on gobblers ranging from the closest at 32 yards and the furthest out 63 yards...I'll use the Hevi-13! Now...Anybody want to venture a guess where I found the ammo???
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Post by genesis273 on Apr 22, 2018 7:49:42 GMT -5
Like Christmas in April! I did a little cleaning and sorting, while searching for my turkey ammo. And Lo and behold I found a ziploc bag with (5) Hevi-13, #5, 3" shells! So, now I'm set with a total of 7 shot shells! It's a lil bittersweet because I was almost set to try the TSS provided I could've found 'em. But at ~$7 per shell and my previous success on gobblers ranging from the closest at 32 yards and the furthest out 63 yards...I'll use the Hevi-13! Now...Anybody want to venture a guess where I found the ammo??? In your turkey vest you hadn't seen since last year?
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Post by HighCotton on Apr 22, 2018 7:54:52 GMT -5
Holy mackerel genesis...you're good!!! That's exactly where I found the ammo! It's actually been quite a few years since I've seen the vest. I'd say at least 5, 6, or 7 years. Though I bought the vest many moons ago, I haven't used it. I'm just not a fan of the vest!
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Post by wesb81219 on Apr 22, 2018 8:57:24 GMT -5
Mossberg 500 with longbeard choke and longbeard #5 shot
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Post by genesis273 on Apr 22, 2018 14:26:43 GMT -5
Holy mackerel genesis...you're good!!! That's exactly where I found the ammo! It's actually been quite a few years since I've seen the vest. I'd say at least 5, 6, or 7 years. Though I bought the vest many moons ago, I haven't used it. I'm just not a fan of the vest! That's where I found my "lost" pheasant ammo. My upland bird vest.
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