Wanna help me figure out a turkey load/choke combo?

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Wanna help me figure out a turkey load/choke combo? Feb 17, 2023 20:58:40 GMT -5

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Post by harmonist34 on Feb 17, 2023 20:58:40 GMT -5

My wife inherited a Browning Citori over/under 12 gauge. I'd like to try turkey hunting. I'd like to start with cheaper loads as I need to shoot a bunch to figure out the pattern, so I was thinking about these: www.basspro.com/shop/en/hevi-shot-hevi-metal-turkey-load-shotshells.

I've got a single choke tube that's labeled MOD-LEAD FULL-STEEL, so I think that would perform as a full choke with the steel HEVI-shot loads, right?

From what I can tell, Browning doesn't recommend an extra full with steel shot as it may be too tight. So is the choke I have about as good as I'm going to find for steel shot?

(Not Ronald) Reagan Major Contributor Posts: 1,084	Wanna help me figure out a turkey load/choke combo? Feb 17, 2023 22:07:30 GMT -5 via mobile harmonist34 likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by (Not Ronald) Reagan on Feb 17, 2023 22:07:30 GMT -5 A full should be as good as you need. Is the Citori rated for 3” shells or 2 3/4”?
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harmonist34 Major Contributor Posts: 245 Member is Online	Wanna help me figure out a turkey load/choke combo? Feb 18, 2023 7:01:31 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by harmonist34 on Feb 18, 2023 7:01:31 GMT -5 It’s labeled on the barrel “2 3/4 - 3 AND 3 1/2” so I should have plenty of options. Assume those options are valid for either barrel?

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Wanna help me figure out a turkey load/choke combo? Feb 18, 2023 9:08:44 GMT -5 via Tapatalk harmonist34 likes this

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Post by drfleck on Feb 18, 2023 9:08:44 GMT -5

I'm sure those will work just fine. As long as the pattern is acceptable. I'm shooting long beards 3inch #5 through a cheap Truglo turkey choke.
I've only killed a couple of turkeys with this set up and both were inside twenty yards where the pattern is almost too tight. Out at forty yards I'm still getting a nice, full pattern.

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Wanna help me figure out a turkey load/choke combo? Feb 18, 2023 20:07:25 GMT -5 via mobile harmonist34 likes this

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Post by titanium700 on Feb 18, 2023 20:07:25 GMT -5

Longbeards have in my and my sons guns at least the tightest most consistent patterns.
The 3” #5’s are my tightest patterns and better than the 3 1/2” ers.

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Wanna help me figure out a turkey load/choke combo?

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