Turkey shotgun

[fsh4trout]

How many people here use a Turkey shotgun?

I have used my 870 express youth model 20 gauge for the past few years and am now looking to buy a 12 gauge. I am considering buying a 870 express 12 gauge Turkey gun and then getting a slug barrel for deer. Are "turkey" guns worth the money?

[Gordie]

I won a mossberg 835 ulitimag turkey gun 4 years ago it did the job but I didnt care for the feel of the gun so I sold it to a buddy that is a mossberg nut and I bought the turkey choke for my 870 express 12ga. I have done a lot of work to my express reworked the slide and ejection spring,ported it and bored out the forceing cone and the gun has never let me down.

I picked up a extra stock and shortend it up for my son and now he is useing it for waterfowl and next spring turkeys he accually shoots it better than I do.

I think the turkey guns are worth buying but you could always buy differnt barrels and build your own gun for each season. as for the camo part of it. I used camo duck boat paint on mine as it is primarally a waterfowl gun.

[DonBo]

I have an .870 Wingmaster SPS Turkey shotgun and wouldn't head into the woods without it. (unless I'm carrying my bow)

Special purpose turkey guns are shorter (21"-24" barrels) camo'd, have a sling and of coarse the XFull Choke. Most have fiber optic rifle type sights or scopes. Yes, they are worth the money. You could certainly get a slug barrel for it and it would make a fine deer gun as well.

[Tom7227]

Just about any shotgun with a full choke will do the job. Patterning the gun is important, and then limiting your shots to a max of about 35 yards.

[Borch]

Believe it or not 20 gauge turkey guns have been the rage the past few years. Lighter weight and recoil with very impressive patterns. A lot more load options available including the tungsten loads are making these a very viable gun out to nearly 50 yards.

[Gordie]

you got me thinking now but its not a 20ga its a 16ga side by side and you can pull booth triggers at the same time and big bird down what a pattern it delivers might have to some testing for the kid

[goblueM]

i've just used my benelli, as has my uncle. We've killed 11 birds in 5 years between us in both the UP and SE MN. I think the choke and load do more for you than a specialized gun

[trolloni]

I second the remington sp 870 with a extended turkey choke by remington and feed it remington 4x6 with a scope 20 inch barrel put a camo thumbhole stock on it for 75 bucks last year and its like another new gun and oh yeah, it got turkey no. 36 in october!i got a benelli sbe 11 and tried 3 and half inch mags in it, to save an argument ill just say ill stick with my old 870!if you like muzzeloading try a knight tk 2000 it is a lot of fun especially after you launch it you gotta wait for the smoke to clear down in the timber to see if ya got em,they say 40yds but i say about 35 max .

[mws4dux]

As stated above just about any shotgun will work. I use my 12 gauge browning for ducks and turkeys,just the bead at the end of the barrel.Pattering the gun is key.

[goblueM]

and make sure to try out several brands of ammo, they shoot differently out of every gun

I like the HeviShot for turkey, it patterns great and has nice knockdown power. Tried Federal but it was horrendous out of my gun

[chillincarp870]

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[zackthehunter]

i have a remengton 870 but inever turkey hunted. maybe this spring