Turkey Hunting with your Parkers.

[charlie cleveland]

I like a no 2 in the left barrel and a no 6 in the right barrel...a 2 ounce load in the 3 1/2 inch 12 ga and 2 1/4 ounce in the 10 ga and this year 2 1/2 ounce in the 8 ga. works for me

[Bruce Hering]

I find this shot size discussion interesting. Old man Lynch, of the "Lynch box call fame" said "there isn't a turkey alive that can withstand a load of 7 1/2's in the head at 30 yards or so" but he did not say out of what choke. I have killed several with 7 1/2's called in at under 30 yards and they died right there. I dont think I would go below 6's for a well called in tom what with decoys and all.

I'll be shooting 7 1/2's out of all my guns this year and likely will use either my Parker GH, Meriden or Lefever. The Meriden is the killer.





JMHO

[Andy]

I have every intention of killing a turkey with a 16 SxS this year, something I've never done. Which gun?

VH 2 3/4" C/IC
Trojan 2 1/2" F/F
GH 2 1/2" M/F
aYa 2 1/2" M/XF

I'm just guessing you guys/gals won't be pulling for the aYa. It's an old coin finished rainy day gun. I have a hunch it's gonna be the GH I just got in. Just have to find a load in that length from RST now.

[Mike of the Mountain]

Originally Posted by Andrew Sacco

I have every intention of killing a turkey with a 16 SxS this year, something I've never done. Which gun?

VH 2 3/4" C/IC
Trojan 2 1/2" F/F
GH 2 1/2" M/F
aYa 2 1/2" M/XF

I'm just guessing you guys/gals won't be pulling for the aYa. It's an old coin finished rainy day gun. I have a hunch it's gonna be the GH I just got in. Just have to find a load in that length from RST now.

Andy, NO EUROTRASH!!!!

[Mike of the Mountain]

I usually use a 12g Remington Special pump with a red dot for turkey. I roll my own TSS shells and use #9 shot. I normally take my birds within 25 yards over decoys but occasionally I have one hang up. That TSS stoned a big Tom a few years ago at 65 yards. It dropped right there, flapped it's wings three times and was stone cold dead!! Usually I am fortunate enough to take two gobblers in the spring with an extra special spring turkey tag. Not sure what I will do this year? Will I use the tried and true pump? Will I use the SC trap gun loaded with lead 7 1/2s? Will I use a single shot .410 with a red dot and 3" TSS shells?? I'll know by Saturday, 1 May when our season opens.

[Dean Romig]

I would take the Trojan hands down!!





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[6pt-Sika]

I’m going to take one of these two . 2 ounces of #6’s in the right barrel and 2 ounces of #4’s in the left barrel .

[Dean Romig]

I think either of those 8-bores will deliver the message you want to send.





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[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

I think either of those 8-bores will deliver the message you want to send.

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Biggest question in the equation is if I can get my butt out the bed and go ! For me it’s a lot harder to get up early in the spring than it is in the fall .

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by CraigThompson

Biggest question in the equation is if I can get my butt out the bed and go ! For me it’s a lot harder to get up early in the spring than it is in the fall .

That's the problem a couple of my hunting buddies experience. They watch, squinting in the early sunrise from the camp windows down across 450 yards of corn stubble to the edge of the woods as the longbeards topple and for a few seconds flap weakly on the ground and a second or two later they hear the "POW" of my gun.

I get out there when the stars are still out and they just roll over in their sleeping bags as I noisily stoke up the fire and curse their lazy carcasses just before I step outside.





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