turkey gun for opening day

charlie cleveland · 03-12-2016, 08:47 PM

i m taking of from work for the opening day i ve been thinking about what am i going to choose what shotgun to carry..ive made my decision i m going to take the ph 12 ga with no 3 frame and 2 3/4 inch chambers...for ammo i ve got no 6 for the right barrel and magnum 4 shot in the left wish i hade some no 2s i may scronge threw the ammo again for 2s mite even go load up some 2 s as i have some left...the ph has 32 inch barrels and it throws a good tight pattern it has killed several squirls for me but no turkey yet..keep my fingers crossed...gona go with my dads old 2 hen decoys and a jake decoy in full strut...for calls i m useing my dads old solid ceder box call many a turkey has been lured into range with this call...also taking my favorite 1964 lynich made box call..and a mouth call to pass time with im not to good with this call i ve never really mastered the mouth call... happy hunting fellows....charlie

Jeff Christie · 03-12-2016, 10:22 PM

Best of luck

SXS OHIO · 03-13-2016, 07:06 AM

Ohio only lets us use 4# and smaller....)-: I will say my choice is 1 1/4 oz of copper 5-s Never lost a bird,,.....(-: SXS OHio

Mills · 03-13-2016, 03:03 PM

I will probably take a ph 12 or an E hammer gun. 4 and 6 RST

charlie cleveland · 03-13-2016, 04:39 PM

good choice mills and sxs.i guess i still get mywanting for big shot from them old ammo boxes of yester yearthat said that for turkeys bb and no 2 shot recommended...charlie

George Lang · 03-13-2016, 07:58 PM

16 gauge 30" VHE for the long walks(1 1/4 oz.# 6 mags.) or a 10 gauge 30" NH or EH(1 3/8 oz #6) for the short flatland hunts. First have to find some turkeys, pickings have been very slim last couple of years.

Todd Schrock · 03-14-2016, 12:24 AM

I'll go with the 32", 10 GA. DH and feed it RST #5's.

Dean Romig · 03-14-2016, 05:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by charlie cleveland

good choice mills and sxs.i guess i still get mywanting for big shot from them old ammo boxes of yester yearthat said that for turkeys bb and no 2 shot recommended...charlie

I can understand that recommendation for body shots but for head and neck shots I prefer the denser patterns provided by #6 shot.

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Bill Anderson · 03-14-2016, 11:17 AM

[QUOTE=Dean Romig;190692]I can understand that recommendation for body shots but for head and neck shots I prefer the denser patterns provided by #6 shot.

I agree. In most cases, if you kill the head, the body will die also.

Bill

George M. Purtill Member #28 · 03-14-2016, 12:04 PM

Charlie- Not using the 8 Gauge????