Turkey Guns

[George "Scott" Davis]

Daniel Rainey you asked me several months which guns I use for turkey hunting. Here they are:
1. 1894 Quality O Hammer Gun.
2. 1895 2 frame GH.

Both have 30 inch barrels.

[Daniel G Rainey]

Scott Very nice guns. About three years ago, while on a bird in Montana I found a 10 GH in great shape 30 barrels choke mod and full. After I purchased it I realized it was too nice and too damn heavy for me to drag down the creek bottoms that we hunt in Mississippi So I traded it. now I use my old 3 inch Browning 2000 that has killed 101 turkeys almost all the time. I did buy a 16 DHE two barrel set with one of the barrels 32inch choked full and full.Last spring I patterned It With Kent Bismuth one oz. of 5's. and was very impressed. I think it is good for forty yards. Our Turkey population has been down for several years and we do not get the number chances for a kill as we used to. Our population seems to be on the upswing. This coming spring, after I get the Thanksgiving bird out of the way I intend to give the 16 a try and will take it to Kansas when I go,

[charlie cleveland]

daniel if i can still drag that old 8 ga around you surely could have carried that 10 ga unless it was really heavy...ha my hats off to you thats a lot of tyrkeys...i have killed several in my time but you have me beat...charlie

[George "Scott" Davis]

Daniel, I love my 16 gauges for bird hunting, they carry like a 20 and hit like a 12!!! In my opinion you can never go wrong with a Browning. I have several friends who use their 3 inch Browning 2000 for most of their waterfowl hunting. I shoot a lot of wobble trap and sporting clays with my Browning Superposes.

[Daniel G Rainey]

Scott Totally agree with you on the 16 for birds. My DHE two barrel set has a set of 28 barrels Imp and mod that I enjoy in the field and on the skeet range. My other 16 GH 2 1/2 inch has 28 inch barrels choked Imp and full is easy to carry. I call it my prairie grouse gun because if they get up at 30 yards just pull the back trigger. One frames seems fit me better. The only 16 O frame I had did not work for me.

[Mills]

I just acquired a 16 gauge VH with full/mod 28" barrels. It should be good for turkeys among other things.

[davidboyles]

My grandson 15 years old killed two turkeys this spring with my VHE 16 and 30" bbls. Dead as a hammer with #4 shot Remington's I used my 3 grade top lever Parker Hammergun 28" bbls. RST #4. Nothing like spring turkey hunting. Hope to do article on us hunting together. Took 4 birds total in South Tx