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Turkey Hunting with Modified choke?
Posted on 3/28/16 at 7:01 pm
Posted on 3/28/16 at 7:01 pm
Tried to get my mod choke out of 870 with no luck yet. That suckers is stuuuuck. Read a bunch of articles saying modified is acceptable for turkeys, just limited range. Anyone else do it?
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Posted on 3/28/16 at 7:11 pm to LSUdude3756
I would just pattern the gun to find out...
fwiw, you may want to try lightly heating the end of the barrel...
fwiw, you may want to try lightly heating the end of the barrel...
Posted on 3/28/16 at 7:33 pm to LSUdude3756
It doesn't make a difference 80% of the time. Both turkeys I've killed this year I could have killed with a red rider.
Posted on 3/28/16 at 7:44 pm to LSUdude3756
Just find a load it likes. I wouldn't sweat it.
Posted on 3/28/16 at 8:33 pm to LSUdude3756
It's not complicated, as long as you know the distance at which you can make a lethal shot it can be done with a 410.
Posted on 3/28/16 at 9:04 pm to LSUdude3756
Take quart bottle and fill half way with 0w synthetic car oil. Stick it in a corner and put gun down into it and rest gun upside down in corner for day or two.
Posted on 3/29/16 at 2:54 pm to LSUdude3756
Limit yourself to 30-35 yard shots and go to a smaller shot like #6 or even #7 if using hevi-shot or the like. This will increase the density of the pattern quite a bit.
My last 15-20 birds have been killed with a 20 gauge. I know plenty of hunters using 28's. It's all about getting the right load/choke combo. Many years ago I used a 12 gauge side by side. One choked Mod and the other Full. I'd use the Mod for close range and the Full for longer shots. It was a thing of beauty.
My last 15-20 birds have been killed with a 20 gauge. I know plenty of hunters using 28's. It's all about getting the right load/choke combo. Many years ago I used a 12 gauge side by side. One choked Mod and the other Full. I'd use the Mod for close range and the Full for longer shots. It was a thing of beauty.
This post was edited on 3/29/16 at 3:04 pm
Posted on 3/29/16 at 5:33 pm to LSUdude3756
try firing a shell out of the gun and then trying to unscrew the choke after. Mine got stuck one time and after I fired it, the choke unscrewed like it was supposed too.....Maybe the heat may jar it free
Posted on 3/29/16 at 6:43 pm to LSUdude3756
old turkey hunters that I used to hunt with in Tx told me the following:
- #4 or #6 3" shells, whatever is on sale, in a full or mod choke and 40yds is just fine
- all this "new fangled shite" (their words) is just about making money
these guys were DEADLY on turkeys when I hunted in Tx where we had a fall and spring turkey season. they also knew how to call in a bird like I ain't never seen (and more importantly, when to shut up!)
- #4 or #6 3" shells, whatever is on sale, in a full or mod choke and 40yds is just fine
- all this "new fangled shite" (their words) is just about making money
these guys were DEADLY on turkeys when I hunted in Tx where we had a fall and spring turkey season. they also knew how to call in a bird like I ain't never seen (and more importantly, when to shut up!)
Posted on 3/30/16 at 8:57 am to LSUdude3756
Regardless of what gun, gauge or type of shell/shot you shoot, always aim at the spot the feathers stop on the tom's neck rather than the turkey's head, in order to maximized the number of pellets hitting the bird's head, neck and upper vitals...
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