#179415 - 04/03/19 08:56 AM
Re: Spring Gobblers
[Re: Eric]
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Eric: My BPS is not so bad with STEEL shot.
Lead with magnum loads, however is different!
--Newton's 1st and 3rd Laws
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#179416 - 04/03/19 10:00 AM
Re: Spring Gobblers
[Re: alan_grombacher]
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A real turkey blaster. Just like Elmer Keith’s! Or Elmer Fudd's
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#179417 - 04/03/19 10:21 AM
Re: Spring Gobblers
[Re: Eric]
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Coach, If you want a real treat,try out one of the Brenneke Magnum slug loads.
Touch that off and you know for sure that the bull really did it in the buckwheat!!!!
Wayne
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#179418 - 04/03/19 10:35 AM
Re: Spring Gobblers
[Re: Eric]
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Great picture Eric! So often in the fall when you see those younger boys together, the old boy with the 12+" beard will be 30-50 yards behind/to the side. They lived longer by letting the cannon fodder lead the way. If anything spooks them he tends to fly vs. run away. You do gain a few yards with the 10 gauge but it is punishing and, as we all know, the well done choke, & matching the shell to your gun matters more than barrell length. Really ticked off my good hunting buddy (about 25 yrs. ago) when his brand new, much heavier 12 ga., 28"barrel "Ulti-Mag"shooting 3&1/2" shells was outshot by my 19" barell, shooting 3" shell. Calling them in is such a thrill & teaching younger hunters so fun. Past 3 springs coyotes came to breakfast at daylight calls so now expect it. The more you stalk, walk & talk to these incredible birds the biggest thrill is calling 'em in close, 10-15 yards for the shot. I'm so thankful it still gets my adrenaline up!
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#179420 - 04/03/19 11:02 AM
Re: Spring Gobblers
[Re: Duke]
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Duke: I've called ducks, coyotes, squirrels, and crows. And, I have rattled up bucks. It is great fun for sure.
But we have never had Turkeys close by until just recently. I'm sure hoping that they do well enough so that we can hunt them. It sounds like great fun to me. Coach
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#179422 - 04/03/19 11:34 AM
Re: Spring Gobblers
[Re: coachblalock]
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When I did Turkey hunt I used my Remy 1100 12 ga. with turkey loads.
Coach, Those 10 ga. steel shot, wakes me up every time.
Edited by Eric (04/04/19 10:17 AM)
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#179437 - 04/03/19 09:43 PM
Re: Spring Gobblers
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Turkey was almost extinct on Long Island during my years growing up there. For about 10 years now they are quite prolific on the east end of the Island; talking big birds too. Now at times you can see many along the side of the highway. Secondary roads they are as bad or worse than deer. Leave that alone for the moment. So, I was fortunate enough to grow up on a beachfront home south shore east end LI. No Turkey,but ducks & geese abundant and we would bang away off in a beach blind until steel shot became law. Oh crap, a cluster for sure. Open up chokes, this and that.... Finally got tired of that and bought an Armsport 2700 O/U Goose Gun. That was the cannon that brought the house down. It was heavy, 32"barrels, didn't kill ya with recoil although then I was younger but got it done. 12-3" were just touching them, 10-3 1/2", down. Steel shot ruined everything at the time. That 10ga evened the score. Cost plenty more to shoot but we didn't cripple as many birds either.
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#179441 - 04/04/19 07:48 AM
Re: Spring Gobblers
[Re: W Polidori]
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Some years ago,at a bowling pin shoot,one person brought a double barrel 4 gauge (yes,4 gauge) to show off.
And,believe it or not,he had some shells for it. We loaded up the pin table with a number of bowling pins and at 21 feet,one shot knocked them all down....and…..almost him as well.
I will stick with my 12 gauge,2 3/4 inch shells with light loads.
Wayne
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#179443 - 04/04/19 08:25 AM
Re: Spring Gobblers
[Re: Wayne Dengler]
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Wayne--
Let's see...a 4-gauge means that the bore is the diameter of a 4-ounce lead ball (the gauge is the number of lead balls of that diameter required to weigh a pound).
Without even looking up the numbers, to get any velocity behind a 4-gauge shot charge means the shooter might need shoulder surgery afterward!
Larry
Edited by LarryWW1246 (04/04/19 08:30 AM)
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#179444 - 04/04/19 09:08 AM
Re: Spring Gobblers
[Re: LarryWW1246]
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Good grief! A 4 gauge.had to be a mover and a shaker- if not worse. Walker
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