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<blockquote data-quote="TerryLamb" data-source="post: 482752" data-attributes="member: 15377"><p>Good choices all. The only thing I might suggest after having taken some 70+ turkeys is to select chambering and loads that will throw all the lead that can be stuffed in them. I started out with my old Browing Light-12 12ga 2 3/4" modified choke.</p><p> </p><p>It didn't take long to realize (regrettably, because of some lost birds) that I needed both more pellets and more choke. Way back then, I upgraded to a 12ga 3" and utilize the xtra-full choke tube. Now I would select a 3 1/2" model, though I have never lost a bird since going to the 3". My favorite shot size is #5 or the 4-6 duplex loads.</p><p> </p><p>The head and neck of a wild turkey present a surprisingly small kill zone, and you want a dense pattern and heavy load to increase strikes in that zone.</p><p> </p><p>Good Hunting! Nothing quite matches the thrill of a gobbling tom on a beautiful spring morning!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryLamb, post: 482752, member: 15377"] Good choices all. The only thing I might suggest after having taken some 70+ turkeys is to select chambering and loads that will throw all the lead that can be stuffed in them. I started out with my old Browing Light-12 12ga 2 3/4" modified choke. It didn't take long to realize (regrettably, because of some lost birds) that I needed both more pellets and more choke. Way back then, I upgraded to a 12ga 3" and utilize the xtra-full choke tube. Now I would select a 3 1/2" model, though I have never lost a bird since going to the 3". My favorite shot size is #5 or the 4-6 duplex loads. The head and neck of a wild turkey present a surprisingly small kill zone, and you want a dense pattern and heavy load to increase strikes in that zone. Good Hunting! Nothing quite matches the thrill of a gobbling tom on a beautiful spring morning! [/QUOTE]
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