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<blockquote data-quote="Topgun 30-06" data-source="post: 1016261" data-attributes="member: 28854"><p>Unless you can get a bird in real close, and I mean REAL close, I would not have the kids use the 410 on a turkey. However, in Texas you can use a rifle of any caliber to turkey hunt the Rio Grande variety, but not Easterns. Therefore, if you have access to any small caliber rifle I would let the kids practice with it and use it. Even a 22LR would probably be better than the 410. If you have a 22 magnum, hummer, or the like, that is what I would let them use. I was hunting hogs one year down south of San Antonio and had a nice Rio Grande longbeard come into a feeder about 100 yards from the blind. I was using my .243 Sako and when he turned facing me I put one just above his beard and through the top of his body. He just sat down DRT and when I went and got him there was minimal damage to the breast meat. With a smaller caliber like I mentioned they would be able to shoot further than with the 410 and drop a bird.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Topgun 30-06, post: 1016261, member: 28854"] Unless you can get a bird in real close, and I mean REAL close, I would not have the kids use the 410 on a turkey. However, in Texas you can use a rifle of any caliber to turkey hunt the Rio Grande variety, but not Easterns. Therefore, if you have access to any small caliber rifle I would let the kids practice with it and use it. Even a 22LR would probably be better than the 410. If you have a 22 magnum, hummer, or the like, that is what I would let them use. I was hunting hogs one year down south of San Antonio and had a nice Rio Grande longbeard come into a feeder about 100 yards from the blind. I was using my .243 Sako and when he turned facing me I put one just above his beard and through the top of his body. He just sat down DRT and when I went and got him there was minimal damage to the breast meat. With a smaller caliber like I mentioned they would be able to shoot further than with the 410 and drop a bird. [/QUOTE]
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