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<blockquote data-quote="Buck Buster" data-source="post: 1453859" data-attributes="member: 99718"><p>It only takes one pellet to kill a turkey, provided it has enough energy when it reaches the bird and also hits in a vital area, but 50 yards is too far for a 20 gauge to be an ethical shot ! Far less pellets is one of the biggest reasons. I don't shoot over 50 yards if I can help it with my 3 & 1/2 inch 12 gauge because the pattern starts to get spread out and it becomes more likely a bird may be crippled, when the chances of crippling a bird increases that makes the shot unethical with any gauge ! I have misjudged the distance and killed a big gobbler at 62 steps, but would never have taken the shot had I known it was that far. If I can't keep 12 pellets in the boney part of a turkeys head and neck target 100% of the time at a certain distance I will not take the shot ! I can keep them 100 % in out to near 60 yards and many times over but I am positive to 50 that I will make a killing shot provided my aim is true and I don't pull off target ! The farther the yardage the more things can go wrong with the shot resulting in a crippled bird. Hope you understand where I'm coming from, I have hunted turkeys for over 50 years and have learned the does and don'ts of hunting them. I am still learning. Good luck hunting and be safe.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Buck Buster, post: 1453859, member: 99718"] It only takes one pellet to kill a turkey, provided it has enough energy when it reaches the bird and also hits in a vital area, but 50 yards is too far for a 20 gauge to be an ethical shot ! Far less pellets is one of the biggest reasons. I don't shoot over 50 yards if I can help it with my 3 & 1/2 inch 12 gauge because the pattern starts to get spread out and it becomes more likely a bird may be crippled, when the chances of crippling a bird increases that makes the shot unethical with any gauge ! I have misjudged the distance and killed a big gobbler at 62 steps, but would never have taken the shot had I known it was that far. If I can't keep 12 pellets in the boney part of a turkeys head and neck target 100% of the time at a certain distance I will not take the shot ! I can keep them 100 % in out to near 60 yards and many times over but I am positive to 50 that I will make a killing shot provided my aim is true and I don't pull off target ! The farther the yardage the more things can go wrong with the shot resulting in a crippled bird. Hope you understand where I'm coming from, I have hunted turkeys for over 50 years and have learned the does and don'ts of hunting them. I am still learning. Good luck hunting and be safe. [/QUOTE]
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