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here is a list of interchangeables. i don't find the western field.wasn't that a gun offered by western auto ? if a winchoke fits the threads and seats it will work ok.the correct tube will match your threads are they will not. people like carlsons can answer it for you since they cut barrels and install chokes and will know. Shotguns / Choke Tubes

i started using them last season in my browning A500G with 3" shells.i haven't shot a tom over 35 yards so i don't have anything to compare it to.i have used the 4 and 5s in hevishot with good success beyond 45 yards with this gun and also,my 870 in 3.5". i think the 7s would not be helpful beyond 40 yards, but that is just my opinion.any hunter that stays under 40 yards needs not pay for the heavier shot.any copper plated turkey load with the right tube will do the same job.

i have a gobble dot on one and a truglo on the other

turkeys,adapt to weather conditions unless,it affects their nesting or food. here, in north ms. we had two snows this winter over 4" which is unheard of normally.our flock is down but due to flooding which affects nesting, predators and increased numbers of turkey hunters in my opinion. our state biologist take surveys each year and had already predicted there would be fewer two year old birds due to previous hatches. i am seeing fewer sign,fewer hens and jakes the last two years.it is about to green up here earlier than the last two years and am hoping to tangle with some older birds.

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great hunt with little gobbling except,when within 40 yards.he was in a thick pine thicket and i was on a fence line looking at a rye grass field.i had used three different calls over the last 45 minutes and he never gobbled until he got close to the fence bordering the thicket.i told myself,just don't move for anything if it is an hour. i could hear the drumming and was trained on the direction of the three gobbles. i saw his head bobbing and he ducked at a cluck and came under the fence into the rye grass looking for his hen.at 30 yards at 9.30am it was over.

public land hunting when hunting public land, try hunting from midday until late afternoon.most turkey hunters like to hunt at dawn to hear roosting toms gobbling to the hens. two things happen positively: most hunters have given up,gone to work or gone fishing by noon and hens will drift off to their nest leaving the toms lonely and searching for them. toms will gobble, any time of the day and if you get a response after noon,get setup quickly, he will not take long to check the hen out if there are no barriers.

i have only,been out one morning to listen.i hunt the same places every year and they are always there.btw,this ol' mississippi guy who was born in ms. got his first gobbler in dallas,county al. in 1968 on hammer mill property. our season opens here saturday,and i have checked my guns,gear and vest so many times i am wearing it out.

there are only two ways to raise the POI that i know.smaller front bead,or put a rear sight on the forces the barrel to be raised when in line with front bead..........or hold above the target as you stated.my brwng and rem both have adjustable tru-glo sights to get my patterns where they need to be.

your problem,seems to be an obsession about box calls.LOL:jaw: it is similar to us turkey hunters.

there are many pot call makers out there.some pretty,some fancy and most all do the same thing but at different cost.i have three custom calls from three different makers and have bought more at wal-mart that do the same as the others.buy a cheap one,learn to use it and when you find the sound the toms seem to like the best,stick with it.like guns,some people like the looks as much as the results.it just depends on the individual's preference.

the key to using any gun for turkey is the pattern at the range you shoot.pick a load and tube that will put enough pellets in vital area of head and neck at 35-40 yards.many hunters use the 20 ga.

when the hens go to their nests,after 10.00am has been more productive to me than any other time on public land.the hunters that want to fish won't hunt long if the gobblers stop gobbling off the roost and stay with the hens.the toms get lonesome and respond up in the day afterwords.also,once the two tear olds start falling to the early hunting,the gobbling won't be as noisy as at first.btw,i am retired and hunt everyday so i have an advantage over the average hunter as far as weekday hunting.i rarely,hunt weekends anymore..

sorry,to sound so smug.i have been many times where i knew the birds were only,to find someone else there are came in behind me.turkeys are going to be where they always are.if other hunters hunt the area you do,you only have a few options: *hunt the area during the week *take vacation during turkey season *hunt only after other hunters are gone *hunt midday i hunt public land after most have quit or gone crappie fishing.toms WILL gobble after they get off the roost.every hunter will not kill a tom.they make them more wary and tougher to kill but older birds don't take to excessive calling.less and softer is better with lots of patience.

never, been on a guided hunt but hunt private and public land here in ms.i am sure you can search the state you want to hunt for turkey hunting guided hunts.talk to a local wildlife manager with the state department or local conservation officer to get started. make sure there is a decent population where you hunt.get a thermos of coffee and get out a few days prior to the season opener.find a high elevation and listen as day is breaking.mark these gobbles with your compass and determine setup areas.leave your calls at home.nothing is better than getting out there and looking for scratchings in the leaves where there were acorns.they will be 'v' shaped indicating the direction of travel.birds like to roost over water along creeks,sloughs etc. if you have the time and resources to pay for a guided hunt,that is one way of learning but also,the laziest.good luck.

it looks, like you have already gotten enough advice to take a tom.turkeys are a creature of habit but where you hunt them has much to do with barriers,hills,brush,logs brush piles,creeks,gullies etc.public land as opposed to private you are familiar with is also a factor.rain will normally send the birds to open fields.they can't hear well during rain so they go for the sight advantage.under 40 yards about any tight turkey tube with with a turkey load will work on the head or neck.if you shoot lead shot,get 30-35 yards due to penetration.i like #4 shot because my guns pattern them well and they will take a tom a little further out if you underestimate the range.welcome to the sport.it is habit forming.

asking,this question is like which deer rifle do you like.the cost of turkey loads and punishment to the shoulder to test several is expensive.from someone who has been there and done that,get a .665 turkey tube and test a #5 shot in any turkey load at 40 yards.there are many tubes out there from $20-30 that throw a great pattern with most copper plated or hevishot type shot.stay away from lead unless,you can get them in under 40 yards.

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