Guest Squirrelbuster Posted February 13, 2006 Report Share Posted February 13, 2006 I just bought a 20 ga. shotgun for bird hunting and I will be using it for turkey hunting too. I was just wondering what everyone would recommend for shells that pack enough punch for a turkey in a 20 ga. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbeck Posted February 13, 2006 Report Share Posted February 13, 2006 Re: 20 ga. turkey shells 20 ga. 4 shot should be fine, just limit the yardage you will be shooting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWiggely Posted February 13, 2006 Report Share Posted February 13, 2006 Re: 20 ga. turkey shells I use 5s or 6s in my 20 ga. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2labs Posted February 13, 2006 Report Share Posted February 13, 2006 Re: 20 ga. turkey shells Put a full choke or xtra full and go with Fedral 1 5/16 oz 6s and keep shots at 35yds or less , this load works great for me! You should pattern the gun to see what it likes ,Good Luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddhunter Posted February 13, 2006 Report Share Posted February 13, 2006 Re: 20 ga. turkey shells I just got an 870 express for my son and the only loads I can find are Winchester Supreme, 3 inch, #5s and Remington, 3 inch, #6s. The Winchesters pattern good out to 30 yrds but fall off at 40. Haven't patterned the Rem. 6s yet gut they will probably do a little better at 30. I figure 30yrds is going to be the max with a 20ga. I personally wouldn't go any bigger in shot size than #5s, there aren't enough pellets in a 20ga shell to pattern well past 20-25 yrds.(IMO) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrow32 Posted February 13, 2006 Report Share Posted February 13, 2006 Re: 20 ga. turkey shells [ QUOTE ] I use 5s or 6s in my 20 ga. [/ QUOTE ] Thats what i use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borch Posted February 13, 2006 Report Share Posted February 13, 2006 Re: 20 ga. turkey shells The 20 gauge wil thump dead out to 40 yards and beyond if you find a choke/ammo combo that'll pattern that far. Velocity is about the same as a 12 gauge. Just a lot less shot to hold a pattern. My daughters had excellent results with Federal #6 shot and the hasting .566 turkey choke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4Blade Posted February 14, 2006 Report Share Posted February 14, 2006 Re: 20 ga. turkey shells Try some #6 shot........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TBryan Posted February 14, 2006 Report Share Posted February 14, 2006 Re: 20 ga. turkey shells I smoked a gobbler last year with 5s out of my 20 gauge. Look for Federal flight control shot. That will give you and even tighter patern with a good turkey choke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockefeller66 Posted February 14, 2006 Report Share Posted February 14, 2006 Re: 20 ga. turkey shells get a few different brands and try #5 and #6 shot and pattern them and pick the best one. Federal and Whinchester make great shells! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeviShot Posted February 14, 2006 Report Share Posted February 14, 2006 Re: 20 ga. turkey shells I killed my 1st bird with 3 in Fed #6 shot.Try several different brands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 Re: 20 ga. turkey shells As much as I have tried to avoid the Hevi-Shot bandwagon............ it seems to be the stuff for making turkey-smashers out of 20 gauges. If your setup is Hevi-Shot safe, I'd give it a try. Other than that, I'd try as many 3" #6 turkey loads through a good turkey choke as I could. I'd recommend a Comp-N-Choke XXX-full tube for the lead shot but not for the Hevi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodsman2230 Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 Re: 20 ga. turkey shells When I hunted with my 20 I used Remington Express 4 shot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodsman2230 Posted February 16, 2006 Report Share Posted February 16, 2006 Re: 20 ga. turkey shells I used a Franchi 20 I didnt even have a choke in it. I didnt personally kill a bird with it but my grandfather did. It was really close to us though. They were pretty old shells, they were in a yellow box that said Remington Express Magnum on it. Hope that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Squirrelbuster Posted February 16, 2006 Report Share Posted February 16, 2006 Re: 20 ga. turkey shells Thanks for all the replies. From here I have a lot of choices to try out. So when Turkey season gets nearer, it looks like I will be having fun with my gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianJHare Posted February 16, 2006 Report Share Posted February 16, 2006 Re: 20 ga. turkey shells The best advice I can give , would be to get a Good quality choke for the gun. Something you need to decide is what kind of shells you plan on shooting/hunting with this gun. After a great amount of testing with a 20 ga, Hevi shot is the way to go in the 20 for that extra range most are after. Don't scrimp on a choke and then find a shell that will perform for the choke you decided on. My 20 guage turkey gun is now shooting well , but I'm still testing shells. The best I have got with my setup is 173 shot pellets in a 10 circle at 40 yards. This was done with a Precision choke and Nitro shells. The best choke that I used with copper loads was a Rhino choke. Pellet numbers did not match the Hevi loads but with Winchester #5 would have worked great for 35 yard shots max. I just picked up a box of Hevi 13 #6 for this gun to test and am interested in how they work with my setup....BT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodsman2230 Posted February 16, 2006 Report Share Posted February 16, 2006 Re: 20 ga. turkey shells [/ QUOTE ] Thanks for the quick reply. I take it you were using a gun with a fixed choke; not choke tubes? Lastly were you using2¾" or 3" ammo? [/ QUOTE ] i used 2 3/4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodsman2230 Posted February 16, 2006 Report Share Posted February 16, 2006 Re: 20 ga. turkey shells and a fixed choke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddhunter Posted February 18, 2006 Report Share Posted February 18, 2006 Re: 20 ga. turkey shells We finally got out ot pattern the Rem. #6, turkey loads. These loads will kill a turkey out to 40yrds. I was really suprized how well they patterned at 40, we had atleast 25 pellet in a 10inch circle and the holes averaged about 2 inches apart. We are shooting a Rem. 870 express 20ga., with a Rem. superfull turkey choke. Good luck finding a choke/load combo!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 Re: 20 ga. turkey shells [ QUOTE ] As much as I have tried to avoid the Hevi-Shot bandwagon............ it seems to be the stuff for making turkey-smashers out of 20 gauges. If your setup is Hevi-Shot safe, I'd give it a try. Other than that, I'd try as many 3" #6 turkey loads through a good turkey choke as I could. I'd recommend a Comp-N-Choke XXX-full tube for the lead shot but not for the Hevi. [/ QUOTE ] Why have you avoided Hevi®Shot®? Price? [/ QUOTE ] For the most part.......yes. I don't see a need to spend over $2 a round to do the same job I can get done at less than $1 per round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Squirrelbuster Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 Re: 20 ga. turkey shells I am looking into the HeviShot for turkeys and Hevi 13 but I can't seem to find any online that is available in 20 ga. I can only find it in 12 ga. but I know they are produced in 20 ga. because I was looking at them on their website. Does anyone know where I might be able to find some? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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