RyanH Posted January 28, 2005 Report Share Posted January 28, 2005 Well The guage im useing this year is a 5575 xt Gauge! LOL BUt if not that its a 12 gauge! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Covehnter Posted January 28, 2005 Report Share Posted January 28, 2005 Re: What gage I shoot a 12, but with a good choke/shell combo and getting the bird into a good distance a 20 guage is plenty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper Posted January 28, 2005 Report Share Posted January 28, 2005 Re: What gage With the proper shot and distance...a 20 ga. will easily kill a turkey. Sounds to me that your spring bird was either too far for your pattern or you pulled your shot a little. I personally won't use anything smaller than a 12 ga. but a 20 will work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nut Posted January 28, 2005 Report Share Posted January 28, 2005 Re: What gage I use a 12 gauge but my son's 20 gauge has the better pattern up to a certain yardage. Both have killed turkeys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gus Posted January 28, 2005 Report Share Posted January 28, 2005 Re: What gage The first few birds I shot I used a 20, but they were about 15 yards away and they didn't go anywhere after the shot. I now use a 12, but wouldn't be afraid to take a 20 with me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LifeNRA Posted January 28, 2005 Report Share Posted January 28, 2005 Re: What gage You need to pattern your gun, with a full choke or better yet an extra full turkey choke! Then you need to find out you fartherest distance you can shoot from! With a 20 gage, I would think 30 yards might be max! But you will never know until you shoot a few different shells through the gun with turkey choke! Also not every gun shoots the same so try different brands of ammo, I.E. Federal, Winchester, and Remington. There are also a lot of different chokes to choose from, if you have anybody that will let you borrow one to try that would be great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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