huntinsonovagun Posted January 28, 2005 Report Share Posted January 28, 2005 How many pellets should you consistantly have in the kill zone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddhunter Posted January 28, 2005 Report Share Posted January 28, 2005 Re: When patterning your gun........ I have atleast 12 at 40 yards evrey time. I use .665 choke and 4x6 duplex loads in 3". Some people do better but I try to keep a wider pattern, inside a 20-30 inch circle, to cut down on close yardage misses.(happened to me 3 times ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanH Posted January 28, 2005 Report Share Posted January 28, 2005 Re: When patterning your gun........ Who needs a gun? Use a bow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slaw Posted January 28, 2005 Report Share Posted January 28, 2005 Re: When patterning your gun........ I've read where, when you get less than 5 pelllets in the head and neck region, you've reached your effective zone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted January 28, 2005 Report Share Posted January 28, 2005 Re: When patterning your gun........ As many as possible. 8 or 10 will do the job. I like to see way more than that. All of my guns (with #6 lead shot) consistantly give 35 to 60 pellets at 40 yards, depending on the gun. Try different choke & shell combos. You should be able to get those numbers, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Covehnter Posted January 28, 2005 Report Share Posted January 28, 2005 Re: When patterning your gun........ Someone needs to sticky the patterning post from last year back up. . . wasnt that you STRUT? I'm sure that answered alot of questions last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobie Posted January 28, 2005 Report Share Posted January 28, 2005 Re: When patterning your gun........ My goal is 20 to 30 in the kill zone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntn4bucks Posted January 28, 2005 Report Share Posted January 28, 2005 Re: When patterning your gun........ [ QUOTE ] Who needs a gun? Use a bow! [/ QUOTE ] Didn't I just watch a video of you killing one with a gun?!?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanH Posted January 28, 2005 Report Share Posted January 28, 2005 Re: When patterning your gun........ [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Who needs a gun? Use a bow! [/ QUOTE ] Didn't I just watch a video of you killing one with a gun?!?!? [/ QUOTE ] LOL yea but that was 2 years ago! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTbowman Posted January 28, 2005 Report Share Posted January 28, 2005 Re: When patterning your gun........ IMO its kinda not a good thing to get tons of pellets at far distances. If you do get ranges out to 50 yards with a bunch of bone hits then what is your pattern look like at 15 and 20 yards. Like a golf ball thats what. Think about how hard it wil be to kill a bird that sneaks in close. Going for major or maxium yardage with a shot gun is not what its all about to me. Getting bow range close is. Like I said, JMO. That being said, my last pattern at 40 yards was 14 pellets with my Rem 12 gauge, #6s in 3" shells. It was in the high 30s at 30 yards so thats what I consider to be my effective range. At 20 yards the pattern was about as big as a volley ball. I did not even bother to count it. LOL To each his own but why take 40 or 50 yard shots? "Call em in close and hit them hard. " Thats someones quote here and it applies to turkeys as well. Good Luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maytom Posted January 28, 2005 Report Share Posted January 28, 2005 Re: When patterning your gun........ Well, to answer your question VTbowman about 40 yard shots. After you hunt turkeys for a while, you start to realize that all Gobblers don't run into your calls, or waltz in to 15 yards on every hunt!!! They hang up at 35-40 yards away at times. 40 yards isn't that far of a shot while using modern day turkey ammo and a Custom choke tube. So if a trophy tom comes in and stops at 40 yards away, guess what, he's getting a ride home in my truck. The best distance to drop turkeys with a head shot are anywhere from 25-35 yards depending on your gun/choke /shell. I always read where some guys question a 40 yard shot, and then say they like to call them in close for a super kill!! If you are having a mount done, that's the worst thing to do is take a head shot inside of 20 yards!! Talk about messing that turkeys head up or what!!! Again, depending on "YOUR" gun, only you know what the Max distance can be!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slaw Posted February 2, 2005 Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 Re: When patterning your gun........ I questioned a 50 yard shot on my first bird...the owner of the gun told me to shoot. it folded him up like a cheap umbrella...yes I went and bought me one of those mossberg 835s and made a 50yrd kill with it...cositently 12 to 15 pellets in kill zone at 50 yrds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAbowhunter4life Posted February 10, 2005 Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 Re: When patterning your gun........ I agree, I bowhunt for turkey 99% of the time. However, when I do break out the 835, she is lethal. I use a Star Dot .676 choke in it an shoot Winchester XX 3" #6 (2 oz) loads. At 25 yards I can count 66 individual holes and don't even bother counting the big holes and rips from all the other BB's. At 40 yards I get 25 in the kill zone on a regular basis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAbowhunter4life Posted February 10, 2005 Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 Re: When patterning your gun........ Ummm, you do realize that when you get mounts done taxidermists use fake turkey heads that are usually made out of fiberglass, right? They don't use the actual head off of your bird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportsman2500 Posted February 10, 2005 Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 Re: When patterning your gun........ sometimes that is not the case PAbowhunter. my cousin killed a triple bearded gobbler abour 3 years ago and had a full mount of the bird gobbling on a limb. the guy who mounted the bird freeze dried the head and used the actual head of the bird. he is a good friend on mine and told me what he had done and showed me the head. he did an awesome job on the bird and really put in alot of hours on it aswell. BUT i have seen some of the fake heads aswell and they look terrible on a bird. if i got one mounted i'd want the actual head of my bird. just looks like it did when he was living. not FAKE!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAbowhunter4life Posted February 11, 2005 Report Share Posted February 11, 2005 Re: When patterning your gun........ Hmmm, I was unaware of that. A lot of the taxidermist I talk to say it's jut to much of a hassle in general and takes to much time to use the original head, so they opt for the realistic looking fibergalss ones. Interesting though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted February 11, 2005 Report Share Posted February 11, 2005 Re: When patterning your gun........ [ QUOTE ] ..yes I went and bought me one of those mossberg 835s and made a 50yrd kill with it...cositently 12 to 15 pellets in kill zone at 50 yrds [/ QUOTE ] Please bear in mind, that's 12 to 15 pellets on a piece of paper. Many of today's high-performance turkey setups will print "killing" patterns on paper quite a bit farther than the retained, per-pellet energy will reliably seal the deal on a living, breathing turkey. I can routinely put arrows into the 8 or 10 ring of a 3-D target at 60 yards. How many would agree I should be shooting at a live deer that far?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckbuster11 Posted February 11, 2005 Report Share Posted February 11, 2005 Re: When patterning your gun........ [ QUOTE ] I can routinely put arrows into the 8 or 10 ring of a 3-D target at 60 yards. How many would agree I should be shooting at a live deer that far?? [/ QUOTE ] I sure dont...I've seen you shoot!! (that was a low blow right there). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted February 11, 2005 Report Share Posted February 11, 2005 Re: When patterning your gun........ I wouldn't expect any better from you, Buster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeviShot Posted February 11, 2005 Report Share Posted February 11, 2005 Re: When patterning your gun........ The very last thing I want to do is to wound a bird. I put 30 to 35 pellets in the head and neck every time I pull the trigger. I buy 2 boxes of shells every season.I practice with 15 and save 5 for the turkeys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntinsonovagun Posted February 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2005 Re: When patterning your gun........ [ QUOTE ] I practice with 15 and save 5 for the turkeys. [/ QUOTE ] I'm too big of a pansy to do that!! Turkey loads kill my shoulder!!!! OUCH!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigblueraptor Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 Re: When patterning your gun........ i put about 135 in a 12 inch circle at 40yds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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