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Turkey Guns & Shooting => 20 Gauge Turkey Guns => Topic started by: Brian Stewart on April 08, 2013, 08:58:57 AM

Title: My 20ga and a Cherokee National Forest bird
Post by: Brian Stewart on April 08, 2013, 08:58:57 AM
I went to TN to do some hunting Sunday morning. But Friday I had a new box of #7 Nitro Company shells show up. I tried them in with my IC 555 and it shot better than anything else I've tried. I shot it Saturday evening and got 179 pellets in a 10" at 40 yards.
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So Sunday morning me and my buddy Chance leave early enough to stop at the truck stop in Glade Springs to get us some breakfast. And after watching the 3 Stooges  and  eating off we went. After about a mile hike we were getting right about where we needed to be to listen and we heard a gobble. We slip to about 100 yards of him and set up. After gobbling over 100 times I hear a hen going to him so I decide fire things up. I started of with a fly down and the hen started cutting me off and he got more fired up. So I started cutting and excited yelps it worked the hen got curios enough to come on in with him in tow. I shot him at 28 yards right before he could turn and get to and unsure sight path. After skinning his neck and head out to see the damage I was very impressed. The bird weighed 21.5 lbs, 10.25" beard and 7/8" blunt spurs. 
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Title: Re: My 20ga and a Cherokee National Forest bird
Post by: BrowningGuy88 on April 08, 2013, 09:03:26 AM
Congrats!

Nice gun and pattern too! Gotta love some Nitro's!!!
Title: Re: My 20ga and a Cherokee National Forest bird
Post by: Hayudog on April 08, 2013, 01:08:02 PM
Gun's shooting straight.  Nice bird
Title: Re: My 20ga and a Cherokee National Forest bird
Post by: outdoors on April 08, 2013, 03:07:29 PM
wow real nice way too spend the day    :icon_thumright:   :icon_thumright:
Title: Re: My 20ga and a Cherokee National Forest bird
Post by: beagler on April 08, 2013, 07:07:17 PM
Congrats!
Title: Re: My 20ga and a Cherokee National Forest bird
Post by: surehuntsalot on April 09, 2013, 09:01:41 PM
congrats on the bird and I really like that Mossberg 20ga shotgun
Title: Re: My 20ga and a Cherokee National Forest bird
Post by: 3seasons on April 09, 2013, 11:22:48 PM
Congrats. Sharp gun!