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Turkey Guns & Shooting => 20 Gauge Turkey Gun Pattern Pictures => Topic started by: FL-Boss on May 14, 2013, 05:27:55 PM

Title: Mossberg SA -20 Turkey Thug Pattern
Post by: FL-Boss on May 14, 2013, 05:27:55 PM
Had some time to shoot the new gun today for the first time.  I was shooting HEVI #7, and Federal HEVI #7.  I shot the factory turkey choke and a Sumtoy .562 I believe it is.  Anyway.. the Sumtoy and the Federal HEVI, 1.5oz, #7 won... 178 hits on my best shot.  I shot all the combos about 4 times. The HEVI 13, #7 was shooting about 20-30 less.

Before I started I polished the barrel even though it was new.  Getting the barrel off the gun was a challenge... and then getting back on the gun was even worse. Why?  Well I learned one thing.. and this is important to anyone that has or is thinking about getting one of these guns.... If you install the provided picatinny scope rail (like I did)  the treads go down into the receiver a little bit, just enough to NOT allow the barrel to pull out.  You have to loosen the little screws a bit for the barrel to come out.  About 2 hours of screwing with this thing and I finally figured it out. I'm lucky I didn't damage the gun in the process. Overall I'm real happy with the pattern results. 

(http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/z366/loanadvisorfl/Hunting%20etc/IMG_20130514_171241_793_zps97dd6d7e.jpg) (http://s1186.photobucket.com/user/loanadvisorfl/media/Hunting%20etc/IMG_20130514_171241_793_zps97dd6d7e.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Mossberg SA -20 Turkey Thug Pattern
Post by: buckeyejim on May 14, 2013, 05:47:32 PM
Very nice pattern Boss. And William at sumtoy does it again! Dead birds all day long with your setup.
Title: Re: Mossberg SA -20 Turkey Thug Pattern
Post by: Tom Dooley on May 14, 2013, 09:50:12 PM
Great pattern. Could you post the lot number of the Federals. Thanks
Title: Re: Mossberg SA -20 Turkey Thug Pattern
Post by: surehuntsalot on May 25, 2013, 12:39:30 PM
 :icon_thumright: :z-winnersmiley:
Title: Re: Mossberg SA -20 Turkey Thug Pattern
Post by: albrubacker on February 22, 2014, 11:56:35 AM
Nice pattern!
Title: Re: Mossberg SA -20 Turkey Thug Pattern
Post by: hookedspur on February 25, 2014, 09:52:39 AM
DEAD all day long
Title: Re: Mossberg SA -20 Turkey Thug Pattern
Post by: remmy1187 on February 25, 2014, 01:03:47 PM
Killer pattern, very tight and even