how far will you limit yourself to shooting at a turkey? my personal limit is 45 yards and like them 20-25 yards. :fud:
As far as my pattern holds up :icon_thumright: The closest I want one is 30 yards cause any closer and the pattern starts getting really tight. I try to set up to where I cant see him and he cant see me till he gets to about 40 yards. Shot one at 6 steps one time and it was nasty!
Whatever I guess is about 40-45 yards.
40 yards. Though my furthest shot is 38 yards. I much prefer 25 yards and where I hunt in the mountains of Virginia that is very doable. Set up is the key when hunting the steep ridges.
60
I likeum at 35
45 yards for me.
Around 40-45 yards. I set my decoys at 25-30 yards and like to keep my shots inside that range. I haven't pattern tested beyond 40 yards, so I don't think it's very ethical to shoot much beyond the 40 yard mark.
It depends on how many days I have left to fill my tag. ;D
killed one at 50
I will probably catch grief for this but longest was 78 yards with several over 70. That being said I pattern and know my equipment. I like them 35-50 yards.
55 yards. Dont like to shoot them that far but I have guns that can do it and if the situation is right, I wont hesitate to shoot.
50y in an open field and 40y to me is pushing it in woods depending on cover. But I let em keep coming until they start sweating and fill em up.
45 with the 12 35 with the 20.I like em between 20-25yds.I still shoot lead in 12 and 20 so I like em close.I think I've only killed one bird over 40 and it was like 42-43yds. your patterns are unbelievable!!Good work on all that handloading TSS and having the brains to put it all together to perform like you do.My hats off to you sir.You are probably the only person I know who could shoot a turkey at 70+yds and roll em like most people do at 40.
45 yards..
200-250 depending on which rifle I have in my hands.
Quote from: maustypsu on February 09, 2011, 07:34:30 PM
200-250 depending on which rifle I have in my hands.
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3 yards is close enough, no further than 40
Prefer 30-45, but wouldn't hesitate out to 65 if the conditions were right and I didn't feel he was getting any closer. I haven't killed one past 35 in years. I've witnessed some pretty long kills, but find they usually come on in if you are set up in the right spot. Most of the places I hunt require fairly close shots and even when I hunt fields I try to set up near funnels.
Shot a couple in the 50 yd. range but would prefer 30-40 yds. But as much as we talk about it on here I would hate to be 70 yds. away(if I was a turkey) from some of these guys the way their guns shoot.
I like them at about 35 yards it hard to move my field piece around. If I get them closer I'm usually just playing with them and let'em walk.
I Killed one a few years back at 50 yards, after the shot I noticed a hole in the weeds and vines I had been sitting in.
I'm going back over to the 10 ga board now.
I like them under 10....strictly bow hunting here
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12 Gauge 90 Yards
20 Gauge 70 Yards
Yeah........I wish. :TooFunny:
12 Gauge 50 Yards
20 Gauge 40 Yards
i like 20 to 30 yds. but if i can see his eyes i can kill him
50, if its lasered to be exact, but prefer 25-35. But absolutely no more than 50.
40 yards. Cause I haven't patterned beyond that.
If they're past 85 I like to shoot three rounds really fast that way its a huge string of shot. If you shoot fast enough its almost like one shot. I do all that with #8 lead dove loads.
In my HEAD...my limit is 40yds........but my gun is good to 50....because my head gets a little excited sometimes and isn't always accurate.
closer is better but 45-50 is as far as I want to try.
Quote from: hobbes on February 10, 2011, 10:13:41 AM
If they're past 85 I like to shoot three rounds really fast that way its a huge string of shot. If you shoot fast enough its almost like one shot. I do all that with #8 lead dove loads.
A fully auto shotgun might do the trick. You could basically throw a 10.5" shell at them if you wanted to if it shot quick enough. I bet your shoulder would feel it though.
I've only checked my patterns out to 40 yards and I have a good killing pattern with both my 12 and my 20 at that range. The farthest I have ever killed a turkey was 37 steps, but most have been within 25 yards.
I try hard not to pull the trigger on a bird outside of 40 yards. The gun is capable of further but you are getting a lot of shot in the breast meat out that far. I may misjudge once in a while but I purposefully try to range landmarks with a laser range finder ahead of time if time permits.
Quote from: hobbes on February 10, 2011, 10:13:41 AM
If they're past 85 I like to shoot three rounds really fast that way its a huge string of shot. If you shoot fast enough its almost like one shot. I do all that with #8 lead dove loads.
I like to shoot 6 with my singleshot.
Click on the picture.
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Boy........thats some fast reloading
Quote from: 1esso on February 10, 2011, 09:14:36 AM
50, if its lasered to be exact, but prefer 25-35. But absolutely no more than 50.
Same here! :icon_thumright:
I shot at 60 yds, had 12 pellets in the head... plenty... so probably 70 capable but 60 is all i'll shoot
60 yards
45 yards is it,if I can,t get him any closer than that,then we will play another day
Around 40 yards.
40-45