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Turkey Guns & Shooting => 20 Gauge Turkey Guns => Topic started by: eddie234 on May 18, 2016, 09:07:02 PM

Title: First 20gauge bird
Post by: eddie234 on May 18, 2016, 09:07:02 PM
I bought a remington 870 20 gauge right before the season started and took it out on my last hunt of the year.
Was able to make a nice shot on this bird.
(http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a327/eddie234/48747283-6A11-42E0-9833-7DE5D5E1A9C8_zpsrbxef1bh.jpg) (http://s14.photobucket.com/user/eddie234/media/48747283-6A11-42E0-9833-7DE5D5E1A9C8_zpsrbxef1bh.jpg.html)
Title: Re: First 20gauge bird
Post by: Greg Massey on May 18, 2016, 09:38:52 PM
Great job, welcome to the yellow shell world
Title: Re: First 20gauge bird
Post by: g8rvet on May 24, 2016, 05:16:38 PM
Very nice.  Way to go with that pop gun!  Who needs a big old 12 gauge?
Title: Re: First 20gauge bird
Post by: Greg Massey on May 24, 2016, 08:56:17 PM
Your hooked, welcome also to the yellow shell, it will put a hurting on a bird.
Title: Re: First 20gauge bird
Post by: surehuntsalot on May 25, 2016, 09:13:55 PM
welcome to the yellow shell club
Title: Re: First 20gauge bird
Post by: TRG3 on May 28, 2016, 12:13:46 PM
After several years of using mainly my Remington 870 12 gauge and after taking most gobblers at 20 yards or less, I'm getting my Remington 870 Express 20 gauge smoothbore ready for the fall season. I already had a side plate-type scope mount for my 12 gauge and it fits the 20 just fine. I also had an older 1.5-4.5X scope that I've mounted on the 20 gauge. I'm planning to use this for both turkeys and whitetail deer. I've found the Federal Truball slugs shoot good in my 12 gauge and shot patterns were right with the sights as well, so I'm hoping the same hold true with the 20 gauge. I've already got plenty of turkey loads in lead shot. I have a modified as well as a full choke screw-in choke for the 20 gauge and am looking for a H.S. Strutt Undertaker choke in .665 or so for it since I've had such good luck with it on my 12 gauge.
Title: Re: First 20gauge bird
Post by: mgm1955 on June 08, 2016, 07:08:13 PM
Congrats!!
Title: Re: First 20gauge bird
Post by: Jmbradt3873 on June 11, 2016, 10:49:16 AM
Quote from: TRG3 on May 28, 2016, 12:13:46 PM
After several years of using mainly my Remington 870 12 gauge and after taking most gobblers at 20 yards or less, I'm getting my Remington 870 Express 20 gauge smoothbore ready for the fall season. I already had a side plate-type scope mount for my 12 gauge and it fits the 20 just fine. I also had an older 1.5-4.5X scope that I've mounted on the 20 gauge. I'm planning to use this for both turkeys and whitetail deer. I've found the Federal Truball slugs shoot good in my 12 gauge and shot patterns were right with the sights as well, so I'm hoping the same hold true with the 20 gauge. I've already got plenty of turkey loads in lead shot. I have a modified as well as a full choke screw-in choke for the 20 gauge and am looking for a H.S. Strutt Undertaker choke in .665 or so for it since I've had such good luck with it on my 12 gauge.
I have a HS Strut Undertaker for my mossie 20, I think it is somewhere around .575. But I do love carrying that little 20, even if it won't reach out like it's big brother and those LB#5's

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Title: Re: First 20gauge bird
Post by: SS Calls on June 11, 2016, 03:50:46 PM
Congrats!! Gotta love the lil 20's!