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Need some advice and thoughts from turkey killers re: O/U

Started by g8rvet, March 14, 2014, 01:40:56 PM

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g8rvet

I am not looking for a gun that makes some crazy shots. I am looking for a meat gun-like most here seem to like as well.  My current setup is an 870 that has been around the block a few times - killed ducks, deer, hog, turkey and most anything I needed to point it at (even a possum one time). 

I bought my dream gun a few years back, it is Classic Doubles 101 O/U (a Winchester 101 for all intents, same design, made by same Kodensha factory that made the 101 since the 60s-Kodensha kept making them for a while and Classic Doubles imported them).  It has screw in chokes, ported barrels and points like my finger for me.  I have killed ducks and geese in FL, MS, MO, and SK Canada with it.  Now I am thinking about putting a sling on it and making it a turkey gun as well.  The gun has selective safety to pick the barrel, single trigger.  I told my son, when he pries it from my dead fingers, it will be a well worn gun - no showpiece for sure.

So I am wondering about getting a set of chokes for it.  Turkey on the top and full or Improved Mod on the bottom, for the closer birds. I would leave it on full or I/M and click it to turkey choke for the slightly longer shots (you know, the 60 yard Win Longbeard XR shots  :angel9:).  Where I hunt I have killed birds at 10 steps too, although the 35-40 is often needed (I field hunt a lot on the private place I hunt). 

Just curious if anyone has a setup similar to this?  Even thinking it would be pretty cool to have two different loads for the two different chokes. Of course I will experiment with loads and chokes to get ethical patterns for whatever combo I come up with.  I am thinking I would shoot a heavy weight shot in the upper and good old lead in the lower.   This season is out, as it starts in the am and I am not about to undertake a new combo in mid-season, but I have a year to play around with loads and chokes to get a nice combo that shoots well.  Just a thought burning in my brain and wanted to get some advice, pointers or thoughts from anyone that has done it before.
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Skeeterbait

I have often thought about it and my line of thinking was identical to yours.  I didn't already have the gun to do it so I just haven't pulled the trigger on it literally.  If the gun has 3" chambers I say go for it.  Think about putting a set of adjustable clamp to the rib style sights on it too.  The really good thing about a breach gun is you eliminate the receiver length of a pump or auto.  You can have a 26 or 28 inch barrel with overall gun length like a 22 to 24" pump.  Yes use your top barrel for your tight choke and longer range as the sights will be best regulated to it.  If it were me I would use the same HTL shell in #7 or #6 for both but shoot a matching modified choke in the bottom.  Several choke manufacturers make their chokes in both constrictions.  Consider using the Mossyoak Graphics vinyl material to cover the shine and protect the finish both.

Oconeeguy

What he said.  :agreed:

I have often thought the same thing myself. That way you are covered at distance and up close at the same time, but only if you pattern enough to know how each barrel will shoot at various distances with particular load/choke combinations.

appalachianstruttstopper

Sounds like a plan. I have wanted to do this for some time, but I have never put the money up for an O/U. I would be using a mod in 1 and trk choke in the other, but that would just be a preference I suppose.

There has been several times over the years after missing a tom @ 8yds I wished I had've been carrying my ole improved cyl Auto 5 that I grouse hunt with. Sometimes I guess I am danged if I do and danged if I don't. lol

BandedSpur

I shoot a Beretta 686 UL with TSS 9s through a Briley .683 non-ported choke in the lower barrel and a 1.25 oz load of buffered 7.5s through a light mod in the upper barrel. The 50 cent lead load gets the call on all shots 30 yds and in, TSS gets the rest. I also have a B-Square rib mount and a Burris FF III mounted since the TSS patterns so tightly.






appalachianstruttstopper

Quote from: BandedSpur on March 14, 2014, 08:37:40 PM
I shoot a Beretta 686 UL with TSS 9s through a Briley .683 non-ported choke in the lower barrel and a 1.25 oz load of buffered 7.5s through a light mod in the upper barrel. The 50 cent lead load gets the call on all shots 30 yds and in, TSS gets the rest. I also have a B-Square rib mount and a Burris FF III mounted since the TSS patterns so tightly.







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Longshanks

I have a Browning Citori that my dad and I have turkey hunted with for 30+ years. I had it parkerized and the stocks wrinkled painted and then airbrushed camo. It has fixed chokes and full on top with mod on the bottom. Great patterns to 35 yds. (5"s and 6"s) Retired the gun a few years back. Never wanted to run HTL through it. Now that the Winchester LB's have come out I'm itching to run some through it and see what it will do. The old Citori may be coming out of retirement  :boon: