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[reflexl]

Time to get stuff ready. First hunting will be in Texas. Leaving April 12th. After that 2 weeks in TN then leave the 31st headed to Kentucky. Doing something new in Texas. Going to handgun hunt one bird. That will be different for sure. We can't hunt them with handguns here and truthfully I don't think in our type of hunting it would be safe. Where we are going they do it all of the time. Known backstops and tons of private land with no one else on the place. We are planning on killing a few hogs while there. Should be a blast.

[GobbleNut]

Good luck,...and get us a good 'un!   

[reflexl]

That is the plan. Except for the year with covid and the year with staph infection I generally nail a big one or two.

[JeffC]

Time to get stuff ready. First hunting will be in Texas. Leaving April 12th. After that 2 weeks in TN then leave the 31st headed to Kentucky. Doing something new in Texas. Going to handgun hunt one bird. That will be different for sure. We can't hunt them with handguns here and truthfully I don't think in our type of hunting it would be safe. Where we are going they do it all of the time. Known backstops and tons of private land with no one else on the place. We are planning on killing a few hogs while there. Should be a blast.

what handgun and load are you taking? I know you have a few cannons, dont think you need the 1 you used to kill deer!?!

[reflexl]

Time to get stuff ready. First hunting will be in Texas. Leaving April 12th. After that 2 weeks in TN then leave the 31st headed to Kentucky. Doing something new in Texas. Going to handgun hunt one bird. That will be different for sure. We can't hunt them with handguns here and truthfully I don't think in our type of hunting it would be safe. Where we are going they do it all of the time. Known backstops and tons of private land with no one else on the place. We are planning on killing a few hogs while there. Should be a blast.

what handgun and load are you taking? I know you have a few cannons, dont think you need the 1 you used to kill deer!?!

I have been trying to decide. I really want to take my old flat top .44. I could do Turkeys and hogs with it. This is when having too many is a disadvantage. I have flip flopped about 20 times. I have thought about one of the custom long slide Glocks. They are incredible shooters as well. The last long slide I built is an absolute tack driver and plenty of power for hogs. It's a .45 Super. Really fun gun.

[reflexl]

I haven't decided which handgun to carry and actually haven't decided which shot gun to carry either. If running and gunning that little 28 gauge is mighty nice and with TSS works great at 40 yards. The muzzleloaders are fun and I can nearly bank on another record book bird but a bit messy. The 12gauges are ready to pick up and go as well. I am taking my Riley Corder pot and one of my Mark Cornelius pots. Probably one of Matt Vancise's boxes. No antiques on this trip.

[Happy]

Good luck, have fun,and be safe!

[JeffC]

cannons for a, at best, 20lb animal, unless you're going for head shot? Do you reload? are you backing down on load? I would love to take a deer with handgun, but for turkey I want to use a bow. Jersey wants another $140 for separate license. So someday I will try here in Maryland. Sorry for all the questions, just find it very interesting.

[Happy]

I have toyed with the idea of killing one with a bow myself. I am just not sure if I have the necessary horsepower to get adequate penetration. I hear they are pretty tough.

[JeffC]

if your pulling at least 50lbs, its more about shot placement, I shoot 64lbs, fixed head now, had 2 bucks killed with Rage 2 blade heads, terrible blood trails, so saved Rage for turkey's, shooting Iron Wills now, great fixed head. But just like I am questioning handgun bullet loads for a turkey, fixed broad head blows right thru turkey a expandable head will do a lot of damage, a bullet will just blow thru? Dont know, havent done either, reason I am asking questions..

[Happy]

Mine was tongue in cheek. It's about like reflexl using the 45 super on a turkey.
80lb pull, 29" draw, 340 IBO rated speed. 550 grain arrow with a qad fixed head.It works fine on deer, so I am thinking it should work on a turkey.

[Happy]

Anyways back to the subject at hand. Reflexl, would you have any bullets on thos hand cannons that would open up  a little on a turkey? I would think they would just punch more of a hole, making shot placement pretty critical

[crow]

Hey man have a safe trip and a good hunt

[crow]

I shot a fall Jake with a .405 grain hard cast lead bullet out of an old 45-70 trapdoor at 24yds.
knocked him down and he flopped but wasn't going any where, very little meat damage

[JeffC]

I shot a fall Jake with a .405 grain hard cast lead bullet out of an old 45-70 trapdoor at 24yds.
knocked him down and he flopped but wasn't going any where, very little meat damage

Big heavy bullet, did it pass thru? Would think that would knock him into next county..