Buying new turkey gun- cant decide

[ScottTaulbee]

I am curious if the factory X Factor choke in this gun will pattern. Its .584 constriction which is a little big -seems odd to have that large of a choke in a dedicated turkey gun. My daughters 20 has a .565 in it but I havent shot another choke.  I guess I'll shoot it and see

I bought my son the same gun, the 510 mini super bantam 20 gauge and the factory choke was fine. The Indian creek I bought for it was even better. I think it was a .555? I'd have to look. He pulled a bit to the right and up, this is at 30 yards


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[tbowers]

Thats good to know. I would consider the Indian Creek .562 but if I dont have the spend the hundred bucks I'll stick with the factory one. I'm going to pattern with Federal 7/9's. Found them for $82 for two boxes, and you get a $10 rebate.

[btomlin]

I'll have to say the new stoeger m3020 turkey is a fine little gun. It's light and for the price I couldnt pass it up.

The Stoeger is cool, but I didnt want a 44" gun. I ordered the Super Bantam 20ga yesterday. Found a good price online, should be here next week. I hunted with by 4' long 870 for years but I carried my daughters compact H&R 20 most of this year. That was so much nicer, and its not all that light at around 6.5lbs even though its only 40" long. My 870 weighs over 8lbs with the sling.

Still dont understand why  semi-autos are so popular for turkey. A rapid follow up shot is needed so rarely. I get it kicks less but that isnt a factor to me. Granted it wears on ya when patterning, but I can suck that up once a year. I dont know if my buddies guns are inertia or gas, but I can count on two hands the number of 'clicks' and jams they have had. I have never had a single issue with a pump in years of turkey hunting.

Appreciate everyones input!

I can't speak for others but I can speak for myself I do a lot of other wing shooting aside from turkeys and having a gun that is more versatile is key for me. If my turkey gun weren't also my quail 20 ga and my dove 20 ga hell I might have a pump too


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I do too, my dedicated turkey gun is a mossberg 835. Has been for almost 10 years now. But for wing shooting, even though I have easily a dozen shotguns, I'm married to my Belgian Browning Auto 5 mag 12. On the flip side of that, I have a affection for a nice double barrel and picked up a CZ Bobwhite G2 12 gauge last month and it very well may be my wing shooting, trap and sporting clay, squirrel, rabbit, and turkey gun moving forward. The more I handle it, the more I'm loving it


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I've killed a lot of pheasant and quail with my bobwhite 20ga.  Some Scratch-x polish can really make those stocks shine and look much better(IMO) if you like a more glossy finish too.

[Bottomland OG]

I'll have to say the new stoeger m3020 turkey is a fine little gun. It's light and for the price I couldnt pass it up.

The Stoeger is cool, but I didnt want a 44" gun. I ordered the Super Bantam 20ga yesterday. Found a good price online, should be here next week. I hunted with by 4' long 870 for years but I carried my daughters compact H&R 20 most of this year. That was so much nicer, and its not all that light at around 6.5lbs even though its only 40" long. My 870 weighs over 8lbs with the sling.

Still dont understand why  semi-autos are so popular for turkey. A rapid follow up shot is needed so rarely. I get it kicks less but that isnt a factor to me. Granted it wears on ya when patterning, but I can suck that up once a year. I dont know if my buddies guns are inertia or gas, but I can count on two hands the number of 'clicks' and jams they have had. I have never had a single issue with a pump in years of turkey hunting.

Appreciate everyones input!

I completely understand. A fella wants what he wants. I have nothing against a pump gun as I have a variety of them. I swapped over to using semi-autos turkey hunting over 20 years ago and haven't looked back. The 500 is a great little gun though as I have one. Good luck with your new addition to your arsenal.