Turkey gun - hunting with 2 3/4 inch gun and shell combination?

[BillCarson]

Anyone hunting turkey with a 2 3/4 inch gun and shell combination? Me, I am going to pattern my old H&R.

[Gobblengrunt]

I rarely take a gun hunting but when I do, I use my 12ga belgium browning A5 with a original factory 28” full choke barrel.  It shoots federal premium 2 3/4” #4 copper plated shot  out to 50 yards like no tomorrow.  Dropped a ton of toms when used, never needed anything else. 

[bushden]

16 minutes ago, BillCarson said:

Anyone hunting turkey with a 2 3/4 inch gun and shell combination? Me, I am going to pattern my old H&R.

I hunt turkey with a 870 using 2 3/4" hevi shot turkey blend. They pattern nice and you can reach out with them better that any other shell that I have come across. BUT THEY ARE EXPENSIVE !!

[Bucndoe]

2 3/4 #4's = turkey cutlets

[Lunatic]

Its my 3rd year only but I shot one with 2 3/4 and one with 3". Both died the same way

[MGHunter66]

2 3/4” load of #6 will do them no problem, unless you’re like some of the guys on here that need 60yrd patterns LOL

[ithaca10]

remington 1100 2 3/4 28 " Barrel modified fixed choke #4s

[Cedars]

Ithaca Featherweight 2 3/4 factory full choke for my only bird.  Joy to carry in the woods. 

Edited March 3, 2019 by Cedars

[Swamprat]

If my boys tag out early and if I get out I'll be taking my dad's Stevens 311 12ga. Will probably have 5s in the mod barrel and 4s in the full barrel. 

Nick

[archer36]

It's the choke that counts. With the right ammo will do the job up to 40 yds. 

[Buck154]

I have shot birds with 2-3/4",3" and 3-1/2". 2-3/4" is fine and can shot 40 yds effectively. To me turkey hunting is to call them as close as possible.

20 hours ago, MGHunter66 said:

2 3/4” load of #6 will do them no problem, unless you’re like some of the guys on here that need 60yrd patterns LOL

 

Edited March 4, 2019 by Buck154

[hunterbob1]

On 3/3/2019 at 7:25 PM, Swamprat said:

If my boys tag out early and if I get out I'll be taking my dad's Stevens 311 12ga. Will probably have 5s in the mod barrel and 4s in the full barrel. 

Nick

I have a 311 kicks like a mule.

[Swamprat]

23 minutes ago, hunterbob1 said:

I have a 311 kicks like a mule.

Yeah. Lol. Hard plastic butt plate. Don't make em like that anymore. Lol

[Bill from NJ]

10 hours ago, Foggy Mountain said:

Hello fellas. This is my first post so no one knows me but I’d like to add something to this. 

For starters 50 yards w 2-3/4” #4s would not be a great idea. #4 already has less shot and pattern density would be less commonly w many holes. 2-3/4” only add to that. 

Not gonna tell guys what to do but we need to realize effective range for any weapon. There’s a point where our pattern density becomes too thin for shooting. That needs to be decided. The game deserves our best not a gamble. 

Federal makes TSS they’re actually much denser than hevi shot n a bit more expensive. You can lower the cost of that rolling them yourself but you’d still be looking at prob 6 bucks a shell. Beats Federals 10 bucks though. Hevi actually isn’t much denser (heavier) than lead. 

Course we could always just call em closer and use lead. Learn effective w whatever you decide and stay within that. One other thing many don’t realize, turkey loads, especially overly tight load/choke combos often shoot off poa. You need sights to get poa and poi the same. To check you’d need a large sheet of paper to see where whole load hits. If guys know this forgive me

Since no one mentioned it..... Welcome.

Very good post.