Re: 12 Ga. surprise
Originally Posted by
kishman
I took my new shotgun (Remington Mod.870 Express) out to my local pit to "pattern" it for the coming Turkey season. This is my first shotgun, and for that matter my first Turkey season, so i wanted to go about this the right way. On a friends' advice, the first shots I loaded were 2-3/4 inch No.9 shot, a "light recoil" round, or so I was told. Next up was 2-3/4 inch 2 oz. 000buck, now I'm not a big guy, this one shook my fillings loose and gave me a slight headache. So... next up was the 3 inch fedral No.4 "Turkey Magnum"..."how much worse could it really be?" I thought....SONOFAB*****!!!! I'll never play hockey again!!!
I wonder, is there a slingshot season for these things??
Having fun, Corey
That's too funny. But you made a valued point here "magnum" loads are not necessarily better. I know of quit a few friends wose accuracy with rifles and guns has suffered greatly once they switched to magnum loads. The reason. It kicks their shoulders and rocks their jaws and thus they are afraid and shoot only if they have too.
I hope you didn't push that turkey load trough a extra full turkey choke too. That will beat you up something fierce.
3" shells with shot # 4-5-6 is all I ever used for turkey and I can't say that I am worse off than the "magnum" everything shooters.
But then again, I am also still shooting my 39" inch axle to axle, single cam bow with steel pins and aluminum shafts tipped with 125 grain Magnus broadheads, bow set at 65lb. So what the heck do I know.
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