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3 inch turkey loads.

ROVERBOY said:
I know guys that have Mossberg 835 guns and say they have killed birds at 55-60 yards. I shoot a Mossberg 500 with 3" and have killed at 45 yards. I like to get'em a lot closer than that.
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I fall into this category. Started out with a 500 and about 45 was the longest I'd shoot. With the 835 and magblends I can kill them at 60. Killed one at 58 that I ranged after killing him but thought he was around 50. That said IMO one of the best parts of turkey hunting is getting them in close. Whether I kill them then is a moot point as I figure I won regardless. I prefer they be 30 yards and in but like knowing I can kill him out at 60 if he won't come any closer. I've patterned my gun to know exactly what it will do though but again my preference is 30ish and in.
 
Sorry I did not start this thread to get arguments started about the farthest shots. I was just curious as to who stuck with the 3 inch shells instead of 3.5. Have heard about the 80 yard shots to and think its ridiculous.
 
I have been told/read about people getting better patterns with a 3" shell in a 3.5" chamber than using a 3.5" shell.... Try and see what happens....
 
To me 3" patterns better. Ive got no problem pulling the trigger on one out at 45 yards. The best things to do is try different loads and chokes.
 
My favorite load ever and ever has been and probably the best that ever will be was the old Remington Hevi-shot. I had an 11-87 with an extra full remington choke and I shot them high-quality green, remington hevi-shots. These were 3'' loads 50-55 yards was not problem and don't care what anyone says about taking long shots.
But anyways, I wish they still made them like that. The new regular Hevi-shot brand Hevi-shot patterns real well, but unless you kill every other time you go the shells become a pain. after so much loading and un-loading, the brass rim gets bummed easy and gets to where they cant eject and even hard to reload. The ends come apart too after a while, allowing that white stuff to get all into the guns action and bbs start coming out.
they shoot great but I hate them and will never use them again because they fall apart.
remington 4x6s patterned really well. Federal Mag-shok lead patterns well. Winchester extended range patterns well. The only load I never have liked are the winchester supremes that cost like 5 dollars a box. They pattern terrible and looked only to be good up to about 25 yards.
 
And steel shot is illegal, but I do not know why anyone would want to use it. It just passes through the animals while lead goes in and expands and makes shapes and tears way more tissue.
 
woodsman87 said:
And steel shot is illegal, but I do not know why anyone would want to use it. It just passes through the animals while lead goes in and expands and makes shapes and tears way more tissue.
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No, steel shot is not illegal.

Shot size larger than size 4 is illegal no matter what it is made of.
 
I don't know about yalls turkey loads but mine do not expand, I've only pulled intact bbs out of my turkeys before. I shoot win supreme turkey loads, I think they are copper coated.
 
3" Winchester #6's here out of a Win 1300. Have killed a couple at near 70 steps. If you don't think it can be done, don't pull the trigger. If you do let her eat. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
 
The 3's shoot more accurately for some people as well. When they shoot 3.5's they tend to shut their eyes and grit their teeth. Just can't hit what you can't see.
 
Bigg'un4214 said:
The 3's shoot more accurately for some people as well. When they shoot 3.5's they tend to shut their eyes and grit their teeth. Just can't hit what you can't see.
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sounds about right lol. I don't care to shoot a 3.5 unless I want a tattoo of a gun stock on my shoulder ;)
 

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