Any Over/Under turkey guns?

[Boll Weevil]

I scrolled through another post below about what folks toted in the turkey woods, but was a little surprised to not see any OUs so thought I'd see if there were any others out there. Some years ago I started on a "project gun" and this is the result: 3.5" chambers, ported barrels, and ported Rhino choke tubes...660 on top and 673 on the bottom.

The turkeys hate it.

 

[TheLBLman]

As I stated on another post, my "go-to" turkey gun was a classic double (side-by-side) for about two decades.

I bet if you shoot 3 1/2" shells in your over/under, it kicks like a mule!

 

[WMAn]

I use a stoeger o/u as my "kill everything that moves" shotgun.

Small game - IC on top, modified on bottom.

Turkey - cheap ($20) Wal-Mart turkey choke I bought 15 years ago on top, modified on bottom.

The turkey choke I use patterns great, but it shoots 8" low and 8" left. I killed two turkeys with it last year shooting Hevi-13 3" #6s.

Last year, I was shooting #6s in the top barrel, and #4s in the bottom barrel. The idea being that the #4s through a modified choke would provide a quick follow-up shot on a wounded bird (potentially a wounded bird in flight).

Switching barrels is something I consistently do, while small game hunting (for example trying to jump a rabbit and spot a squirrel in a treetop). I have not thought about it for turkey hunting though.

Do you switch the barrels based on the set-up? For example, thick woods no shot past 25 yards = modified or field set-up shots out to 40 yards = x-full. Or, do you switch before the shot? Does the audible "click" not cause a problem with a bird in sight?

 

[Boll Weevil]

I bet if you shoot 3 1/2" shells in your over/under, it kicks like a mule!

Kick like a mule with 3.5s...you got that right (ouch). Fortunately for my shoulder it really likes 3" shells. Consistently puts 220+ pellets in a 10" circle at 40 yards. That's plenty good enough for me.

Like you mentioned it's lightweight and is a joy to carry up and down hills. As well, even with the extended chokes it's still shorter than most pumps and autos.

 

[Boll Weevil]

Do you switch the barrels based on the set-up? Does the audible "click" not cause a problem with a bird in sight?

I can't tell you how many times I've gone from short-barrel to long-barrel to short-barrel again all in one duel. Between his drumming, his shuffling in the leaves, and just eeeeeasssing the selector over I've never been busted by any audible click.

Reminds me of one hunt where 3 gobblers came to the call. The first two white heads I saw were at 20yds or so...the third one was about 7 big steps away when he came from behind some short pines. Slid the selector over as he turned his fan halfway toward me, made a slight aiming adjustment...he never knew what hit him.

With my long barrel I'd have had a way better chance of missing him clean, than hitting him at that distance.

 

[Hunt 365]

Boll Weevil, that is a cool gun. That will be my next project!

 

[Boll Weevil]

Thanks Matt.

It's a Heckler & Koch though not sure if they still make this model or not; it was one of the few I considered that was available with 3.5 chambers. I ended up having to put adjustable fiber optic sights on it; the patterns almost rifle-like inside of 20 yards.

 

[Boll Weevil]

For waterfowl I LIKE that gun of yours, but for draggin over hardwood ridges I'd probably rather stay with something a little lighter.

HL: I was surprised to discover it's actually lighter than any pump or auto 12ga I've carried through the turkey woods. The weight of the 2nd barrel is still less than that of the action + magazine on pumps/autos.

When I was a kid there was a fellow at my church who carried a side-by-side 10. He mistakenly shot both barrels at the same time...beheading the gobbler and breaking a clavicle in the process.