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What are your guys thoughts on these guns?
I'm in the market for one and I don't know the pros and cons of the two? I know the 10 ga will kick like a mule but what about patterns of the two?

Anyone got one for sale?
 
With lead the 10 ga. Will most likely be best, with htl its 6:1 half dozen to the other
 
I have one in 3.5 12 gauge but it's not for sale. In my opinion, it's the best gun I've ever used for turkeys because it's so easy to hold steady. I shoot 2 3/4 shells in mine, anything more is just too much recoil. It's all I've used for the past 4 springs. After the first season with it, my SBE became my loaner gun.
 
You couldn't pay me enough to carry around a big heavy 10 bore all turkey season. Especially as good as many 12 gauges pattern these days, I could never justify buying shells for, and lugging a 10.
 
10 gauge is just too much gun. I aint never shot one though. I used an Ithaca Turkey Slayer 10 one time. It was like carrying a tank on my back.
 
I disagree, i love my Browning bps 10 ga. And it slings one hellacious pattern with federal heavyweight #7s.

Its heavier but not bad, i dont mind toting it
 
Rockhound said:
Shells are no higher for a 10 gauge than a 12 by the way
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For turkeys I suppose your right. I'm just thinking about my buddies that pay nearly $25 per box for 10 gauge duck loads and shoot 2 cases of them. The weight of the gun is more than enough to make me not want to tote one for turkeys.
 
Southern Sportsman said:
Rockhound said:
Shells are no higher for a 10 gauge than a 12 by the way
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For turkeys I suppose your right. I'm just thinking about my buddies that pay nearly $25 per box for 10 gauge duck loads and shoot 2 cases of them. The weight of the gun is more than enough to make me not want to tote one for turkeys.
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Oh yea steel is high but dont they carry bigger payloads? I honestly don't know. Ive got some 10 gauge steel BB but i found a guy selling it for $10 a box and i knew for that price i could shoot crows and squirrels, and reload the shells. I don't waterfowl hunt
 
Southern Sportsman said:
The weight of the gun is more than enough to make me not want to tote one for turkeys.
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Same here. This is exactly why I used a 10 gauge for one season ONLY. Toting it fully loaded with four shells (12lbs) up and down ridges and hollers of middle TN was no fun to me. I was in my early 20s at the time and in great physical shape, but still didn't care for the 10 gauge. I like to cover a lot of ground when turkey hunting, thus shorter and lighter is my preference. It did throw a great pattern and it would reach out there and touch one if you needed it to, but the extra length, extra weight and the fact that I rarely shot over 40 yards made in a no go for me. As with most things, to each their own.
 
With NEF it doesn't matter they will both stomp upy in the ground. I have owened both, I know, and they are both heavy.
 

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