JJE
Member
I've never owned or fired a shotgun, but was starting to look for one for turkey. As it happens, this weekend I inherited a Remington 11-87 12-gauge with 28" vent-rib barrel, with 2 RemChokes, including a full choke.
A little reading tells me this is a fine, soft-shooting waterfowl or dove gun. But I need a turkey gun. Also, it seems that I can get short barrels (20"-21") that are either:
1) rifled with either rifle sights OR set up for a scope
2) RemChoke with either rifle sights OR set up for a scope
I guess if I was starting from scratch I would get a shorter barrel for turkey, but if it isn't going to make much difference, I'm in no hurry to spend $200 and I would just as soon stick some camo tape on it, screw in the full choke and shoot it like it is.
Why is it that turkey hunters prefer shorter barrels anyway? And if I really do need the short barrel, I imagine I would get the RemChoke barrel instead of rifled, but would I get rifle sights or scope-mount?
Help! I don't want the turkeys to laugh at me.
A little reading tells me this is a fine, soft-shooting waterfowl or dove gun. But I need a turkey gun. Also, it seems that I can get short barrels (20"-21") that are either:
1) rifled with either rifle sights OR set up for a scope
2) RemChoke with either rifle sights OR set up for a scope
I guess if I was starting from scratch I would get a shorter barrel for turkey, but if it isn't going to make much difference, I'm in no hurry to spend $200 and I would just as soon stick some camo tape on it, screw in the full choke and shoot it like it is.
Why is it that turkey hunters prefer shorter barrels anyway? And if I really do need the short barrel, I imagine I would get the RemChoke barrel instead of rifled, but would I get rifle sights or scope-mount?
Help! I don't want the turkeys to laugh at me.