I’ve been turkey hunting for about eight years and have always used 12 gauge both in pump and semi autos and had great success that is at least when I can get a bird to come in front of me
I am partial to Benelli and I’ve taken Turkey with my supernova and super black eagle 2 and with 24 and 26 inch barrels
but I have also seen my son and daughter 10 year and 16 year olds slaughter turkeys with their 20 gauge pump youth model cheap as hell Mossberg
At distances from 20 to 35 yards with basic Remington nitro turkey 20 gauge ammo.
For some obsessive compulsive reason I find myself in the market for an additional turkey gunfor some obsessive compulsive reason I find myself in the market for an additional turkey gun
initially I was even thinking and still Am about a Bonelli super black eagle three not the crazy expensive $3000 turkey performance shop one but the one that is exactly like it for about 1800
also considering the Winchester SX4 cantilevered turkey gun
I had exclusively been thinking of 12 gauge and I usually use Winchester long beard either four or five shot which I find to be pretty awesome for the money but now I’m seriously considering 20 gauge instead however I do still have at least six boxes of 12 gauge long beard ammo.
So I’m considering the two semi autos above both 12 gauge and 20 gauge. What do you recommend 12 or 20?
At this point I am also considering just getting a basic 870 20 gauge Youth model or other pump
20 gauge some thing with a 21 inch barrel or 22 inch barrel and switching over to something like that for a dedicated turkey gun
So am I being stupid and if so more stupid to be getting another Benelli
order be thinking about switching to 20 gauge for wild turkey primarily hunting in Virginia?
and what about pump versus semi automatic?
I am partial to Benelli and I’ve taken Turkey with my supernova and super black eagle 2 and with 24 and 26 inch barrels
but I have also seen my son and daughter 10 year and 16 year olds slaughter turkeys with their 20 gauge pump youth model cheap as hell Mossberg
At distances from 20 to 35 yards with basic Remington nitro turkey 20 gauge ammo.
For some obsessive compulsive reason I find myself in the market for an additional turkey gunfor some obsessive compulsive reason I find myself in the market for an additional turkey gun
initially I was even thinking and still Am about a Bonelli super black eagle three not the crazy expensive $3000 turkey performance shop one but the one that is exactly like it for about 1800
also considering the Winchester SX4 cantilevered turkey gun
I had exclusively been thinking of 12 gauge and I usually use Winchester long beard either four or five shot which I find to be pretty awesome for the money but now I’m seriously considering 20 gauge instead however I do still have at least six boxes of 12 gauge long beard ammo.
So I’m considering the two semi autos above both 12 gauge and 20 gauge. What do you recommend 12 or 20?
At this point I am also considering just getting a basic 870 20 gauge Youth model or other pump
20 gauge some thing with a 21 inch barrel or 22 inch barrel and switching over to something like that for a dedicated turkey gun
So am I being stupid and if so more stupid to be getting another Benelli
order be thinking about switching to 20 gauge for wild turkey primarily hunting in Virginia?
and what about pump versus semi automatic?
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