What gage

**RyanH** · 01-27-2005, 07:49 PM

Well The guage im useing this year is a 5575 xt Gauge! LOL

BUt if not that its a 12 gauge!

**Covehnter** · 01-27-2005, 07:54 PM

I shoot a 12, but with a good choke/shell combo and getting the bird into a good distance a 20 guage is plenty.

**snapper** · 01-27-2005, 08:30 PM

With the proper shot and distance...a 20 ga. will easily kill a turkey. Sounds to me that your spring bird was either too far for your pattern or you pulled your shot a little. I personally won't use anything smaller than a 12 ga. but a 20 will work!

**Nut** · 01-27-2005, 09:47 PM

I use a 12 gauge but my son's 20 gauge has the better pattern up to a certain yardage. Both have killed turkeys.

**Gus** · 01-27-2005, 10:36 PM

The first few birds I shot I used a 20, but they were about 15 yards away and they didn't go anywhere after the shot. I now use a 12, but wouldn't be afraid to take a 20 with me

**LifeNRA** · 01-28-2005, 08:51 AM

You need to pattern your gun, with a full choke or better yet an extra full turkey choke! Then you need to find out you fartherest distance you can shoot from! With a 20 gage, I would think 30 yards might be max! But you will never know until you shoot a few different shells through the gun with turkey choke!

Also not every gun shoots the same so try different brands of ammo, I.E. Federal, Winchester, and Remington. There are also a lot of different chokes to choose from, if you have anybody that will let you borrow one to try that would be great!