bluetick78
WKR
I know I've posted a few times here about turkey loads for different guns. I'm starting to see though, that there's some really obvious blank spots in ammo selection. The 2 I've become aware of recently are 2 3/4" 12 gauge turkey loadings, and lead loads for turkeys in 16 gauge. I work with, and associate with, a good number of people that regularly hunt turkeys in at least a few western states. Most of them own an old fixed- choke gun in 12 or 16 gauge that they'd like to use for spring gobblers. Unless you want to spend $80-$100 for 5 TSS shells ( that may or may not pattern), you are stuck with pheasant loads that typically won't throw turkey-acceptable patterns past 25 or 30 yds. In 2 3/4" 12 gauge, most manufacturers only make their lowest-end loadings, and they only pattern about like a pheasant load.
It makes me wonder if we'll always be stuck using $20/ apeice TSS loadings, or hoping for 25 yd shots with pheasant loads. I know some sub-gauge (410 & 28) have stolen the spotlight lately, but with TSS costs being astronomical I think a lot of "average" hunters are going to go back to lead. Seems like there's a real gap there that manufactures could capitalize on, or am I thinking the old shotgun crowd is bigger than it really is?
It makes me wonder if we'll always be stuck using $20/ apeice TSS loadings, or hoping for 25 yd shots with pheasant loads. I know some sub-gauge (410 & 28) have stolen the spotlight lately, but with TSS costs being astronomical I think a lot of "average" hunters are going to go back to lead. Seems like there's a real gap there that manufactures could capitalize on, or am I thinking the old shotgun crowd is bigger than it really is?
