Turkey Loads

[topher89]

So what turkey loads are you running in your shotgun?

I have been running some cheap Federal Strut Shoks through my 12 gauge. 3" with #6s. They pattern fairly well through my Wingmaster at 30yds but when I get to 40 the pattern is just ok.


Put down your suggestions!

 

[Silentstalker]

Hevi shot magnum blend. Kills them stone dead.

 

[Backpack Hunter]

For a 12ga I use Hevi13 3" 2oz #7's. Patterns well and has killing power beyond the typical 40 yard hunter imposed limits.
Still prefer to call them in close though.

 

[Roy68]

12ga 3" #4 thru #6 for me. I'm not brand specific on the shells. I have a couple of shotguns that I run Pattern Master choke tubes on and they will reach out there if the tom you want hangs up a little far out.

 

[trkyslr]

I don't bang them, but my buddy kills the crap out of them with a 20 gauge heavy shot turkey load #6 and magnum blend out to 40 yards with ease... Hevi shot is the load Id go with.

 

[durangobrad]

Also a Hevi Shot convert. Patterned better than a handful of others.

 

[NEhunter]

I believe I have been using 3.5" federal 5's through a terror tube choke. Great combo.

 

[xcutter]

I use the Winchester XR 3 1/2 inch #6's with a Kick's Gobbling Thunder choke tube. My gun is a Mossberg 935 Ultimag. Gun has killed 15 plus birds. I've taken birds at 54 steps.

 

[Eagle]

TSS, it's tungsten and will kill a turkey further than most guys are willing to take a shot. It's pretty well the only thing the diehards I know will shoot. They generally load 1 5/8oz of number 9's in a 3" 20ga and get patterns in the 250/250 range at 40 yards for a 10" and 20" circle. It's not cheap (generally about $6-7/shell), but it's straight death.

 

[bradb]

Hevi 13 #7's through both 12 and 20.
Have to look but the 20 might be #6