for turkey hunting ONLY, would you rather a shorter barrel or longer one and why?
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barrel length....what say you
barrel length....what say you
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Re: barrel length....what say you
I know people say that barrel length doesn't matter anymore, but shooting a 21" barrel and a 26" barrel, same choke, and same load...... There is a big difference between two I had..... I prefer a 26" barrel bc that's what's on my 11-87..... It's my all around shotgun, and it'll do a fine job.... Maneuvers good and throws a good pattern.....
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Re: barrel length....what say you
Shorter. I like 23-24" for turkey's. With today's loads and chokes, you don't need grandpa's 30" full barrel A5 to kill turkeys. I remember 2 specific hunts where a long barrel cost me a bird because I had to sit down quick with a sapling right in front of me...funny how those birds know which side to come in.
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Re: barrel length....what say you
I've used a 26" and a 23". I doubt I ever go longer than 23" again.
Re: barrel length....what say you
I'm done using my duck gun in the turkey woods. It's really long though, 28", and has been fine. But I'm tired of lugging the dang thing around and hate how hard it is to maneuver once I sit down. I'm also done accepting mediocre patterns. So I'm turning my old 870 into a turkey gun and ordered a new stock and barrel for it. Haven't shot it yet, but having a 23" barrel feels WORLDS different from what I'm used to. In a good way.
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Re: barrel length....what say you
20"
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Re: barrel length....what say you
thanks for the responses guys...your thoughts pretty much echo my own.
gunslinger, had the same thing happen this past year which got me to thinking about it.
mottlet, i'm in the same boat and doing the same thing with my 870. not sure I'll get everything i want done to it this year but working on it.
preciate it guys.
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gunslinger, had the same thing happen this past year which got me to thinking about it.
mottlet, i'm in the same boat and doing the same thing with my 870. not sure I'll get everything i want done to it this year but working on it.
preciate it guys.
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