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Hope you get lots of turkeys with it John. Im beginning to think they are the 21st century version of locusts.
Shoot it and them in good health.
Best,
Ted
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Thanks Ted. I don't care to kill a turkey as much as I enjoy calling one to within 25-30 steps. The kill proves the hunt, but I much prefer watching my son Ross doing it. He is absolutely ruined when it comes to turkey hunting. We have the very best father/son times in the Spring woods.
Our local population, right in the heart of where it all began, has fallen off badly. One a year for us, personal limit.
JR
Last edited by John Roberts; 02/20/19 10:00 PM.
Be strong, be of good courage.
God bless America, long live the Republic.
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Sorry to hear of the decline in numbers for y'all, John. We've got just the opposite scenario here, it seems. Our population is high. I saw three separate droves today and yesterday. Not all on our land, but some of them were. Hope I can find the time to hunt some this year with a couple of my old doubleguns.
Good luck with the new gun. Give my best to Ross and Judy, please.
SRH
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Turkeys and deer are a pestilence in these parts.
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It's the farming, or rather the lack of it here, Stan. Your peanut crops are like candy to turkeys. Close cousin to the chufa that they so dearly love. Surprised the hogs aren't hurting the turkeys.
JR
Edit: should have mentioned nest predation is actually the worst problem. Skunks, raccoons and possums are wiping out nests.
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Be strong, be of good courage.
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Thanks Ted. I don't care to kill a turkey as much as I enjoy calling one to within 25-30 steps. The kill proves the hunt, but I much prefer watching my son Ross doing it. He is absolutely ruined when it comes to turkey hunting. We have the very best father/son times in the Spring woods.
Our local population, right in the heart of where it all began, has fallen off badly. One a year for us, personal limit.
JR "Heart of where it all began"... You thinking Mississippi is the Garden of Eden of turkey hunting...bOy o bOy O boy. If you call a turkey at 25 or 30 steps it don't take some super hard TSS shot to kill it.. Truth is when TSS came out people were regularly bragging about 80 to 90 yard kills with TSS #9 shot.... That is why the TSS kOolaid is dranken... To kill a turkey farther not closer. Get over the sanctimonious turkey hunting crap couzin John.
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I held one of those exact guns on Monday at the Ace hardware store outside of Winchester. Build quality was really nice. Super piece of walnut on it. One thing to watch for was the trigger was problematic. It would not pull back. Gun was taken apart by the shop and put back together again and seemed to work fine then. They said the transfer bar was sticking. Said they had never seen that before and would probably send the gun back.
PS. The new hot gun because of TSS is the Steven 310 turkey version in .410. They can't keep them in stock. Camo and with a Weaver type rail installed and a choke tube designed for TSS. No where in stock anywhere. Folks are getting 40 yard groups that are flat out amazing in a package that weighs about 5 lbs.
Double PS. Avid turkey hunter, just telling you what's out there. My Benelli SBE is currently on GB being sold. 4 years ago I switched to 20 gauge and haven't looked back. Shoot size 7 Heavyweight and have a 20 year supply most likely. I don't shoot TSS in size 9. I would however try it in size 7 if I had a need.
FWIW, they have had some issues with Longbeard ammo and misfires. Apparently in really hot environments the resin that encapsulates the shot charge has melted and leeched back into the powder charge and caused squib rounds. Bad things can happen when you don't realize that and go to pump another round in to shoot a fleeing bird.
Last edited by tut; 02/21/19 09:55 AM.
foxes rule
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You two ought to get together in the Garden of turkey hunting Eden for a Tss coming out party.
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Dang Joe, all I wanted was a little lightweight gun to tote and be sure it was fully capable for my style of turkey huntin'. I just don't shoot if he's not fixing to be in my lap...
JR
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God bless America, long live the Republic.
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You two ought to get together in the Garden of turkey hunting Eden for a Tss coming out party.
Dang Joe I said I don't even use TSS. Go ahead and fire up the International with the 8 track tape deck this spring and have some fun chasing those turkeys.
foxes rule
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