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28ga turkeys??
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Absolutely...the issue is getting enough pellets in a small enough area to make a kill shot in the head/neck...a smaller bore with a smaller shot charge probably means a closer shot than a .20ga with more shot in it's larger bore.hawk 2 said:
I have a GM .54cal Flint smoothbore barrel that throws an outstanding even pattern at 25yds that no dove, quail, squirrel, or rabbit could survive.
I'd have to set 20yds as the limit of my .54cal to get the density required for a turkey neck & head shot...and if turkey hunting in woods that's probably a doable distance if you're a good turkey hunter...being relatively new at turkey hunting, I didn't have the confidence and opted for a .62cal/.20ga with a jug choke to reach out there 40yds.
It isn't legal to hunt turkeys with a .28 ga. here. Nothing smaller than a .20 ga. or larger than a .10 ga.. You might check your states regs first.
I agree Jethro
Here in Ontario it says"Wild turkeys may be hunted with shotguns(including muzzleloaders)" "no larger than 10ga and noless than 20ga with shot sizes 4,5,6 "
yet I can find no restrctions so far for geese .
Would that not be a more difficult harvest.flying goose at15-20 yards or a turkey standing perfectly still at 20yrds.
Here in Ontario it says"Wild turkeys may be hunted with shotguns(including muzzleloaders)" "no larger than 10ga and noless than 20ga with shot sizes 4,5,6 "
yet I can find no restrctions so far for geese .
Would that not be a more difficult harvest.flying goose at15-20 yards or a turkey standing perfectly still at 20yrds.
I would say the flying shot would definitely be the more difficult.
Same regs apply here to waterfowl guns as to turkeys. That may be a federal law, not just a state law. Not sure. The feds are pretty heavy into the regulation of migratory game birds tho.
Same regs apply here to waterfowl guns as to turkeys. That may be a federal law, not just a state law. Not sure. The feds are pretty heavy into the regulation of migratory game birds tho.
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State regs. are written by morons, who don't hunt, don't shoot, and don't bother to talk to anyone who does, before drafting regs. They copy laws from other states, without thinking, and make them law in their states. There are very few .28 ga. BP shotguns made, so, they write the regs. to require you use a 10, 12, or 20 ga. shotgun to hunt turkey. they don't even mention the 16 ga. because it is not commonly available today, either. Using either #5 or #6 shot, and restricting range to 25 yds, a 28 gauge gun with a 1 oz. load( that is heavy compared to shotshell loadings) will kill a turkey just fine! But, it isn't legal, " cuz they say so ".
As to shooting geese, they are Migratory waterfowl, and the states have no authority to regulate the hunting of them. That is a matter of Federal law, ONLY. so, don't look exclusively to your state regulations for ALL the laws concerning hunting of game. Most post offices sell the migratory waterfowl stamps, and they usually will have a supply of the Federal Regulations that apply for this season, too. Read them. They change things every year. What was legal last year may not be this year. What was illegal last year may not be this year. I teach Hunter Safety, and have for 24 years, and I stopped trying to count all the changes that have been made in the regulations over that time period. We are always finding something new, that was never mentioned in any briefing of the " troops". A few years ago, all of a sudden it was legal to trap badgers, and a few years later, river otter were legal to trap! Both had been on the State Endangered Species list for years! For a couple of years, Coyote could not be shot during firearms deer season, but then that was changed. It can drive a tea toter to drink!
As to shooting geese, they are Migratory waterfowl, and the states have no authority to regulate the hunting of them. That is a matter of Federal law, ONLY. so, don't look exclusively to your state regulations for ALL the laws concerning hunting of game. Most post offices sell the migratory waterfowl stamps, and they usually will have a supply of the Federal Regulations that apply for this season, too. Read them. They change things every year. What was legal last year may not be this year. What was illegal last year may not be this year. I teach Hunter Safety, and have for 24 years, and I stopped trying to count all the changes that have been made in the regulations over that time period. We are always finding something new, that was never mentioned in any briefing of the " troops". A few years ago, all of a sudden it was legal to trap badgers, and a few years later, river otter were legal to trap! Both had been on the State Endangered Species list for years! For a couple of years, Coyote could not be shot during firearms deer season, but then that was changed. It can drive a tea toter to drink!
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In your responce to "Hawk 2" you said that you hava a GM .54 smooth bore barrel. Is this there regular 42" production barrel or is it an IBS system barrel? I have been wanting to build a .54 smoothbore with a 42" barrel but have not found one in 15/16 diameter.
One thing to remember when dealing with muzzle loading shotguns, they're not handicapped by the use of a shell where the volume of shot is fixed. You can stuff and ounce or even more of shot in a 28ga and get a lot of pellets on target. Of course the shot string will be longer and thinner then with a larger bore but either way the load and pattern is the thing more so then the gauge.
