.32 flinter for turkey

[twhrider2]

Would like to know any ones experiences hunting turkeys with a .32 flintlock.All the good bad and ugly would be appreciated as I'm thinking about using my .32 southern gun this spring.
Thanks in advance, Ken

 

[roundball]

Would like to know any ones experiences hunting turkeys with a .32 flintlock.All the good bad and ugly would be appreciated as I'm thinking about using my .32 southern gun this spring.
Thanks in advance, Ken

Ken, if you're planning on turkey hunting in North Carolina, rifles are not allowed...shotgun only

 

[twhrider2]

Hi Roundball, Yeah I know-kinda sucks don't it.But I understand the reason for it with he avier populations and all.Actually I do most of my hunting in south west Virginia now.We have a cabin in middle of Jefferson National Forest.With access to 1.9 mil. acres to roam the local small tracts seem a little less interesting.I'm in the process of rebuilding an old english double for the local birds.But thanks very much for the reminder.
Ken

 

[shmrck1]

This is just my opinion but as long as you can
get a head shot a .32 will do the trick for sure.
I know a .32 is a very accurate gun within its range. I have killed many a tree rat with head shots to 30 maybe 35 yards,but they were stationary. Turkeys just don't stand still for
very long. As far as a body shot they are not the easyest of critters to put down with a single
progectile. Whatever you do good luck and
report back and let us know .
snake-eyes :hatsoff:
1.9 million acres...I guess you won't hunt that
in a day, or lifetime maybe! :hmm:

 

[KyFlintlock]

I have a .32 flinter too, but we can't use them for turks here in Ohio/Ky. Someday, I'll venture out that way and bring it along, I always thought I'd enjoy creasing a gobblers skullcap with it.

Good luck to YOU and take some pics!!!
wess

 

[spitfire]

Shot placement is everthing.A family heirloom is a percussion rifle of my fraternal Greatgrandfather built in the late 19th century(Bean style).He hunted everthing that walked in West Virginia.The caliber-.28 :winking: !

 

[Wehrmacht]

Spitfire is pinging on target--it all comes down to shot placement.

Here in Florida we can use rifles,and the last few turkeys (Easterns,not Osceolas) that I've shot were with rifles. I've killed them with my .32 H.House Squirrel rifle but more with a duplicate rifle in .50cal. A turkey is a tough bird. Shot one with my .50cal,ball went in dead center of the breast,exited at the anus,bird flew 250 yards +- with several feet of intestines stringing out behind. I had to run him down after he fell out of the air,and he didn't give up easily. Shot placement is the key.