Blue Smoke
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Ok on Turkeys I've had good luck with #6 Shot.Thinking of mixing a little #4 Shot with it.Is there any advantage?
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what size gun are you useing and at what distance ?? :imo: I use either HARD high antimony #4 shot up close (20-30yds) or when the birds are farther out 30+ yds I use cast wheelweight'swan-shot' I think it's about .20 or.25 cal. if memory serves...Havent cast any in a long time and my bag of shot is out in the shed... But I get GOOD patterns w/ it in a 20 ga. and it penetrates ... :results: :thumbsup: We used to load up 12 Ga. SHELLS w/ a mix of 4 & 6 shot but then went to #4 plated...It seemed to work just as well, and was a LOT less trouble... :thumbsup:
Blue Smoke
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Its 12Ga.I've always just used #6 because I felt it was heavy enough and put the most shot in there.I thought maybe the #4 would maybe throw a little more range.
Had a guy say he uses #7 1/2,because it puts more shot in the kill area.Just seems awful light to me.
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Had a guy say he uses #7 1/2,because it puts more shot in the kill area.Just seems awful light to me.
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Turks are big birds, I like using #4's, anything less seems light to me too. But I do add a top layer of smaller shot...I guess about 25% of the shot charge. Have not shot a Turk with that load, but it patterns very nice, and has a good 30 yard range to it.
I've done a lot of experimenting with shot loads in cartridge revolvers...and mixing shot, or "duplex" shot loads produce superior results in them.
All things considered, I'd rather just increase my load of #4's than go to a smaller size shot. (or go "duplex")
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I've done a lot of experimenting with shot loads in cartridge revolvers...and mixing shot, or "duplex" shot loads produce superior results in them.
All things considered, I'd rather just increase my load of #4's than go to a smaller size shot. (or go "duplex")
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Yep they are Big and TOUGH, around here they gotta learn how to whup a coyote before they can learn how to walk :crackup: But seriously, I have seen birds 'knocked down' with 6 or 8 shot in the head & neck get up, shake, and RUN for the brush... thats why I like the Bigger shot, it penetrates better & kills 'em deader... Last jake I shot was w/ the 'swan-shot', about 30 yds, held just on top of his head & let er rip, top 1/3 of his head was GONE, 2 pellets hit in his neck, and 1 'flyer' pellet went thru the upper wing bone, ribs, and out thru his spine... That bird was D E A D.... yea 'big shot' works..:thumbsup:
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When I started BP hunting for turkeys I wondered the same thing. What I settled on for my 12 ga. was a 100 gr. charge of FFg behind 100 gr. of #5 magnum shot. The #5's give you more pellets than #4's, but are a little larger than #6's for reaching out a little farther. The magnum shot is supposed to be harder than regular shot. I've never hit a bird & lost it with this load.
I read an article years ago where the author did some research. I don't remember if he did penetration test or what. Anyway the gist of it was after 25 or 30 yards 6 was to small. For long shots bigger is better. Mixing sizes for density might not be a bad idea if it still patterns well at the max range you want to shoot.
