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Where do you test your gun for patterns
Topic Started: Jan 16 2009, 09:13 PM (311 Views)
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A range can sometimes be hard to find or even a place to test firearms. I'm lucky and one of the first things I setup was a shooting range. Everything from a Rifle at 100 yards to a turkey gun with a 20, 30, 40 yard or more yardage markers.

Here's mine
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Maybe we can see your range (;

here's what I get now with my 20 gauge at 40 yards

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Wicked pattern. I would get arrested if I shot in my back yard so its the Barrie & District gun club range for me.
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Back yard

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thats a dead turkey with a pattern like that
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That there is what I should have done more of last spring. Testing different loads. Maybe I would have a Merriam's last spring. ;)
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That there is what I should have done more of last spring. Testing different loads. Maybe I would have a Merriam's last spring. ;)

Rene, take this as its worth because its just a backyard conclusion but ,

I don't believe most turkey hunters understand what difference there is in one shotgun and different chokes with different shells. It's surprising what kind of patterns a gun will shoot. The problem is the cost of testing these , and believe me I have spent well over the price of my gun in just chokes and shells.

When a new shell comes out , I test it. If I get a lead on a choke, I test it. I have studied turkey loads and have tested to the point that I can tell you what to narrow down to in testing.

Back years ago the 20 gauge was not on the list of turkey guns and to be honest it was not a gun I liked as I seen more birds missed with them then ever taken. Remember I guide and have been booked solid for every day since 1990 so I have sat with tons of hunters in the woods.

I decided to try and work with a 20 gauge and see if I could make it a 40 yard killing gun. When we talk about patterns , its not just a few shot in the Head and neck that makes a gun. You want a gun that will throw 80% of your pattern in a cirlce all around the turkeys vitals keeping it as close as possible and that is why we use a 10-12 in circle to judge by.

When a turkey gun delivers a pattern like this at a max range then on a higher scale the hunter is going to be successful in his or her hunt.

I will get into more later on this...
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We have an old gravel pit that we can get up to 100 yards on. I also pattern my turkey loads here.
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Backyard as well

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Back field at work or my dad's farm field where we line in our high power rifles.

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to the club for me. I've tried a few different chokes with different lead as well. I have found over the years that i've never shot out over 20 yards though.
I will just stay with my usual setup as i'm hitting them hard this year with the bow instead of the gun.
I love turkey hunting but when it comes down to the actual shot, i'm really looking forward to the bow this season.
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Back yard, and thats a great pattern for 40 yards!
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OK, maybe a stupid question. Everyone shoots turkeys with special extra full chokes. My improved cylinder is stuck, like really stuck. I've tried soaking it, I've tried special tools, no luck. Finally started to damage the barrel, so I just gave up. I know I can pay a gunsmith a pretty penny to fix it, but I really don't want to put up the cash. I tested it at 30yds and was getting ~10 pellets in the head and neck last year. If I keep my shots under that range, should I be ok? Is this entirely unethical, or are the special chokes used to create more opportunities through longer range?
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Feb 1 2009, 10:37 AM
OK, maybe a stupid question. Everyone shoots turkeys with special extra full chokes. My improved cylinder is stuck, like really stuck. I've tried soaking it, I've tried special tools, no luck. Finally started to damage the barrel, so I just gave up. I know I can pay a gunsmith a pretty penny to fix it, but I really don't want to put up the cash. I tested it at 30yds and was getting ~10 pellets in the head and neck last year. If I keep my shots under that range, should I be ok? Is this entirely unethical, or are the special chokes used to create more opportunities through longer range?

it sounds as if it is rust in the threads. You may have to heat the outside of the barrel to loosen the choke. Apply grease to the threads of any choke, just a small bit will stop the moisture from getting to the thread and DO Not over tighten a choke.

Yes a good choke will allow more volume to the target and allow it a little more range...
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Another thing is a scope or red dot can greatly improve your killing power. Many people don't realize that a pattern does not always impact where you think it will. This can be for a bunch of reasons such as stock fit, improper bead installation , whatever. With an add on sight you just sight it in like a rifle until the pattern is right where you want it. My brother in law's father couldn't hit the ground and missed near everything he shot at until I made him shoot a paper target and he realized his pattern always hit high and the gun didn't really fit him. Unfortunately with price of turkey loads and chokes finding the sweet spot for your gun can be pretty pricey. Working with a couple buddies to split the cost of different ammo would be worth looking into.
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As Adrain said use heat. We would soak pistons seized in the cylinder with penetrating oil and heat. Do not apply to much heat to damage the barrel and keep doing this and you may loosen it.
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The combination of penetrating oil and heat started to take of the camo paint. I'm kinda past the point of trying it myself.
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you can shot turkeys with an open choke i had an overuder with mod and impoved choke and it patterned very good at thirty yards just try it with diff shot sizes DUTCH
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