What Round are Y’all Killing Gobblers With?

[Justin Spies]

Not your best choice for inside 20 yards...use above recommendations

If on property with skittish birds, it’s money

Im not sure what the birds will be acting like. Never been on the place. I was going to buy the XR just worried how theyd treat me if a bird stumbles into 10-15 steps.

[RR 314]

.300 Jarrett to the head or neck. :-)

If I go shotgun I have some old lead #4s for the Ithaca Mag-10

[Lynn21]

#4 mag

[Balcones_Walker]

Whatever #4 is in the "turkey box" in the closet, and whatever choke is in the shotgun opening morning. Then I spend another three hours practicing my calls

[WyoBull]

Don't shoot them often but I bought a small box of Hornady Turkey loads. They are 3 1/2" and I believe they are either #4's or 5's.
I do know they kick pretty hard compared to my waterfowl loads.

[TxBowHntr]

I am shooting the Winchester Longbeard XR 3 1/2" #5's. Best patterning shell I have shot before the TSS loads. Picked up some Federal TSS 20ga. 3" #9 for the GF, and they are incredible with the factory full choke. Only tested out to 45 yds, but it is no contest as to regular lead #5's. Apparently the TSS shot is 60% denser than lead, so #9 TSS has as much energy as #5 lead (based off of research I've read), with over double the number of pellets. Only downside is the cost. They are pricey at $35-$40 for 5 shells.

[twosixteens]

CCI Maxi Mag 40 grain hollow points

[tdwinklr]

whatever shell and choke you choose, shoot them together at least to 40 yds for patterning BEFORE you hunt. All guns are different. I've had a few loads throw all the pellets off to the side of my aim point. My 1100 preferred Federal #5 s.
No need to push the envelope at 50-60 yds.

[double bogey]

#6 shot with 3" shells. My Benelli M2 with the full choke. If they are under 20 yds, I will aim where the neck meets the body. Further, aim at the head.

That being said, half of the turkeys I have killed could have been done with #8 shot and a .410. But if that's what I had they would have hung up at 40+ yds.

If you have ever hunted eastern turkeys in a pressured area, you would understand the long range requirements.

[Low Fence]

My wife and several youth I’ve taken have killed a dump truck load with 7 1/2 -2 3/4” 20g modified choke.... in the head they ain’t that tough.

I did guide a guy once with a full “turkey rig”... ported, Turkey choke, with duplex loads. He killed one at 60 steps as dead as I’ve ever seen an animal die! I was floored. There were like 8-10 pellets in the head. Might have been luck, but I’ve known this guy for years and I doubt luck had much to do with it. He’s a killer

[Randy M]

460 sw

[jdg13]

No reason to overthink it. My go to is a 3" #4 Hevi shot. Over 40 yds, a .223 core-lokt works real well.

[4dog]

17hmr...just as good as anything...for rios of course