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Offline muddpuppi

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new gun
« on: February 27, 2011, 01:00:10 PM »
got my new turkey killer set up yesterday....cant wait to get this one dialed in...encore pro hunter 20 ga. 26 in brl got a pg .555 comin this week and 4 boxes of h13 7s...hope to get the mounts and dot scope soon but may be huntin with the iron sights this yr....
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Re: new gun
« Reply #1 on: February 27, 2011, 01:09:06 PM »
Awesome.  To do it all over, I would jump on the 20 ga. train too.  That thing is S-W-E-E-T!

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Re: new gun
« Reply #2 on: February 27, 2011, 01:17:46 PM »
to be honest i dont know exactly...i have a 870 yth 20 that is heavier but it is scoped...

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Re: new gun
« Reply #3 on: February 27, 2011, 02:02:03 PM »
That is saweet Craig!

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Re: new gun
« Reply #4 on: February 27, 2011, 02:09:54 PM »
to be honest i dont know exactly...i have a 870 yth 20 that is heavier but it is scoped...

My first dedicated turkey gun was the H&R single shot dipped in Bottomland camo, 12 ga. chambered for 3.5".  It weighed as much as a feather, was a joy to carry, and misery to shoot.  That gun didn't have the heavier barrel like H&R's 10 ga., so when it went off, it hurt a lot. 

Took me 4 rounds to dial it in, used it for a season and traded it.  I never thought about shooting a 2.75" or 3" shell through it.  I wish I still had that little gun, it would be perfect for long hunts back in the wild areas of PA's mountains.

Looking at that little 20 ga. makes me want to set a single 20 ga. up for H-13 straight 7 as well.  That should be a great little shooter for you!
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Re: new gun
« Reply #5 on: February 27, 2011, 02:27:41 PM »
... very nice turkey rig - congrats, & we'll be lookin' forward to seein' the results from the ol' turkey woods this spring ... *cheers*

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Re: new gun
« Reply #6 on: February 27, 2011, 02:45:09 PM »
Nice Craig!

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Re: new gun
« Reply #7 on: February 27, 2011, 04:00:20 PM »
VERY nice shotgun....BEST of luck with it   *up*




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Re: new gun
« Reply #8 on: February 27, 2011, 04:18:02 PM »
Nice rig...

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Re: new gun
« Reply #9 on: February 27, 2011, 04:20:45 PM »
Thats really nice.. Congradulations..Show us pictures of dead turkeys

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Re: new gun
« Reply #10 on: February 27, 2011, 07:39:32 PM »
Nice looking rig, Craig.

    The 20ga. are so much fun to shoot and to carry around the woods....

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Re: new gun
« Reply #11 on: February 28, 2011, 09:05:58 AM »
Great looking Rig there Craig.. RkLu.. That's the kind of gun that will win our hunting contest.. *up*.. Shoot a big one Bud!

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Re: new gun
« Reply #12 on: February 28, 2011, 05:01:06 PM »
That is pretty sweet!  The 20's have come a long way in chokes and shells available. Not to mention just the fact that there are some specialty 20's set up for turkeys out there now. If the .555 doesn't work for you, back out to the .570. That is what I had to do and the pattern was much more consistant.