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hillbilly_hippo · 12-29-2006, 02:05 PM

Howdy all-

The future brother in law finally sealed my fate by buying me some turkey
loads for Christmas. Thing is, I don't have a shotgun to use them in. I'm thinking something along the lines of a Mossberg Maverick, like this:
http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/p...ducts_id/42607

24" bbl
3" chamber (means I can use anything up to 3", right?)
Synthetic stock

Anything I should be looking for in a decent turkey/duck gun? I'm not looking for uber tacti-cool, just something I can use to bag me some turkey!

Ajcrash · 12-29-2006, 02:48 PM

Personally I'm partial to the Remington 870. It's proven, and has been around long enough that their are tons of upgrade options for it. You can get the 28" bbl for hunting and an 18" bbl to use for home defense purposes.

They run a bit more than your example, but not by much. I see them in Big 5 adds quite often for a under $300.

That's just my opinion though. When buying any gun I try to get as much versatility out of it as possible.

**Tyoung** · 12-29-2006, 03:23 PM

Mossberg 835 ultra mag is what I have and for the price you can't go wrong. I think mine was $279

**PackerfanXD** · 12-29-2006, 04:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tyoung

Mossberg 835 ultra mag is what I have and for the price you can't go wrong. I think mine was $279

+1, great gun. I'll be duck hunting with it tomorrow actually.

AKM · 12-29-2006, 05:50 PM

3 things you for sure need on a turkey gun:

Screw-in choke tubes with extra-full or turkey choke tube.
3.5" chamber
Good sights or optics
.

12-29-2006, 02:05 PM	#1
hillbilly_hippo XDTalk Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 95	Looking to get an inexpensive Turkey/duck hunting shotgun Howdy all- The future brother in law finally sealed my fate by buying me some turkey loads for Christmas. Thing is, I don't have a shotgun to use them in. I'm thinking something along the lines of a Mossberg Maverick, like this: http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/p...ducts_id/42607 24" bbl 3" chamber (means I can use anything up to 3", right?) Synthetic stock Anything I should be looking for in a decent turkey/duck gun? I'm not looking for uber tacti-cool, just something I can use to bag me some turkey!

12-29-2006, 02:48 PM	#2
Ajcrash XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,216	Personally I'm partial to the Remington 870. It's proven, and has been around long enough that their are tons of upgrade options for it. You can get the 28" bbl for hunting and an 18" bbl to use for home defense purposes. They run a bit more than your example, but not by much. I see them in Big 5 adds quite often for a under $300. That's just my opinion though. When buying any gun I try to get as much versatility out of it as possible. __________________ "The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale, and the lowest morals of any group of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marine Corps." Eleanor Roosevelt, 1945

12-29-2006, 05:50 PM	#5
AKM XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phoenix Posts: 1,511	3 things you for sure need on a turkey gun: Screw-in choke tubes with extra-full or turkey choke tube. 3.5" chamber Good sights or optics . __________________ Liviu Librescu - În veci pomenirea lui. U.S. Army/Marine Snipers - Making the World a Better Place, 175 grains at a time.

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12-29-2006, 03:23 PM	#3
Tyoung XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nampa, Idaho Posts: 319	Mossberg 835 ultra mag is what I have and for the price you can't go wrong. I think mine was $279