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Offline tony212

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Turkey With the Shorty
« on: October 23, 2012, 09:58:48 AM »
Yesterday after work went out looking for stand locations for deer season.  Took my 12ga shorty because it was easy to care while walking.  I ran into a flock of 8 or 9 Toms and the shorty came through.  I brought home this 16LB tom.  Got him at between 40 and 50 yards, dropped him stone dead.
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Re: Turkey With the Shorty
« Reply #1 on: October 23, 2012, 01:44:50 PM »
Good job!  ;) That's a pretty long kill shot with that Shorty. What shot size and brand were you using?
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Re: Turkey With the Shorty
« Reply #2 on: October 23, 2012, 03:29:14 PM »
Nice bird.  ;)   Make sure you post it in the H&R game taken for 2012-2013 post.  ;)
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Re: Turkey With the Shorty
« Reply #3 on: October 23, 2012, 05:55:46 PM »
What type of choke? That's a long shot, nice job making it happen.
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Re: Turkey With the Shorty
« Reply #4 on: October 23, 2012, 06:04:46 PM »
gobble-gobble-uuugggghhh! ! !  ;)


nice bird!
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Re: Turkey With the Shorty
« Reply #5 on: October 23, 2012, 10:50:48 PM »
I had a Colonial full choke tube in the gun.  I had them put in my 1100 as well and they are awesome.  I had Winchester Supreme 1 3/4 oz of #4s.  After I shot all the other toms flew away and I thought I didn't get anything. Then I saw him dead on the ground.  Those Colonial tubes have amazed me before with the distance I get out of them.
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Re: Turkey With the Shorty
« Reply #6 on: October 24, 2012, 06:19:32 AM »
did you thread the barrel yourself for the tube or have a gunsmith do the work?
 
Nice shootin'. 8)
 
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Re: Turkey With the Shorty
« Reply #7 on: October 24, 2012, 08:25:55 AM »
I had a gunsmith named Michael Orlen in Amherst MA cut the barrel and install the tubes. He did an excellent job, was very fast and a very reasonable price.
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