What is the best load for turkeys?

A standard 2 ¾-inch or 3-inch magnum tungsten load is more than enough for killing turkeys out past 50 yards. Additionally, the advantages of tungsten shells make 20-gauge shotguns indisputably effective turkey killers.

What is the best TSS turkey load?

Best TSS Penetration: Browning TSS 3-inch, 1¾-ounce, No. 7

  • Best pattern (10-inch circle, 40 yards): 88 pellets.
  • Best head/neck strikes: 28 pellets.
  • Brister box: 95 pellets through 27 pieces of cardboard.
  • Muzzle velocity: 1,013 fps.
  • Buffered shot.

What size shot should you use for turkey?

Shooters might use shot as small as #9 for very small birds like quail, or as large as #2 for large birds like geese and swans. For comparison, there are 585 #9 lead pellets in an ounce versus only 90 #2 pellets in an ounce. For turkey hunting, shot sizes 4, 5 and 6 will all work.

How many pellets are in a 5 shot turkey load?

There are 225 No. 6 pellets in one ounce, 172 each in No. 5s and 135 each in No. 4 shot.

What is the best ammo for turkey?

Let’s take a look at what I consider to be the five best turkey loads on the market.

  • Federal’s 3rd Degree.
  • Remington Premier High Velocity Magnum Turkey Loads.
  • Hevi-Shot Magnum Blend Turkey.
  • Winchester Long Beard XR.
  • Federal Premium Mag-Shok Heavyweight Turkey.
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What shotgun choke is best for turkey?

Full choke has tight constriction. The shot holds together even longer, making this choke good for squirrels, turkey, and other game shot at 40-yard and longer ranges. Turkey hunters sometimes use Extra Full or Turkey choke for even denser patterns at long range.

What’s the best shot for turkey hunting?

Bagging Birds – The 5 Best Turkey Hunting Loads for Shotguns

  1. Remington Nitro Turkey. SALE. Affordable, Reliable, and Lethal.
  2. Hevi Shot Magnum Blend. SALE. Heavy Duty Knock Down Power.
  3. Winchester Long Beard XR Turkey. SALE. Long Range Lethality.
  4. Federal Premium 3rd Degree. SALE. One Load.
  5. Winchester Double X High-Velocity. SALE.

Is 4 shot or 5 shot better for turkey?

4 shot, with more than enough energy at then-accepted turkey killing ranges of 40 yards or less can glance off bone. Bourjaily goes on to write, “as a rule of thumb, lead 6s are reliable to 35 yards, lead 5s to 45.

How far away can you shoot a turkey with a 12-gauge?

My generic answer: 20-35 yards. The payload stays baseball tight with shots taken at under 20 steps, and misses are more likely, especially with that serpentine turkey head juking around. Then again, the swarm of pellets begins to open up when shot from farther out, especially beyond 40 yards.