I completely understand the fact of keeping a shotgun a shotgun. The only place these loads will be used is on the Waurika WMA. There it is either a rimfire or shotgun. I decided shotgun as there are so many thick, super thick places.
It doesn't have anything to do with hitting the cat within 30y.........I want something left to take to the fur buyer. Fist sized holes are tough to sew up. And turkeys with mods? Those two modified chokes haven't left my O/U in several years. They pattern my turkey loads and steel great for me, works for me. For the cat that hangs up at 70y, turn your call off and sit tight, most times he'll come on across to see what was going on, unless the reason he hung up was because he saw the caller.
Not everybody sells their cats. I'm sure mod chokes pattern great for you but I like the distance you get out of Turkey chokes especially when a gobbler is on the edge of his strut zoneand doesn't want to come in any farther, oh wait let me guess, I should stop calling and sit tight! I'll be the first to say I've made my share of mistakes when hunting (that's how you learn) but it's nice to know there are people out there that bring them in everytime.
So I guess you shoot turkeys with a modified choke too? I'll agree that it depends on what terrain you are hunting.I get why okie4570 would want a modified choke inside 30 yards if he's hunting dense woods but, "I want my shotgun to perform like a shotgun not a rifle" makes absoloutely no sense. Why not just saw it off or load a blunderbuss for that matter! I don't think increasing your range by 20 or 30 yards would be considered a "rifle" shot. I've hunted small openings in dense brush 50-70 yards wide where cats would sit on the edge and not want to cross the open and I was mighty glad I had a turkey choke. If you can't hit a cat or dog inside of 30 yards with a turkey choke you need to hit the range or buy a 10 gauge. Just my opinion.
So I guess you shoot turkeys with a modified choke too? I'll agree that it depends on what terrain you are hunting.I get why okie4570 would want a modified choke inside 30 yards if he's hunting dense woods but, "I want my shotgun to perform like a shotgun not a rifle" makes absoloutely no sense. Why not just saw it off or load a blunderbuss for that matter! I don't think increasing your range by 20 or 30 yards would be considered a "rifle" shot. I've hunted small openings in dense brush 50-70 yards wide where cats would sit on the edge and not want to cross the open and I was mighty glad I had a turkey choke. If you can't hit a cat or dog inside of 30 yards with a turkey choke you need to hit the range or buy a 10 gauge. Just my opinion.
I don't turkey hunt at all so my shotgun is for predators only. I hunt mainly thick cover where my shots are usually 40 yards or less. A running coyote in thick brush can be a challenge to say the least so I use a modified choke. That is my preference. Not going to be right for everyone but I've been killing predators for a long time and it works for me. Sorry if my previous post offended you.
Since you don't turkey hunt at all, why did you even comment on it? You admit you know nothing about it.
Stick to what you know, and you'll go far in this forum. Troll like you have been doing, and you will get nothing but negative comments.
I wasn't trying to troll anything Dennis. Just giving my opinion about what choke to use on predators, which is what the op was asking about. I apologize if I crossed a line.Since you don't turkey hunt at all, why did you even comment on it? You admit you know nothing about it.
Stick to what you know, and you'll go far in this forum. Troll like you have been doing, and you will get nothing but negative comments.
Stick to what you know, and you'll go far in this forum. Troll like you have been doing, and you will get nothing but negative comments.
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