I went to a gunshow today and an old man walked up to me and says “Need you a Winchester?”.
I liked it and decided to get it for $100. New to me.
There be some turkeys nearby that I’ve been taking exception to, mainly because they’re out strutting in public and not filling my freezer. That’s kind of why I bought this thing.
It is:
Winchester 1200
30"
2-3/4
Modified Choke
I’m told that it’s not the best tool for the job. All I can say is it’s an upgrade from what I used to use. That being said, I’d appreciate any input you assassins of bearded bird might have.
Anything. Pretend you’re talking to a 5 year old.
What to expect? What loads you’d recommend? Put it on.
I have a Remington 1100 with a modified choke and used to hunt just about anything out to 50yds. I have shot steel shot with no damage to the mod. choke and it shoots Foster style rifled slugs out to 100yds. For Turkey I would use a #4 Pheasant load. Just pattern the load you want to hunt with. Aim for the neck where it meets the body, those pesky heads move alot.Good Hunting.
#4 and #5 shot work well. Buy a couple of different boxes and pattern them at different distances. When the pattern gets much bigger than paper plate size you found your practical limit for the gun/ammo combo. As said aim for the head/neck.
Gotta admit, I like that old-man salesman you met.
I only recently got into hunting, am a “greenhorn”, and will be for quite a while. For now, reading up on small game, .22 cal, and 20 to 16 gauge caliber ranges.
If I meet some goals, move up to medium size game.
Enjoying learning so many intricacies in shotguns, and the ethics of hunting.
It is just fine for the job. Many turkeys have made their way to a table thanks to a 2 3/4 inch Winchester 1200 over many years. It doesn’t have to be a high tech bells and whistles “cool” turkey gun. As for prep, read what @BRUCE26 said. He knows of what he speaks.
