# Help me with my new Winchester 1200 Turkey Tosser **URL:** \ **Category:** Hunting\ **Created:** [April 2, 2023, 1:05am UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/help-me-with-my-new-winchester-1200-turkey-tosser/90482 "2023-04-02T01:05:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![umop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9de0a6/32.png) [@umop](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/umop)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2023, 1:05am UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/help-me-with-my-new-winchester-1200-turkey-tosser/90482/1 "2023-04-02T01:05:19Z")
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. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![BRUCE26](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.usconcealedcarry.com/bruce26/32/111546_2.png) [@BRUCE26](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/BRUCE26)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2023, 1:20am UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/help-me-with-my-new-winchester-1200-turkey-tosser/90482/2 "2023-04-02T01:20:46Z")
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. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Karacal](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.usconcealedcarry.com/karacal/32/146742_2.png) [@Karacal](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/Karacal)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2023, 3:48am UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/help-me-with-my-new-winchester-1200-turkey-tosser/90482/4 "2023-04-02T03:48:03Z")
[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/dd_dev/original/3X/f/7/f7770da4987ff02807ea793f64fb5dd3f433cf8f.jpeg "How to do a turkey call in the Army") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVIZcwg5Boc) ---
**Author:** ![deactivated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@deactivated](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/deactivated)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2023, 4:29am UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/help-me-with-my-new-winchester-1200-turkey-tosser/90482/5 "2023-04-02T04:29:57Z")
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. Turkey’s sure some healthy nutrition. ---
**Author:** ![BRUCE26](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.usconcealedcarry.com/bruce26/32/111546_2.png) [@BRUCE26](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/BRUCE26)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2023, 4:57am UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/help-me-with-my-new-winchester-1200-turkey-tosser/90482/6 "2023-04-02T04:57:11Z")
It is said that if Turkeys could smell (like a Whitetail Deer) you would never kill one. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![WDB444](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.usconcealedcarry.com/wdb444/32/46469_2.png) [@WDB444](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/WDB444)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2023, 11:44am UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/help-me-with-my-new-winchester-1200-turkey-tosser/90482/7 "2023-04-02T11:44:50Z")
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.