Best Turkey Gun for Spring

[KYHUNTER76]

Which is the best Turkey Gun out there. Currently I am looking at the new Beretta Al 391 Extrema in Advantage Timber and the Mossberg 835 in Advantage Timber. I know these guns are on opposite ends of the price spectrum. I am wondering if the Mossberg is just as good or good enough. I do not really want to put $1300 dollars into the Beretta but if the Mossberg is junk I do not want it.

[Hammer]

Mossberg's are good guns. Very reliable. I also like the safety on top. I think you'll be satisfied. GL!

[RutNBuck]

if your looking to save on $$ a single shot 12 would do the trick since on turkeys you usually only get one shot...but if you perfer to have more back up shots i suggest a Rem 870 in the matt finish can get a good deal on it..and the gun will also take a beating of those ridge running gobbler hunts...

"A wise indian once said,the more you move the less you will see,the less you move the more you will see"

" I live to hunt, but my wife says i may hunting a place to live"

[Multidigits]

Buy the 835 in a Combo. The have a very acurate slug barrel, if you need a shotgun for deer hunting. Good deals on them too. I used one a lot for turkey and goose, until I got a Browning Gold 3 1/2". The 870 has a bit better workmanship but they were having some extraction problems with the 3 1/2" shells.

[ceohunter]

If your looking at the Beretta you might as well look at the Benelli SBE. It is on the expensive side, but one fine gun it is!

[mossyhorns]

I shoot an 870 SP and have never had an extraction problem. I even use it with 3 1/2's for waterfowl and it cycles pretty fast. The only problem with the 3 1/2's that I've noticed is that the recoil slams the bolt all the way back in an instant before you realize it. I've been caught trying to work the slide when the bolt had already bottomed out and all I needed to do was push the slide forward. An 870 Special Purpose turkey gun would be a good compromise between the big "B" guns and the Mossberg.

[Multidigits]

I've sold three of the 870's and all had to be worked on. One was replaced by the factory after the local service center couldn't fix it. The bolt would not pull the empty from the chamber on these guns. You must have gotten a good one. Overall, the 870 would have a better action and smoother stroke.

[KYhunter]

Or you can buy and old 12 ga. with 3" chamber and have it customized for turkeys. Shorten the barrel with screw-in chokes, force-coned if you want, vent rib, sights, sling etc. Best lightweight turkey gun you could ever want and half the price. What else could a fella want?

[gates]

You may want to check out the Benneli NOVA. I bought one last year and is is a good gun. Matched with a XXX comp-n-choke all camo for under $400. My mossburg always shot low so I had to put the turkey's head behind the sight bead. I missed 2 birds because they bent down right when I shot(same hunting partner saw both misses). The NOVA at 40 yds the bead is on the waddles with the head showing above the bead. 2 shots this spring and 2 turkeys, 35 yds and 45 yds both droped instantly with 3.5" Win #6 HV shells.

James

[duckbuster]

The 835 is a good gun for the price. I know because I've owned one for about 10 years now. It's been through hell and back and has never let me down. On the other hand, if it is an auto loader that you desire, the Winchester Super X2 is a fine gun. It's simple to breakdown and clean and I've never had the first problem with it. I've shot 2 3/4", 1oz dove loads all the way to 3 1/2", 1 9/16oz waterfowl loads without a jam one. I usually go through a case or more of 3 1/2" shells per waterfowl season, so that should tell you something about the X2's reliability. X2's sell for around $625 for the black and $725 for the camo version. Just my $.02

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