Shotgun distance question

[Stomper]

At least no one here is upset about all of the blood on the log. I posted this on Facebook shortly after the hunt, and a couple of people were shocked by the amount of gore in the pic.

I guess that one needs to clean up blood for photos. I did not think that it was that noticeable. And then I guess hunters should also tell people that the animal they harvested passed away peacefully in its sleep.

This was the photo that people complained about the most:

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I really don't advertise that I am a gun owner or hunter on Facebook. One person even said to me: "You own guns?"

He seemed to be shocked.

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That's some great photos, Lance! I'd hardly call a little tiny bit of blood on the side of a log "gore", you should have posted pictures of the cleaning process.




When did the USA become such a vagnation?

 

[DirectDrive]

Full or Extra Full and 25 yards for a turk head shot.
You don't want to spray his body from too far away with a too open choke and wound him.

 

[Andy54Hawken]

Some good information or chokes and ranges ... thank you.
I wish we could hunt turkeys here in Washington with a muzzle loading rifle ... I'd love to do that.
In the meantime I do have some smoothbore muzzle loaders I can use.
Andy

 

[nammac]

That's some great photos, Lance! I'd hardly call a little tiny bit of blood on the side of a log "gore", you should have posted pictures of the cleaning process.




When did the USA become such a vagnation?

That "vagnation" process occurred between 2008 and 2016...

 

[bbbass]

If Billary had won, we'd all be vagin.

 

[JRuby]

When I hunted deer with my slug barrel on my 1100 using standard remington green slugs we could keep them in a one gallon plastic milk jug at 115 yards or so.
Don't know if I could do that today.

 

[Joe13]

When I hunted deer with my slug barrel on my 1100 using standard remington green slugs we could keep them in a one gallon plastic milk jug at 115 yards or so.
Don't know if I could do that today.

We are talking turkeys

I've been meaning to see what I can do with slugs and a smooth bore but always get distracted.

I need a new shotgun...

 

[Bon Sauvage]

At least no one here is upset about all of the blood on the log. I posted this on Facebook shortly after the hunt, and a couple of people were shocked by the amount of gore in the pic.

I guess that one needs to clean up blood for photos. I did not think that it was that noticeable. And then I guess hunters should also tell people that the animal they harvested passed away peacefully in its sleep.

This was the photo that people complained about the most:

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I really don't advertise that I am a gun owner or hunter on Facebook. One person even said to me: "You own guns?"

He seemed to be shocked.

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I see Lance but where is the crazy looking guy?

 

[Flymph]

You should have told them the turkey was taking a nap, and had a nose bleed. The turkey also owns the shotgun, which is made out of moss.

They wouldn't know any better.

 

[DunRanull]

When I hunted deer with my slug barrel on my 1100 using standard remington green slugs we could keep them in a one gallon plastic milk jug at 115 yards or so.
Don't know if I could do that today.

Irons or slug-scope? Lotta guys in southern Michigan seem to use the scopes made for rifled barrel slugs

 

[Joe13]

Irons or slug-scope? Lotta guys in southern Michigan seem to use the scopes made for rifled barrel slugs

A few of those states only allow shotgun or archery hunting - they gotta make the best of it I suppose.

 

[JRuby]

Irons or slug-scope? Lotta guys in southern Michigan seem to use the scopes made for rifled barrel slugs

We never used scopes. We just had better eyes back then. We use to red or orange model enamel paint on the front post.

 

[DirectDrive]

Ithaca Deerslayer was the best smoothbore slug gun when I was hunting the MA woods.
26" IC and factory rifle sights. They were legendary.
The ol' man's 1100 factory slug gun was no match for the Ithaca.

We agreed that the 1100 (18-1/2") was good for about 75 yards and the Ithaca could be stretched to 125.

Rifled barrels were not legal.

 

[JRuby]

Ithaca Deerslayer was the best smoothbore slug gun when I was hunting the MA woods.
26" IC and factory rifle sights. They were legendary.
The ol' man's 1100 factory slug gun was no match for the Ithaca.

We agreed that the 1100 (18-1/2") was good for about 75 yards and the Ithaca could be stretched to 125.

Rifled barrels were not legal.

Well we could reliably hit a milk jug three out of three times with my remington 1100 at 115 yards. I still.have the gun but probably haven't shot it in the last seven years. Back then I used it for hunting everything ducks pheasants squirrel quail you name it back there we probably hunted with our shotguns other than for a 22 it was the only gun I shot. Oh yes used it for 4h as well.i knew that gun well.

 

[Bon Sauvage]

Apparently in the 19th century a muzzleloading shotgun firing wire shot cartridges, such as Eley's Patent Wire Cartridges, have our modern cartridges beat all to he!! as far as range and effectiveness go. These shells proved their effectiveness prior to the ACW and continued to be sold until about 1918.

I have fired my own muzzleloading shotguns with the shot charge protected from the barrel by paper or drill cloth for an improvement in patterns and might have a go at making one of these historically correct wire cartridges myself but DO NOT advise anybody else to try it.

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[U8395279]

I see Lance but where is the crazy looking guy?

I don't get what the two of you mean, by posting these nonsensical and pointless replies to me, implying that I look crazy. Are you like jealous that I am willing to post a photo of myself?

Let's see you post a photo of your ugly face, so that some of us can make fun of you.

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[Bon Sauvage]

Easy Lance.......Apparently you don't get the joke. I apologize if I offended you. BMCM!!!

 

[Joe13]

Easy Lance.......Apparently you don't get the joke. I apologize if I offended you. BMCM!!!

Who

 

[U8395279]

Easy Lance.......Apparently you don't get the joke. I apologize if I offended you. BMCM!!!

In what Universe is it considered "funny" to call someone crazy looking?

If you did not notice, I very diplomatically sidestepped the comment and ignored it the first time that it was said here in this thread. I thought that was the best way to respond. But, for some strange, and unfathomable reason, you felt compelled to chime in and push this, and repeat the exact same comment a second time.

I'm sorry, but normal people do not feel compelled to ridicule and tease others.

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[Bon Sauvage]

BMCM