Hey This is my first year turkey hunting. I just bought a Benelli Supernova and have a choke tube question. I am going to shoot Winchester Supreme High Velocity Turkey Load in a 3in 1 and 3/4 oz 5 shot. I also bought a H.S. Undertaker XT Ported Choke. It says for lead and copper plated lead shot only. Will this be ok to use with my chosen load. Thanks any help is appreciated
That'll work, but I'd suggest heading up to the 6 shot, and even 3.5". You could be shooting a 5" shell when the bird comes in....you won't feel a thing. I always load 3.5" 6's for the first shell, and 3" 5's following, shall they be needed. Good luck!
I would always suggest patterning your gun before going into the field. Some choke tubes work better than others with certain makes and models. I used 3 different choke tubes before I found the right one for my Benelli M1.
pattern your gun before you go to the field just to make sure everything is OK. Otherwise you should be good to go!
TT shot! Not legal in Kansas... I would go just the opposite direction. I shoot heavey shot in 7s. I'd rather be throwing a lot more lead with a "scatter gun".
Thank yall for the advice where it said not to shoot high density or steel through it I was worried but now I feel better about it. Thank you again
Just FYI, I checked the NE regs and TT shot is not legal there as well assuming thats where you live/hunt. "Shotgun – Hunters must use a shotgun with shells that contain shot size 2 to 7½ only. Slugs are illegal." Reference: http://outdoornebraska.ne.gov/hunting/guides/biggame/turkey/pdf/turkey_brochure_and_application.pdf
I wonder if that is something kinda new. I havnt shot a turkey witb a shotgun in a few years but we have always used goose loads to hunt turkey with. The info is appreciated and i will be sure to pass that. along..
View attachment 15679 Definitely pattern that thing unless you already have. My Supernova shot high and left with the stock choke. I put a Diamond Choke by Indian Creek on it and it shot a little high and right. I used the Heavy 13 Blend, 3", 2oz. Kicks like a mother! I took a Jake Saturday morning at about 20+ yards. Put my bead on his head and then dropped it about 4" and right 4". And then the bird dropped. I hope I loaded the attachment right... Hey does your Supernova make a lot of rattling and popping noise from the forend?
What do you mean about the rattling? I have been shooting it. I am hopefully going this weekend. Thank yall for the advice
Does the slide rattle, click or pop a bit on yours? I mean make noise while you're handling it. Seems like most do and some don't, unfortunately mine does and there's no fix. If you google it, you'll see that is about the only complaint you'll hear on it, other than some people think its kind of ugly. Over the weekend I handled a Mossberg and also a Browning pump and turns out they both made noise from the forend too, so after that I wasn't so upset. It's really not a big deal unless you're turkey hunting. I took it apart and put some moleskin on the inside of it, but it didn't do much. If you haven't noticed it on yours, then you're one of the luck ones. So how did yours pattern?
yes mine does make some of the noise but I have never really noticed it. Mine patterns good but I have a bad flinching problem that I am trying to work through before I shoot at a real turkey. I will probably wait a week or so to get more practice in so I don't end up wounding a bird. Other than that it patterns well. I am hoping to go next friday. Do you have any tips or hints to help on getting a bird and any tricks for my flinching. The main thing I do is jerking the trigger at the last minute. After shooting my shotgun I worked with my rifle and felt I did better with the flinching but ran out of time to shoot the shot gun again. Thanks
Well the good thing about flinching is that when you're on an actual bird or live target, your adrenline will automatically kick in, your concentration level will sky rocket and you won't even feel the recoil or remember the pop. It's totally different than shooting at a paper target were you're trying to hit dead on and are anticipating the shot. I hate patterning that cannon, it's not a fun gun to shoot in my opinion. At least not with a turkey load it isn't. I can shoot 1-1/8 oz loads out of it all day long, but when it comes to the 2 oz or 2-1/4 oz magnum loads, I flinch like a little school girl. Just remember when you're on a live target, you'll forget about the gun and be concentrating on the target. Most of the time you'll have thicker layers of clothing or a coat on too when you're hunting, so that helps. It was only about 40 here for me last Saturday morning, so I had 2 or 3 shirts on plus a coat. I really do think that if the opportunity presents itself, you'll squeeze or pull that trigger and not jerk it, since it's a completely different scenario. If it patterns well like you say, you're gonna kill it. One thing I would suggest, if your forend does make any noise at all like mine, be real carefull with that. That hollow plastic grip is like an echo chamber out in the woods. When I set my gun down, I usually try to push the slide back tight against the receiver to eliminate that little bit a play in the bolt, so that when I do pick it up and aim, it doesn't make any sound when I pull the gun tight to my shoulder. Also, remember to make a good cheek weld, that'll help with flinching too. I don't know what kind of rifle you shot, but most average deer rifles don't compare to a 12 guage with a turkey load, again that's just my opinion. As far as getting a bird goes, oh boy that's a dandy. First you gotta know where they are or where you think they will be. After that, it's mostly woodsmanship. If you call, don't call too much and camo, camo, camo. You'll find tons of good stuff in magazines, on-line, Youtube other hunters and on your own.
