thinkn about buying one in a 12gauge....any thoughts on this gun.....what turkey choke and shells work best out of this gun....any info will be great,thanks
It is heavy if you do any amount of hiking during your hunt. I say you can't go wrong with a 870 super mag!
Every barrel shoots ammo differently. You may want to try Federal ammo with flight control, FC. It's recommended to shoot this with a choke that IS NOT ported or has a wad stopper. Try shooting #5s or #6s with your full choke and see what happens. The flight control has a wad that holds the bbs together...it kind of does the work of a choke. That wad will travel over 40 yards! Are you shooting a 12 gauge with 3.5 inch shells?
shot info http://huntingreviews.blogspot.com/2009/04/federal-premium-turkey-loads-with.html a little extra info for you
As was stated, the 11-87 is heavy. Great gun though. I chose an 870 for my dedicated turkey gun. I believe the barrels have the same overbore, so choke/load combos should perform at least close to similar. I played with a LOT of loads/chokes, and ended up with an Indian Creek Black Diamond Strike .665, along with Hevi 13 3.5" 2.25oz #6's. I'm putting between 190-210 pellets in a 10" circle at 40 yards pretty consistently, and have had several 40-50 yard bang flops with it.
i use an 1187 synthetic stock with a 28" barrel a tru glo tg170x choke and shoot remington nitro turkey 5 shot. its good out to about 45 or 50 yards. since I use it I can say that it is not to heavy for me. but I use a sling just like on my bow. its also a great bird gun.
This is an old Thread but I'm new so...I have an 1187. I have had it for 20 some-odd years. I have taken more game with that gun that any other weapon I have. Lost count of the dove, deer, and ducks. It has only failed me one time. The very first time I pulled the trigger it jammed, I made a rookie mistake, I didnt oil it before shooting it the first time. My first turkey was taken with it, 48 steps, 19 lbs. 9 ozs. 10 1/2 beard 1 1/4 spurs. I also have a slug barrel for it. I take it hog hunting as back-up and I use a sling for carrying it.
