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Posted: 4/8/2008 9:38:10 PM EDT
| Can you use a shotgun made for hunting turkey to hunt waterfowl? |
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Why couldn't you? If the barrel can handle steel or other nontoxic shot, it's golden. Something to note though, DO NOT fire steel shot through a turkey choke or even anything tighter than a modified(unless it's marketed as a full choke for steel shot). There are shot type specific choke tubes out there, but as a general rule most are for lead shot--and a full choke is way too tight for use with steel. A choke marked specifically as steel shot and full will be basically the same(dimensionally) as a modified choke for lead. |
| I suppose you could, especially if that was the only shotgun you owned. Turkey guns typically have shorter barrels, whereas waterfowl shotguns have longer barrels. I am not a waterfowl hunter, but when I shoot flying birds I prefer a longer barrel. I think a shorter barrel is too "whippy". |
| If the gun has rifle type sights, then it will not be a good one. Get a 26" or 28" barrel for it and it will work well for waterfowl. If the gun has a bead on the front, then it will work for waterfowl. Short barrels do not have a disadvantage as far as effectiveness, just that they are harder to keep swinging, thus for some it makes it harder to hit a moving bird. |
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