smooth bore turkey barrel

[Ron hall]

hey guys what is best size of shot in a colerain turkey choke barrel for turkeys or best paterns and should i shoot lead or copper plated lead thanks and where is the best place to buy shot 20 ga

 

[tenngun]

Never tried nought but lead
You can get shot via Buffalo arms on line

 

[Acohill1]

hey guys what is best size of shot in a colerain turkey choke barrel for turkeys or best paterns and should i shoot lead or copper plated lead thanks and where is the best place to buy shot 20 ga

For non toxic goto ballisticproducts.com
For lead and Steel rotometals is good.
As far as shot size I'm not am expert there but I'd hazard a guess at #2 or perhaps #4 with as heavy a powder load you can put under it without blowing the pattern......

Avoid rotos bismuth. It's cheaper but it's not consistently spherical or the right size.

 

[2 shots]

theres only one way to tell what your gun likes.

 

[Ron hall]

theres only one way to tell what your gun likes.

yup will shoot her as soon as it arives

 

[Brokennock]

Check your game regs for max shot size if there is one.
I like #5s for a balance between the pellet mass if #4 and the shot count/density of #6. If I couldn't get #5 I'd go to #4.
I don't have one of those choked barrels. But shot size is shot size, regardless of choke,,,,, or gauge.

 

[Ron hall]

Check your game regs for max shot size if there is one.
I like #5s for a balance between the pellet mass if #4 and the shot count/density of #6. If I couldn't get #5 I'd go to #4.
I don't have one of those choked barrels. But shot size is shot size, regardless of choke,,,,, or gauge.

i allways shoot 6s in reg shot gun but new to the fowler world

 

[Robin101]

Somehow I ended up with a large coffee can full of #5 nickel plated shot and that's what I'm using this year.
With a choked barrel, is seems #5 would work fine, you just need to figure the amount of charge.
Robin

 

[Eterry]

hey guys what is best size of shot in a colerain turkey choke barrel for turkeys or best paterns and should i shoot lead or copper plated lead thanks and where is the best place to buy shot 20 ga

I've killed many, many turkeys with a hot load of #6 shot. I aim at the middle of the neck. A body shot is a waste of time, IMHO.
The copper plating makes the lead harder to deform, which is a great thing.

Do the metal can test. If it doesn't punch through the can get closer or add powder. Tuna cans are great.

 

[Eterry]

Somehow I ended up with a large coffee can full of #5 nickel plated shot and that's what I'm using this year.
With a choked barrel, is seems #5 would work fine, you just need to figure the amount of charge.
Robin

5s are what most pheasant and squirrel hunters use.
Great find!!

 

[FiremanBrad]

I use 5’s in mine. Plain Ol lead!!!

 

[Eterry]

I use 5’s in mine. Plain Ol lead!!!

Plain lead will do fine, but the copper coated doesn't hurt any, and may help.

 

[gonpce]

I use copper plated 5's. Works great

 

[rkg1]

My Colerain barrel likes
1 1/4 oz of #6 lead and 75 grains of 2f. Used that load for 30 years.

 

[Zutt-man]

My Kibler 58 is jug choked and loves #5’s for gobblers