Author Topic: Turkey hunting (Read 780 times)

msmith · « **on:** April 25, 2005, 03:18:21 PM »

OK. How many of you turkey hunt with a handgun and with what caliber? .22mag, 17 HMR, .32, or what? I am thinking that a Super Single six in .22mag or 17HMR would be the berries.

Mike

Duffy · « **Reply #1 on:** April 25, 2005, 07:32:16 PM »

Is it legal in your neck of the woods?

se-okla.shooter · « **Reply #2 on:** April 26, 2005, 10:42:28 AM »

.62 Royal Navy Service Pistol 1770s 55 FFF 60 gr. measure of #6

HouseofCash · « **Reply #3 on:** April 26, 2005, 12:00:36 PM »

I have shoot 3 or 4 of them with a .44 MAG. Black hawk. :grin: They just say you cant leave them in the field, they didnt say you cant throw them away when you get home.

No, for real though. I give them to my dogs. But, I did shoot them with the .44MAG.

Dave.

Blackhawk44 · « **Reply #4 on:** April 26, 2005, 02:41:06 PM »

9mm, 44 Sp and 45 ACP work just fine. .22Mag will knock them down, but not out. Very unreliable. Have had them hit the ground, play dead a minute then run like h*ll before I could get to them. Leaves no blood trail either. They don't run from the others. Don't need maggies or HP's, just a good solid cast bullet at decent speed.

poncaguy · « **Reply #5 on:** April 26, 2005, 03:06:15 PM »

17 HMR legal in Oklahoma for turkey...........

WD45 · « **Reply #6 on:** April 28, 2005, 04:51:43 AM »

Ain't legal in my neck of the woods.... wouldnt make any difference if I was using a pointed stick with the nasty weather around here... :roll:
HMMMM where did I leave that saw ... gotta get back to the ark :grin:

poncaguy · « **Reply #7 on:** April 28, 2005, 05:14:26 AM »

send us some rain.......had .40" last night, first rain in a month and a half here in northern Oklahoma................

WD45 · « **Reply #8 on:** April 29, 2005, 05:25:14 AM »

I already tried to send some ... But it just came back... Undeliverable address... return to sender :roll:

simplicity · « **Reply #9 on:** April 29, 2005, 05:42:00 AM »

In maine we aren't allowed to use a handgun, we have two seasons. In the spring season we can use either a shotgun or a bow and are only allowed to take a tom. In the fall season we are only allowed to use a bow and we can take either sex.

Mikey · « **Reply #10 on:** April 29, 2005, 05:48:16 AM »

I've taken turkey with a 12 ga, a 20 ga, a 357 with a hardcast bullet that just went right on through and a 45 auto (when he thought I didn't see him). Most often though it is with a 22 and it doesn't seem to matter if it is a rifle or my Ruger MkII - some have fled the inevitable dinner invitation after a hit from the 22, but they sure didn't flee far. Mikey.

ihuntbucks · « **Reply #11 on:** April 29, 2005, 06:24:45 PM »

In Alabama pistol has to be .40 and up.Am really surprise that in some states you could use .22 :eek: ..........Rick

Lawdog · « **Reply #12 on:** April 30, 2005, 10:11:56 AM »

I have never taken a turkey with a handgun. Shotguns of course, a couple with .22 WMR rifles but now my preferred method of choice for turkey hunting is one of my pellet rifles. Works great. Lawdog