We live in the era of specialized turkey gear. Turkey-specific guns, loads, and chokes make it possible to cleanly kill turkeys at 50-plus yards. But here’s the catch: The super-tight patterns that ...

A dedicated turkey gun must shoot an even, dense pattern, naturally point on target, and easily maneuver through the hardwoods. The Beretta A300 Ultima Turkey accomplishes all of these tasks and more, ...

Warm weather has roused turkey hunters from their slumber, sending them afield for dawn patrols on lonely roads listening for gobbles. Finding and patterning turkeys is helpful, but it's also ...

Innovation in the world of turkey hunting tools continues to trend toward the sub gauge categories, with necessary nods to the 12-gauge standbys that can work well across broad spectrums ...

Many things about successfully bagging a spring gobbler can be debated, but there is no argument that the single most important factor in consistently filling a tag is knowing where a turkey gun ...

Like anything, you can take patterning a shotgun too far. A turkey hunter told me once he spent $1,000 one winter buying XX-Full chokes and magnum loads for his guns, then he patterned them all to ...

We put the best lead and TSS turkey loads to the test through patterning and ballistic gel evaluations. These are the loads that won top honors.

Patterning your shotgun is the only way to learn its effective range. Testing your gun with different chokes and loads can increase your hitting percentages by helping you find the ideal pattern ...

Sure, you can kill turkeys all day with any old shotgun that will hold a decent pattern at 30 yards. But where’s the fun in that? New loads and chokes specialized for turkey hunting have improved ...

THE key to a successful spring turkey hunt is knowing what your shotgun can and can not do. That will determine whether you walk out of the woods with a turkey over your shoulder. Knowing your firearm ...