turbo1889 1 Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 (edited) As you guys are probably aware -- I like to use the 410 to hunt things some people think can't be taken down effectively with a small bore shotgun and prove it can be done. The S-410 is one of my favorites for doing such. I have previously posted the results from a successful deer hunt with the S-410 and slugs and now I have a successful wild turkey hunt to display as well. Called him in with decoys and a ground blind to about 15-20 yards and blasted him with a 3" load of #4 shot with the Saiga #3 full+ choke constriction on the barrel. Red dot sight put the red dot on his head and squeezed off. Who says you have to use an ultra magnum 3-1/2" 12ga. super-magnum 2+ oz. heavy turkey load ??? Just call them in reasonably close and make your shot(s) count. Special credit goes to, Eric, who works part time as basically a hired hand as rent payment on a farmers place near-by and took me out and did the actual calling while I did the trigger work. He already got his earlier in the season with bow and arrow. Edited April 26, 2009 by turbo1889 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
read_the_wall 614 Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 nice............... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
6x6pinz 4 Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 My turkery hunt starts on the 1st of May. Hopefully I will have similar results with my S410. Congrats, good looking bird Quote Link to post Share on other sites
superA 289 Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 Well done. I agree, I never understood why people bash the 410. I mean..you shoot the turkey in the head anyway. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paulry 50 Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 Nice bird! We need a Saiga Hunting Section! Out in the old days in Montana, we used to shoot them with reduced loads in .222 Rem and solids. Shoot for the heart using scopes. The older reloading books even discussed the best loads for this. Now you need to hunt up some cranberries! Good job! Carry on! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
evildog 20 Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 Nice job, i'm hoping to get my first one starting this week. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
G O B 3,516 Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 Good job! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jomo04 0 Posted April 27, 2009 Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 I love reading stories like these! I've not had a chance to take my S-410 out in search of a turkey yet, but I'm hoping to bloody her soon. I'm always amazed at how people call the .410's way to underpowered for anything, but a #4 pellet at 1300 fps is the same regardless of what bore/gauge it's fired from. Obviously the patterns tend to thin out, but as you've proved, if you keep your shots close you can be successful. A miss with a 3 1/2" 12 gauge is still a miss! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WardenWolf 6 Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 That's a nice bird. How much did she weigh in as? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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