turkey hunter question?

**freddy g** · September 12th, 2010, 01:07 PM

Hey guy's, a guy i work with has a 24" full bore (no provision for chokes) mossberg barrel he is selling ,he say's he used to take turkey's with it all the time till he bought a turkey barrel ,my question is would this barrel be ok for turkey hunting or should i not waist my money and just buy a 28" choked vent rib barrel? he only want's $50 for it and a choked barrel is $150.
thanks........fred

**den9** · September 12th, 2010, 07:39 PM

no, for turkey hunting you want a super full choke.

an open choke would be pretty useless imo for turkey.

whats wrong with your current barrel? can you switch chokes? chances are his mossberg barrel is a mod or full.

i have a 10 gauge with a super full and can spread a 5x5' semi dense pattern at 40-50 yards

i wouldnt bother with anything less than a full choke, you can take one with a mod but you would have to be pretty close.

**A-5** · September 12th, 2010, 08:39 PM

Originally Posted by freddy g

Hey guy's, a guy i work with has a 24" full bore (no provision for chokes) mossberg barrel he is selling ,he say's he used to take turkey's with it all the time till he bought a turkey barrel ,my question is would this barrel be ok for turkey hunting or should i not waist my money and just buy a 28" choked vent rib barrel? he only want's $50 for it and a choked barrel is $150.
thanks........fred

I believe fullbore means full choke so for turkeys it would be fine. You could probably find a bbl used with chokes for $50-75. Gun broker has one for bid at $26. I would try to find a choked bbl for the gun so its more versatile.

**fingers80002** · September 12th, 2010, 10:52 PM

24" sounds like a slug barrel, most field barrels are 28".

Mossberg does list a 24" field barrel, but it is accu-set.... takes choke tubes.

**freddy g** · September 13th, 2010, 05:15 PM

this 24" barrel is smooth bore with no choke just like my 18" home defense barrel, it's definitley not rifled! the only differance between my 18" and his barrel is his is 6" longer. so i guess i will just buy a 28" accu choke barrel!

**Little Cloud** · September 14th, 2010, 04:09 PM

I've used a full choke on Turkeys for years without any issues.

I'd check the barrel before buying. It should be labeled 'full'. If it's not, pass.

Once I saw a website that illustrated how to field test a shotgun choke with a coin. I wouldn't take it for gospel, but it would demonstrate if the barrel was cut down to a cylinder choke.

IMHO, modular chokes are the way to go. I'd save up some nickels to get the 'all in one' barrel.