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August 21st, 2007, 11:22 AM #1
Thinking of using rifle for turkey season...
I'm thinking of using my .223 for this Fall's turkey season. Anybody have any suggestions for ammo? I was thinking target ammo would go right through the bird and not cause as much dammage to the meat as a hunting round.
Last edited by CZJedi; August 21st, 2007 at 09:01 PM.
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August 21st, 2007, 12:14 PM #2
Re: Thinking of using rifle for turkey season...
I think I read somewhere on the PGC site that bullets must be made of lead or must be designed to expand upon impact.
That may just be for deer hunting though.
I'll look when I have time later.
I've used a .22 LR to take two turkeys in the fall and they both dropped dead on the spot.
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August 21st, 2007, 12:48 PM #3
Re: Thinking of using rifle for turkey season...
Real men hunt turkey with the guillotine arrow
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August 21st, 2007, 02:10 PM #4
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August 21st, 2007, 03:26 PM #5
Re: Thinking of using rifle for turkey season...
Fall Season: 1) Manually operated rifles and handguns, including rimfires;
2) Manually operated and autoloading shotguns limited to a 3-shell capacity
in the chamber and magazine combined; 3) Muzzleloading shot-guns, rifles and handguns; and 4) Long, recurve, compound
bows or crossbows with broadheads of cutting edge design.
Single projectile ammunition or shot no larger than No. 4 lead,
bismuth-tin or tungsten-iron, and No. 2 steel. The fall seasons
in WMUs 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 5C & 5D are limited to shotguns
and long, recurve, compound bows or crossbows with
broadheads of cutting edge design.
Turkey regulations do not contain any indication that expanding ammunition must be used. That's generally a big game regulation. As long as the ammunition falls within these guidelines you're good. You should definitely be ok with your .223
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August 21st, 2007, 09:29 PM #6
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September 30th, 2007, 05:43 PM #7Junior Member
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Re: Thinking of using rifle for turkey season...
I was thinking of buying a .223 for fox, coyote, turkey, and lawn beavers (ground hogs). I guess it would be a good universal gun to have.
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September 30th, 2007, 11:53 PM #8
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October 1st, 2007, 01:02 AM #9
Re: Thinking of using rifle for turkey season...
I routinely use a Marlin 882 .22mag for fall turkey. Have taken several with Winchester 40gr HP ammo.
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October 1st, 2007, 01:24 AM #10
Re: Thinking of using rifle for turkey season...
Does anyone know if .17 HMR rimfire is legal to hunt with
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