Making Changes/ New Turkey Hunting Setup

I don't do alot of videos like this but many have been asking about my set up this year
and wanted a update video.
I am shooting a new setup this year,
so here's a quick look at the updates to
my turkey hunting gun and choke and shells.
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[@BlueCollarOutdoorsUSA]

Hard to beat a 20 gauge with tss and the right choke it’s UNREAL in our testing!

[@markhamblin8195]

Unless you got a 870 TS Special Purpose Super Mag......12 gauge....best turkey gun ever made.....period!

[@deangross7984]

Scope all the way!!! Been using one for 20+ years. Never would even consider going back without one

[@DEVILDOG1964]

RIGHT ON V PLEX BRINGS THAT HEAD IN UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL I KEEP MINE AT 3X AND CAN PICK BETTWEN TWIGS AND BRANCHES DOWN RANGE IF I HAVE TO.

[@joeyvanover9465]

ol Tom couldn't resist the ol sly box call Sunday..

[@njgrplr2007]

Scopes also help old eyes that can't see open sights and the target clearly at the same time. I have the Vortex Crossfire II 1-4x24 with an illuminated reticle. It's essentially a scope and red dot in one package. The target acquisition speed and field of view blows away all of the red dots I've looked at and I've seen a lot of them.

[@TScottW99]

Late to the party. I've been using a Leupold NWTF Turkey Plex for years on my turkey guns. Leupold quick making it but it's a heck of a scope.

[@randlerichardson5826]

9:17 is where I’m at I’ll be back in a few minutes buddy.

[@graysquirreltreeservice7299]

Blue collar outdoors are ny boys doing some really great testing 🤗🙌🙌🙌🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🤗

[@BlueCollarOutdoorsUSA]

Appreciate that brother! 🇺🇸🔨🦃

[@graysquirreltreeservice7299]

@@BlueCollarOutdoorsUSA ya guys nice work 🦃🦃🦃🦃

[@BushwhackerMountainCoTV]

Love the setup! Excited for the season to start for us!

[@paulmiller676]

I've had a 10 ga browning inventor gold I've hunted with a diamond scope killed bunch birds with it as I've got older the weight kills ya. So I got a 12 ga shells are easier to find .but the 10 ga will always be my baby

[@swamplandoutdoors]

Nice setup and excellent pattern! Thanks for the setup peak.

[@mr.c2763]

That's a heck of a pattern right there. Thanks for the video.

[@woodzman991]

Good luck from TN Matt.

[@myronhigh3527]

AWESOME run and gun setup for sure!!!! And you DEFINITELY cant go wrong with the Apex TSS loads! Best of luck this season, and God Bless you and your family!!!!👍🤗🙏

[@bs431980]

Nice setup

[@Countryassrebel]

Matt your the man bro hope to get on one in the morning bo cheers

[@graysquirreltreeservice7299]

The small shot new shells are ridiculous🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🦃🙌

[@bobbygolden2791]

Great Video!

[@mikesimmons8787]

Nice set up. I have 2 of those scopes, there pretty good. Never tried it for turkey hunting.

[@riverwright6354]

Nice setup Matt! I'm just using my grandpa's 870 20ga with the Carlson Long Beard Choke and Long Beard #6 shot. Good luck buddy!!

[@lp6235]

Nice video, good luck in the morning sir!

[@218mitch]

Good to see the turkey killer still learning. I think you’ll come around the the red dot soon too. Good luck in Tennessee. My 3 days of Tennessee hunting didn’t go well. The turkeys didn’t respond to calls and were on the neighboring property. They stayed quiet 90% of the day too. Just wasn’t in the cards this trip.

[@chrisfowler2465]

Another good video!

[@harryl7946]

Nice vid Dale.

[@squib3083]

Great content enjoy your channel

[@Pwrcritter]

I have the same scope on my muzzleloader. Real nice.

[@thanielsommers4500]

Good video. I had to use my wife’s 870 20 ga it worked fine, but I prefer my 12 lb browning 10 ga, I do a lot of roaming but when you touch that trigger I know it was worth lugging around. Options are great tho nice to see 410s getting popular again too

[@stevegraves2968]

Great set up. I use Benelli SBE 12ga .665 Turkey thug choke 3" Grand slam #6

[@jamescrane6881]

KOOL SHOT!!! 🦃

[@KD-kb7iw]

Ive used a old mossberg 835 from K-mart bought 20 plus years ago with a red dot scope & a double X choke, shooting 4 shot 3,1/2s and ive been able to kill longbeards 75 yards away. Just a combination of all the right things has a pattern smaller than a basketball at 55 yards

[@stevencochran4274]

I love my 835 I believe they are best turkey gun out there

[@KD-kb7iw]

Hands down no competition at all

[@justpassinthrough7]

Great Video! I am running a Stoeger M3500 12 ga 3.5in LB XR with Carlson XR, it shoots Double X and Nitro good but yeah 6 shot is key. I am trying those for next season.

[@danielernst3685]

Nice to have a new 20 ga, guy. I switched to a 20 ga about 10 years ago mine is a hammer, I use hevi shot 5,6 71/2 .its lights out, no doubt . Killed a double beard Tom weigh 28.6 pounds had two inch spurr, hes at the taxidermist. Good luck we always use archery equipment first week ,if no luck well go on the offensive and bring the hammer. Mossberg 500, black synthetic stock,has a double bead and like said it's no doubt,and knocks em out.👍👍🦃💥

[@ozark_trapper]

Thats a nice set. I did carry a Remington SP 10ga turkey gun. Then i got my hands on a Mossberg 500 410 TSS turkey gun. 2 months later i bought a mossberg SA 410ga TSS turkey gun. I am shooting Apex Ninja 9.5 shot out of both. With a Indian Creek. 385 chokes in both. Then not very long after that. I sold my 12 ga turkey loads. And decided i also needed a 20ga. I had a bunch of 12 ga turkey loads. That i had bought over the yrs. I had enough money out of the sell. I bought a mossberg SA 20ga turkey gun . I am shooting federal 20 ga 3 inch 9 shot. Using a Carlson tss choke. All of them has reflex red dots. I have a Simmon 2.5 pro diamond scope. I have been thinking about try it out. I live in the Ozarks mountains in ARKANSAS. Carrying the 10ga was so heavy. 410's and 20 ga are so lite. I been hunting in the woods with the 410's. And around fields with the 20ga. I wanted some Apex or foxtrot tss 3 inch 9 or 9.5 shot for my 20ga. But everyone was sold out. So i had to go with federal 9 shot tss.

[@russellnechamer6438]

Nice setup, I'm using a mossberg 835 for the last 30 yrs..it never failed me..I did change my ammo to XR's this year..what a difference in my pattern much tighter..love the videos..

[@stevencochran4274]

I love my 835

[@mattdavis3742]

I run the same thing 835 with lonbeards love it

[@jarrettkeith3012]

Good guns but kick your head off

[@tonypeede730]

Dale I use TSS in Stoeger m3020 24in barrel. I love my Vortex Crossfire red dot. it works for me. I agree set your gun for what works for you. I am old school like you. I been hunting turkey 25 years and remember that TSS #9 has the same energy at 60 yds as a # 4 lead at 40yds. I enjoy your videos Gobbler Down 🦃🦃🦃

[@tonypeede730]

I use a Hevi Shot Turkey choke .573 constriction it patterens better than .555 choke constriction. Gobbler Down 🦃🦃🦃

[@yourmomma2995]

i have found that clamp on rib sights are much more accurate than scopes on shotguns with removable barrels. there is play between your receiver (where your scope is mounted) and your barrel. when you mount both front and rear sights on the barrel, it makes a big difference. the accuracy improvement is REALLY noticeable when shooting slugs at 50 or 100 yards.

[@randlerichardson5826]

Hey Matt

[@andrewtulip7409]

I put a scope on my 20 gauge 870 for slug gun hunting this year and am leaving it on for turkey this year

[@mikewynings7890]

Tss is the way to go I have the Steven's 301 in the 20 and I shoot apex gt-20 9 shot and I got 56 in a 5 inch circle and 180 in the 10 inch circle with the factory choke just got the indian creek choke for it cant wait to see the performance of it I shot a long beard last year at 10 yards and just about to the head off and I use a holosun circle dot on it so many people made the change to tss I think that we will see less crippling of birds with this shot

[@Halcyon1861]

Remington's all day everyday and Sunday's. 11-87 Shurshot super magnum. Unlike many factory "turkey guns" this one actually comes with a turkey choke. Anyone switching to TSS and you have Hevi-shot and think it's ineffective now and want to sell, hit me up.

[@kykrazy6050]

At the 8:41 mark...you spoke of being a "tightwad" it made me think to recommend the Primos tightwad choke tube. Prolly THE BEST $20 +/- you can spend for ya gun. They can be had all day long for well....like I mentioned earlier, $20 +/- MPN PS6777.

[@brianfrommass.kortecaretak2674]

Good luck...trying to get my hands on the hometown blend tss. Hard to find any turkey loads anywhere...

[@chevyon37s]

I prefer the reflex red dot sights for a turkey setup. Lighter weight than a scope, you don’t have to be perfectly on the gun. And just as accurate as a scope. I really like the Bushnell RXS-100 Also don’t bother with #5 or larger. Especially with TSS. #7 and #9’s have so much pattern density. Great patterns out of my Stevens 301 .410 and 20ga.

[@THEG_MXB]

Im 13 and this past sunday i killed my fifth turkey and first by myself and it had a 9 inch beard and one inch hooks killed it with a 870 12 gauge

[@Chase_H]

Nice! 5 dead turkeys at only 13 is pretty impressive

[@MrBearbait75]

Way to go young man!!

[@Countryassrebel]

I use a model 301 turkey 20 gauge by Stevens I use a crimson tide red dot with it it's SUPER LIGHT

[@wideopenwithwhit8251]

The apex ninjas are awesome loads, killed a bird at 37 yds with it last. Shooting a Remington 870 20 gauge 18 in barrel.

[@bradnieubuurt4758]

I've patterned Apex Ninja & Foxtrot 383 outta a 410.. Deadly out to 40 yards... Getting ready to pattern my 20ga with Apex Ninja & Carlson's .555 choke.. My 20ga don't like XR #6 at all.

[@Macdaddy22713]

Those long beards pattern well but a lead #6 only going 1000 FPS makes me worry about penetration and energy over 30 yards

[@chevyon37s]

#6 lead carries enough energy to cleanly and ethically kill out 40yds, out of any setup with the pattern to put pellets on target

[@justpassinthrough7]

Try the hevi shot choke

[@graysquirreltreeservice7299]

Lol I love red dot,lol

[@jasonbarnes3188]

This dude is the first roger raglin impersonator

[@graysquirreltreeservice7299]

Try the 410 kauger costom tomahawk 🤗🦃🦃🦃🦃🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@chrissheathewoodguy]

my steoger m3020 has no mounting screw holes . my 12 gage does. to bad. but i've killed plenty with my 12 gage and i have a scope on it. will be my first year using a scope. set up from deer hunting.

[@jacobbeavers3933]

Just got a new turkey gun myself its a mossberg 835

[@Chase_H]

I used to have an 835 myself. I shot it for a few years with a primos jelly head choke in it with 3 1/2" #5 Longbeard shells and it was great. I never even missed or lost a turkey with it

[@jacobbeavers3933]

@@Chase_H I'm shooting stock choke with winchester double x 3.5 #6 and so far it's been the best shot gun I've ever owned

[@russellnechamer6438]

I've been using an 835 for 30 year's..great gun...I just changed ammo this to XR's...outstanding pattern

[@justinvernal]

You ever consider reloading 👌🇺🇸

[@roln2535]

Does the scope have to be on a certain power setting for the Diamond to be filled to range turkey?

[@hensleydoityourselfgarage8110]

Were is your hunting content matt Show us some Alabama footage.. Your the man we will hunt one day.

[@daleoutdoors17]

Probably be bits here and there on other videos. Not sure if I’ll use it all in one video

[@kykrazy6050]

I too use an M3020 with TSS....but at the 9:20 mark you said around 35 yards you're gonna start to run into trouble, and if I understand your meaning, you're saying lead won't kill efficiently past that....and that's simply not the case. Folks have been killing turkeys with lead for a long time and I can tell you it's been done alot further than 35-40 yds. #4s will flatten a Gobbler at 60 all day long.

[@daleoutdoors17]

No that’s not what I meant in that lead won’t kill past 35. I’ve been killing turkeys at 45 50 with lead for years. But with this particular gun with lead shot after 35 yards it’s so little of a pattern in the kill zone with only 9 or 10 shots in the head , that if you shoot further especially in the woods then your not gonna to have enough insurance to make sure of a hit past 35. That’s what I meant

[@michaelcurtis8114]

Awesome video but I'm confused. Do you mean 25 yards for both shots instead of 40?

[@tylerpace3745]

I wanna see my turkey up close and personal I don’t wanna shoot him at 50 or 60 yards that ain’t callin him in but them shells are badass and sure look like they’d get the job done

[@daleoutdoors17]

I’m with ya there. No more than 40 is how I like it. But 95 percent of mine I kill is 25 yards or under. But the apex loads does give that little extra push for those insurance shots

[@sandybarnett7502]

Daley, how is the trigger on your 3020.....mine is very heavy but the gun is an older model

[@randlerichardson5826]

Yep it’s bad can’t talk about our setup we use to turkey hunt with and it will get worse as long as we let them tell us what to do and what not to do. It is what it is. I’m not trying to start an argument don’t get me wrong but we all know it’s true.

[@bigbuck2720]

What if you would tighten up choke with Longbeard XRs, like to see how that would compare

[@chevyon37s]

Then you risk a very uneven pattern from over choking

[@slugoo6474]

I believe the scope brand is “Konus”, I might be wrong.

[@wdtaut5650]

Officially, it appears to be called the "KONUSPRO 1.5-5x 32 Slug Gun Scope", though most retailers list it as Konus Pro. If the company calls it a '"slug gun scope", it has a chance to survive turkey loads. I have a red dot that will not hold zero with turkey loads. Maybe the Konuspro is the one to try.

[@MrRedfish1964]

Was the gun drilled and tapped? how did you install the rail?

[@owenhall765]

I think 71/2 lead shot would compare with the Apex pattern.

[@chevyon37s]

Only in pattern density when compared to a #7 1/2 TSS load. Tungsten/TSS is more dense than lead so it’ll carry more energy to the target. Which past 35yds is where the TSS really starts shining and has an advantage. Or if you go to the smaller #9 TSS loads you get even more pattern density/ hits on target.

[@thebigbuckslayerr579]

How much does the scope magnify ? 3-9×40?

[@justinvernal]

👌🇺🇸

[@ssmith32183]

Does that gun come drilled for a scope base?

[@lisandromurphy6894]

I don’t get his reasoning for a tight choke with his 12-gauge, but a less constricted one for his 20 😳 He should be consistent if hunting the same terrain. Go figure!

[@barbarareese2745]

He probably was shooting lead in the 12 ga, and TSS in the 20 ga.

[@ncboneoutdoors7775]

Anyone see the turkey in the background

[@ed1297]

Apex changed the game...

[@stevegraves2968]

Is that 40 yards or 25 yards. Said 40 then showed 25

[@thesowerspatch8918]

Ya, they're pretty pricey! Doesn't matter though, unavailable for purchase anyway. Every type is out of stock

[@harryl7946]

I purchase shells all through out the year. They don’t go bad when stored correctly. Check it out. See if it works for you.

[@slugoo6474]

Shells practically never will go bad. People shoot 70 year old paper shells still today.

[@daleoutdoors17]

They can be pricy but most won’t shoot all of them in a season. If you get two boxes you shoot a couple maybe to dial it in you got 8 left. Unless a guy travels a lot he ain’t shooting 8 turkeys lol. But I don’t blame anyone for shooting lead. If they shoot great that’s all that matters

[@thesowerspatch8918]

@@daleoutdoors17 That's right buddy! I was going to get a box but like I said, out of stock. Any idea when they'll be available again?

[@daleoutdoors17]

@@thesowerspatch8918 woodhavencustomcalls.com/shop/turkey-ninja-ammunition-20-gauge-3/ I think these have them. Check them out

[@bbrad628]

I have no problem killing turkeys at less than 30 yards with 12 gauge 2 3/4” 7 1/2 shot trap loads.

[@JoeyBaby47]

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