Friday, January 22, 2010

I am looking to do some turkey/hog hunting ehat kind of rifle should i use?

also what should i use for quail,pheasent,pigeon,rabbit.sorry first time interested in hunting so any thing would help.I am looking to do some turkey/hog hunting ehat kind of rifle should i use?
most places wont let you use a rifle for turkey, you have to use a shotgun, usually a 12ga, which loaded with buckshot, is good for close range hogs too. use a lighter load in it, like #6 shot for the quail phesant and rabbit though. there are a ton of good shotgun manufacturers out there, just pick one that fits your need and budget. a mossberg will run you about 250 bucks for a pump, all the way up to an automatic benelli above 1000.I am looking to do some turkey/hog hunting ehat kind of rifle should i use?
Mossberg 535 ATS shotgun, turkey edition. and You want to at least use a 30 06 for hogs! Ive been hog hunting for years in Southern Arkansas and I know for a fact that a 243 will jus piss em off and you dont want a hog pissed at ya! If im hunting out of a stand i prefer a 7mm mag. If im on the ground i use a 12 gauge with 00buck shot at least 3in. That is if i am in close quarters with hogs. If it is halfway an open area where i am hunting then i will use a 30 06. I love to turkey hunt too! I have a Mossberg 535 that i hunt with and i use the ';undertaker'; choke and i never have a longbeard get away. I killed one just earlier this evenin! It does the job very well!!!!
It is very dangerous (and maybe illegal) to hunt turkey with a rifle. If you shoot upwards and miss the turkey, that bullet could go for a quarter of a mile or more and kill someone. Best to use a shotgun, I prefer 12 gauge for turkey. I've never hunted hog, but some variety of .30 caliber would probably suffice, 30-30, 30-06, .30 carbine.
Your better off with a 12 gauge shotgun for the birds and small game. Anything else can be taken with a 243 or bigger hunting rifle. A high velocity bullet will disintegrate the small animals and birds. For a beginner try a bolt action rifle and a pump shotgun because they are very easy to operate.
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A shotgun is versatile... Just by changing ammo you can use slugs for deer, shot for feathered critters/ rabbits and buckshot for smaller pigs.....





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