Turkey Set-Up

I asked Sportsmen's Warehouse sales associate Al Strup what setup he uses for turkeys. "I'm just telling you what I use. I use number four or maybe number five depending on who makes the round. A five shot is going to give you a little more shot which would give you a little bit denser pattern but for has always worked well for me. I'm going to wait until they get close enough because you have to shoot a turkey in the head. Their wings are like armor plates. Plus you won't damage as much meat. A head shot is what will kill them. What about choke tube? You want to get the tightest choke you can get. You may be shooting out 45 or 50 yards. You want to get at least a full choke and maybe even, they make several turkey chokes. They just have to match your model and make of gun. This is what happens when you shoot a shotgun. Think of a doughnut. When you shoot a shotgun, the shot goes down the barrel and hits a constriction. The constriction strings the shot and that's what makes it tighter or more open. If you are shooting a real open choke, it's going to go out and as it goes out the hole in the middle of your shot spread opens up. So when you shoot you want to keep your spread as tight as you can for turkey because you are shooting them in the head. You want to get as many shot as you can in their head.