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Rob Leahy — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 05:36:22 +0000

Not exactly a turkey gun (reply)

Catoosa — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 02:50:23 +0000

Well, truth be told, I wasn't really trying to hit one. Good thing, because I also missed the stump I WAS aiming at. 40 yards is a bit long for a .25.

I did convince them to vacate the yard, though, which was the object. I like having them around, just don't like steppin' in turkey poo.

Time to get another big dog.

First wild turkey I ever saw… (reply)

cas — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 03:53:26 +0000

was also the first one my father ever shot at. It was also with a .25 auto.

We were going up the dirt road to the cabin and two ran across the road in front of the car. My dad jammed on the brakes and jumped out after them. He told he to drive the car up the road a little and pull over. (I was like 11 maybe? lol)
He took off into the woods after them and I drove, scared to death up the curvy narrow road with the deep gullies on both sides. Scared to "pull to the side" and scared to stay in the middle, I drove up to where the road was wider… in front of the cabin. A short time later I heard a shot. Quite a while after that my dad showed up, well out of breath from his walk up the mountain. "Where the hell'd you go!? Why'd you come all the way up here!!? I told you to just go up a little!" (lesson here being, kids that don't know how to drive don't follow driving instructions well.) I asked "Did you get him?" He replied "AI can't hit crap with this stupid thing!"
I think the next turkey he shot was several years later…. with the .222 That one wasn't exactly legal either. ;)

.25ACPs need not aply! (reply)

Rob Leahy — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:08:09 +0000

Good thing you didn't hit one... (reply)

Drago — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 17:42:09 +0000

... it might have gotten angry with you.

Depends on the kind of turkey... (reply)

stonewalrus — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 16:42:17 +0000

But even then a 25 auto would not have been my first choice...

Not exactly a turkey gun

Catoosa — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 15:09:53 +0000

48 turkeys wandering around in the yard yesterday afternoon. Ruth doesn't like 'em crapping all over the place, so I get up from my bench, run out and start popping away at them with - A BERETTA .25 AUTO!!

No, we ain't having turkey for Sunday dinner.