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Title: Peggy gets her first Tom
Post by: rich pierce on May 24, 2023, 02:45:03 PM
My .69 smoothbore is called Peggy because the buttstock has some large wood repairs glued and pegged. Last year Peggy got a jake in the spring and a hen in the fall. This morning, her first gobbler. 17 yards after a stalk. 19.5 pounds. No more getting up at 4 AM!
(https://i.ibb.co/D7C773y/IMG-0321.jpg) (https://ibb.co/VvSvvXZ)

(https://i.ibb.co/37YVp6C/IMG-0322.jpg) (https://ibb.co/9N3BbKr)
Title: Re: Peggy gets her first Tom
Post by: DanL on May 24, 2023, 02:50:06 PM
Congratulations !! Very nice bird!
Title: Re: Peggy gets her first Tom
Post by: alacran on May 24, 2023, 02:51:19 PM
Nice bird Rich!
Title: Re: Peggy gets her first Tom
Post by: bluenoser on May 24, 2023, 03:11:08 PM
Nice repair!  Nice bird too.  Congrats.
Sure wish we had turkeys in our neck of the woods.
Title: Re: Peggy gets her first Tom
Post by: Osprey on May 24, 2023, 06:35:21 PM
Congrats!  Guess you can say that Tom got pegged!   ;D
Title: Re: Peggy gets her first Tom
Post by: HSmithTX on May 24, 2023, 06:43:58 PM
Nice tom and cool smoothbore, it's honest with the repairs and pegs and I like that there's no big attempt to hide it while still matching the grain flow as well as possible etc. 
Title: Re: Peggy gets her first Tom
Post by: ScottH on May 24, 2023, 07:30:25 PM
Congrats, Nice work, Rich!  8)
Title: Re: Peggy gets her first Tom
Post by: rich pierce on May 24, 2023, 10:03:28 PM
Quote from: HSmithTX on May 24, 2023, 06:43:58 PM
Nice tom and cool smoothbore, it's honest with the repairs and pegs and I like that there's no big attempt to hide it while still matching the grain flow as well as possible etc.

Thanks! When I was working on it my good friend Tom Curran (known as Acer saccharum here), who recently passed away, told me, “Don’t be skeered!”  He reminded me of the glued and pegged additions or repairs present on RCA 17 and another early rifle known as “Doc’s rifle”.
Title: Re: Peggy gets her first Tom
Post by: Tim Crosby on May 24, 2023, 11:39:52 PM
 Way to go Rich, was he close to home?

   Tim
Title: Re: Peggy gets her first Tom
Post by: Brokennock on May 25, 2023, 03:50:10 AM
Excellent!!! Congratulations.
I wish I could get up as late as 04:00 to turkey hunt. To be where I need to be before a half hour before sunrise, I have to get up at like 02:30 ☹️

Well done, congratulations again.
Title: Re: Peggy gets her first Tom
Post by: Tilefish on May 30, 2023, 05:09:55 PM
Congratulations Rich! That’s a nice bird.
Title: Re: Peggy gets her first Tom
Post by: Daryl on May 31, 2023, 09:31:40 PM
Well done, Rich! 16 bore is a GOOD size.
Title: Re: Peggy gets her first Tom
Post by: Cobweb on June 01, 2023, 06:22:48 AM

Very nice job Rich! That's next with my smoothbore is a gobbler.

I've shot several deer with it including a doe and a button buck with two shots about a minute apart! They kidded me at the club house about 2 deer in less than 2 minutes and stayed drunk for 2 days!

Good job there!
Title: Re: Peggy gets her first Tom
Post by: rich pierce on June 01, 2023, 01:43:04 PM
Quote from: Cobweb on June 01, 2023, 06:22:48 AM

Very nice job Rich! That's next with my smoothbore is a gobbler.

I've shot several deer with it including a doe and a button buck with two shots about a minute apart! They kidded me at the club house about 2 deer in less than 2 minutes and stayed drunk for 2 days!

Good job there!

You must have reloaded quickly! Nice going!
Title: Re: Peggy gets her first Tom
Post by: Daryl on June 01, 2023, 05:49:59 PM
Yes, amazingly good reload time for sure, but easily accomplished with paper ctgs.
Title: Re: Peggy gets her first Tom
Post by: Panzerschwein on June 11, 2023, 05:28:41 AM
Very nice! What was the flavor like on those birds? I’ve never tasted wild turkey (excepting the bottled kind).
Title: Re: Peggy gets her first Tom
Post by: rich pierce on June 11, 2023, 04:23:52 PM
Quote from: Panzerschwein on June 11, 2023, 05:28:41 AM
Very nice! What was the flavor like on those birds? I’ve never tasted wild turkey (excepting the bottled kind).
Flavor is very similar to domestic turkey but can be tough sometimes. I marinate in chopped tomatoes for 2 days in fridge and it’s tender as can be.