Author Topic: Black Powdered Boss Gobbler (Read 4760 times)

Skychief · « **on:** April 25, 2020, 02:32:51 AM »

Had a great turkey hunt on Wednesday.

Good luck to all hunting and stay safe and healthy!!

Best regards, Skychief.

Bob McBride · « **Reply #1 on:** April 25, 2020, 02:35:00 AM »

Super bird. ...That’s so much fun...

Stoner creek · « **Reply #2 on:** April 25, 2020, 02:58:50 AM »

Boss no more!

wattlebuster · « **Reply #3 on:** April 25, 2020, 03:06:50 AM »

Good deal. Congrats to ya.

David G · « **Reply #4 on:** April 25, 2020, 04:29:56 AM »

Congrats on a nice bird !

Skychief · « **Reply #5 on:** April 25, 2020, 04:39:59 AM »

Thank you guys. Not much more fun that turkey hunting with smokepoles.

This guy read the script, but, he was a slow reader.

Coaxed him in to 10 yards, then let an ounce of sixes do their work.

Good luck to all hunting. Stay safe!

Best regards, Skychief.

John SMOthermon · « **Reply #6 on:** April 25, 2020, 05:01:13 AM »

Fantastic pics and a great bird Skychief!

Congrats! Bet he didn’t know what hit him....

sqrldog · « **Reply #7 on:** April 25, 2020, 05:25:21 AM »

Sky chief that is one fine bird. Great accomplishment. Congratulations.

Semisane · « **Reply #8 on:** April 25, 2020, 06:10:33 AM »

Well done Skychief! You `da man.

Brokennock · « **Reply #9 on:** April 25, 2020, 06:29:34 AM »

Excellent sir.

prairieofthedog · « **Reply #10 on:** April 25, 2020, 07:18:22 AM »

Beautiful bird, congrats! What is your load set-up for your TC New Englander?Improved cyl.barrel? Thanks.

Darkhorse · « **Reply #11 on:** April 25, 2020, 07:34:05 AM »

Well done Skychief! Nice bird and a really good photo too.

Skychief · « **Reply #12 on:** April 25, 2020, 08:00:27 AM »

Thanks for the attaboys guys.

Prarieofthedog, I used a very different load this year and was going to limit any shot to 15 yards or less. While I generally use what's been labeled the "Skychief Special" or "Skychief Load" using a saturated full cushion wad on top of the shot charge, I needed a lighter recoiling load due to a retina problem.

After patterning the gun prior to the opener, I found that a square load of 70 grains of 1f, 4 overshot cards, an ounce of 6 shot, and another thin card would be fine to 20 yards. This gobbler uncomplicated matters as he romanced my dummies at 10 yards. Took the wind out of his sails right quick.

My New Englander is cylinder bored.

Not fancy by any stretch, it's a lively shotgun with everything it needs and nothing it doesn't.

Good luck, Skychief.

Bull Shannon · « **Reply #13 on:** April 25, 2020, 08:38:22 AM »

Congrats on that handsome tom. He sure has some huge spikes on him too! Maybe I missed it but what gauge is your shotgun? I'm trying to get everything together for hunting with my 20 gauge trade gun and have had #6 shot recommended, among other things. Is there any reason you choose #6 shot? Do you use 1F a lot?

Skychief · « **Reply #14 on:** April 25, 2020, 09:14:44 AM »

Bull, it's a 12.

I've used 4, 5, and 6 shot for killing turkeys. Mostly 6 shot as I've found that it's heavy enough for acceptable penetration at its workable pattern limits.

I usually use 2f in my smoothbores. Got the 1f out this year for a gentler kick. Had plenty of snap with the light shot load. Many get better patterns by using the coarser powder. Wattlebuster is a proponent of its use in smoothys. That's good enough for me. He's killed a lot of birds too.

Good luck hunting, Skychief.

Percy · « **Reply #15 on:** April 25, 2020, 04:04:17 PM »

Well done, very nice bird! Like the picture too.

Percy

prairieofthedog · « **Reply #16 on:** April 25, 2020, 05:41:55 PM »

Thanks for the info,Skychief.I have New Englanders with screw ins and cyl.barrels.I think I will try your Skychief load first,I got to have a little more range than 15 yards LOL!Unless you have Dekes,them Tom's get real nervous coming in super close.Makes me nervous too LOL. Thanks again.

577SXS · « **Reply #17 on:** April 25, 2020, 08:50:11 PM »

Nice limb hanger!

Bull Shannon · « **Reply #18 on:** April 28, 2020, 02:11:24 AM »

Quote from: Skychief on April 25, 2020, 09:14:44 AM

Bull, it's a 12.

I've used 4, 5, and 6 shot for killing turkeys. Mostly 6 shot as I've found that it's heavy enough for acceptable penetration at its workable pattern limits.

I usually use 2f in my smoothbores. Got the 1f out this year for a gentler kick. Had plenty of snap with the light shot load. Many get better patterns by using the coarser powder. Wattlebuster is a proponent of its use in smoothys. That's good enough for me. He's killed a lot of birds too.

Good luck hunting, Skychief.

Thanks Skychief, I appreciate the information very much. I may have to pick up some 1F once I start working up a load. That's if any of the local shooting ranges open up before it gets over 100 degrees here in South Texas.

Skychief · « **Reply #19 on:** April 28, 2020, 04:30:51 AM »

Good luck Bull.

acorn20 · « **Reply #20 on:** April 28, 2020, 06:24:09 AM »

Congrats on your bird! Nice looking pics too.

Skychief · « **Reply #21 on:** April 29, 2020, 03:58:30 AM »

Thank you acorn!

Bull Shannon · « **Reply #22 on:** June 10, 2020, 10:29:57 AM »

Quote from: Skychief on April 28, 2020, 04:30:51 AM

Good luck Bull.

Thank you, I need all I can get.

OldMtnMan · « **Reply #23 on:** June 10, 2020, 04:20:40 PM »

Congrats on a good looking bird.

Daryl · « **Reply #24 on:** June 11, 2020, 08:28:18 PM »

Nice bird, indeed, Skychief.
I won a trap shoot with an original H Wahl caplock 11 bore, using 4 drams of powder, 3 thin "B" overshot cards, 1 1/4oz. 7 1/2's, then a thin "B" wad on top.
Most of the birds were HAMMERED. Cylinder bore.

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Author Topic: Black Powdered Boss Gobbler (Read 4760 times)