I'm ready to shoot a turkey....I think.

Darkhorse

Handloader
Mar 14, 2014
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Sometime back a friend asked me if I would shoot a turkey in the head with my .40 flintlock. I said "No. It's too small a target, too hard to get one to come in and they won't hold still."
But I couldn't stop thinking about it so I printed off a turkey head target. I tested a couple of heavier charges today looking for a better group. After I was done I cleaned my barrel squeaky clean to simulate a cold, clean bore shot. Then loaded her up and shot 1 shot at the turkey head. Just 1, no second chances.
It was getting late and overcast and that target was small and hard to see with these old eyes, but now I know I can do it. So, maybe I'll try, maybe not. Depends on the shot presented to me and other variables at the time. Knowing I can do it is not enough. It must be an ethical shot.
 

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