Hello everyone. What type of load do y'all use for turkey with a 20 gauge?

Try #5 buck

A lot of folks like the Federal Heavyweight #7's for factory loads, but they can be tricky to pattern. Check over at Old Gobbler..they have a page dedicated to 20 gauge loads and what works in what gun.

BarnyWho loads the best load for a 20 ga. ever. I used my Charles Daly 20 ga. with a Trulock Federal Heavyweight #7 choke and the Federal Heavyweight #7 shells. It put out a deadly pattern at 40 yards that will no doubt kill a turkey. It looked devastating on paper and I can't wait to try it this season.

Needs to be a close shot !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Those TSS handloads are the ultimate turkey loads...I'm surprised someone hasn't started producing them for the mainstream by now.

To expensive, my costs alone is around $9/shell and that's buying bulk and loading myself. It's about impossible to try and sell 5 for $75 or whatever would be necessary to turn a profit.

But yes federal heavyweights with a non ported choke is likely your best off the shelf option. Great load. Shot them until I got the tss bug and I'm done now

I have killed several with copper plated #4 Winchesters. All within 35 yards

TSS is 100% the ticket in the small bores. You must be paying a lot for your shot trash2. I want to say the last time I figured up the cost per shell excluding the time to reload them it was around $6-$7/load.

I think I'm going to the 28ga this year.

TSS is the way to go if you can. I have killed several and watched kids kill several with the 20ga using heavy shot #6 3 inch shells with factory full choke tube out to 42 yards.

Not really, just adding up all the costs for me. $45/lb, 1 5/8/ shell is around $5 plus about $300 in reloading material (figure 100 shells so $3/per) comes to $8. If I reloaded other shells etc my cost would come down but I consider this sunk costs. But yes if I just bought the shot and used someone's reloading equip and components, I'd be right at $5ish

Any off the shelf shell in 4,5,6 that patterns well in your shotgun will kill. My son has killed a truckload of turkeys with a Mossburg 20ga youth with mod choke and Remington 2-3/4 6's. We keep our shots under 40 and never had one run off. A #6 pellet traveling at 1,300 fps doesn't know if it came from a .410 or a 10ga.....it's all about the pattern.

Off the shelf 5's out of a tight choke has always got it done for me.

Loaded 50 TSS 1 5/8oz today that are headed to TN. Cost is less than $6/shell on these.