mudhen

I think I am at about a dozen new calls for 2009, and counting

I shoot the heck out of that Silver and have zero regrets about buying it. But I shoot lots of guns and tend to like them all Can't wait to see what the Vinci is!!!

No. You must use camo - it's in the turkey rule book

The ads say it's a hunting semi-auto

No, never heard of anyone cutting down an SBE or SBE II barrel. I'd call a gunsmith or someone at Briley for information.

The whole shim & bead thing is a bit tricky with Benellis. If you aim with the beads, you won't get much of a drop or lift by just changing shims. You pretty nuch have to do some bead work at the same time. I buy brass beads and work on them until I get the POI I want. I'm not a huge fan of the adjustable turkey sights out there. With my luck, I'd break just before a road trip I find having a mid-bead helps me a great deal

Close, but not totally correct. Drop at heel in mm: Z = 50 - highest shooter A = 55 - next highest B = 60 - next highest C = 65 - lowest shooter

Can't wait to hear reports from the 2008 SHOT Show A downward ejecting semi-auto? Whodathunk http://www.remington.com/products/firearms/shotguns/model_105CTi.asp Can't wait to hear about the 2007 SHOT Show next!

Lots of issues here. Hevi Shot 4's shoots very well in more open chokes, so your success is no surprise. Also, 30-35 yards is great shot on turks, I'm sure almost any shell would have worked. I have no firm suggestion for a choke for Hevi Shot 5's because all guns tend to shoot all loads differently. What exact shell are you planning to shoot? I find the harder the shot, the less constriction it likes. How do you plan to attach a red dot/holo sight? I know of no easy on, easy off, method of attachment that does not involve at least a base mount. Maybe a saddle mount would work? You can take it off pretty easily, but I'm not sure it will return to zero each time without checking the zero each time. Shotguns are hard on red-dots. Some prefer heavy duty holos or other sights like that. You may find more info at the NWTF boards.

Not even a hint of a clue from anyone I know

I've got a few of the commercially made water-proof calls, but generally, I just stick with the mouth call in the rain. The Wet Box from Primos sounds fine, so I carry that sometimes.

Not enough for me

I know this is not up to snuff with 3 oz or Mythos, but it was the best I could do that day I use a 22" circle. Any smaller does not fit my needs, any larger also does not fit my needs. The entire shot probably would have fit inside a 30" circle. Normal hold - this is the white side of the best turkey target out there from Quaker Boy: I don't know the pellet count of this particular load, but I think most of it is on paper.

I doubt a full strutter would be less than $250 from DS. I'm hoping for an upright standing hen next

I use PhotoBucket - just copy from there and paste here.

I don't shoot that combination, but I think .650 is pretty tight, even for the underbored Benellis. I find that my Benelli patterns blow if choked too tight, especially with larger pellets. Maybe try Win HV 6's? 3" or 3.5" - I kilt lots of toms with those shells before I switched to XR's and H-13. I'd buy 3-4 different 10 packs of shells and hit the patterning board

What he said

Then get ready to throw it away when the plastic adaptor breaks after being removed a few times Great pad - junk design for attachment

Based on the failures I have personally viewed, I would not accept a free Stoeger 2000. Actually, I would probably not even accept a free gun and cash. I might accept a free 2000 + a free guided hunt, but I'd bring a Benelli or a Browning as a back-up I don't like any stock that is not adjustable. I bought a SG for my SBE II and sold it shortly thereafter when I found out it was not adjustable w/o altering the gun. It shot about a foot low. As to an 870, I don't see where the original poster asked about a Remington 870. Besides, if you spent much time around a shop that sells lots of 870 SM's, you might not want one from the current production line. If it patterns well, I'd keep the S-Nova. I love my SBE II for turks, but it only patterns well out to around 40 yards. If you are looking for a long range bomber, don't buy any Benelli.

Now on to turks.....

It was a fair season. Chased fur a bit more than normal, so the ducks were off a bit....

I don't agree with this for the most part. The plate itself is matched to the shims by letter. When you tighten the stock nut on whatever plate you use, the stock will seat against the shims, and the shims will control the angle of the stock. As to using two factory C shims, that should help some, but I have ground down the bottom of shims with a sander to get more drop.

What post did you read