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4 gauge 'Grand Slam' on turkeys

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I finished a life-time grand slam in 2002, with an osceola. I never tried to do it in one year, though I had the chance and didn't go on the final leg of the hunt.

However, this year I set out to do something a tad different. I wanted to kill one with the 4 competition (skeet) gauges -- 12, 20, 28 and .410. And I wanted to do it all with my own handloads.

On Saturday, I finished out the final piece of the 4 gauge slam:

March 24, GA
12 gauge
2 oz T98s
42 yds
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April 14, VA
28 gauge
1-5/16 oz T9s
35 yds
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April 28, NC
20 gauge
1-7/8 oz T9s
30 yds
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May 5, NC
.410
3/4 oz T9sxPb6s
20 yds
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Very Cool! Congrats!
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Hawglips what state are you in?
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Very nice. It is as much of an accomplishment as a handloader as it is as a turkey hunter.
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That is really cool. Way to go Hal. :thumbup:
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Turkey Talker wrote:Hawglips what state are you in?
TT, I live in NC.
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Congrats Hal!
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That one I haven't heard done before. Congrats :thumbup:
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Way to go. I would like to try this one year also.
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Hal I think I am going to try and do that next year. What kind of 410 shell did you use and where did you get them?

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TRKYHTR wrote:Hal I think I am going to try and do that next year. What kind of 410 shell did you use and where did you get them?

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All the shells used, including the .410, are my TSS handloads.
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hawglips wrote:
TRKYHTR wrote:Hal I think I am going to try and do that next year. What kind of 410 shell did you use and where did you get them?

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All the shells used, including the .410, are my TSS handloads.

Would you sale me some or know where I could buy some 410 turkey loads?

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Congratulations on the multi-gauge slam..... I have quail hunted over dogs but never turkey hunted with a 410 that would be a fun hunt. :thumbup:
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I did the 4 gauge 'slam' again in 2015:

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Congrats Hal. That's a pretty amazing achievement. When I read the title, my 1st though was: "HOLY CRAP!! HAL'S USING A PUNT GUN!! How the heck does he aim it??"
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Congrats man. What a accomplishment :thumbup:
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HunterGKS wrote:Congrats Hal. That's a pretty amazing achievement. When I read the title, my 1st though was: "HOLY CRAP!! HAL'S USING A PUNT GUN!! How the heck does he aim it??"
Lol, that's what thought also, my next thought was if a 12 bore uses 2 ounces of tss, how much does a 4 bore use?

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Pretty awesome. How close are your .410 shots? You should add the 10 gauge to it.
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I, too felt like an idiot once I finally understood the thread title. Duh! I was trying to imagine how much of any turkey would be left after absorbing all the shot from a 4 gauge.

How long before you work up some 16 gauge TSS loads Hal, or has it already been done?

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