The Back 40 Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 I'm helping a family member sell some of her late husband's hunting gear, one of his shotguns is a single shot New England Firearms 10 gauge with a 3 1/2" chamber. I believe he used it for turkey hunting. I have first choice on most of the gear but I have never used a 10ga. ( I'm not a big turkey hunter) and question is it used for anything other than turkey or geese? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowin Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 (edited) 5 minutes ago, The Back 40 said: I'm helping a family member sell some of her late husband's hunting gear, one of his shotguns is a single shot New England Firearms 10 gauge with a 3 1/2" chamber. I believe he used it for turkey hunting. I have first choice on most of the gear but I have never used a 10ga. ( I'm not a big turkey hunter) and question is it used for anything other than turkey or geese? Those NEF 10g kick like a mule. Buddy had one and it definitely killed turkeys. With the TSS loads out there, a 2og will just about match a 10g pattern out to 40y and beyond, and your shoulder won't need to be reset. Edited August 21, 2023 by mowin Pygmy and Bucksnbows 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 I had both a Marlin super goose gun and a Ithaca mag 10. The mag 10 was great 2 1/4 Oz's of shot it was great for hunting ducks and geese in fields 60yds was optum. mowin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucksnbows Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 Good for guys that shoot buckshot at deer as well. But not for me. They kick like a mule. mowin 1 "A sinking fly is closer to Hell" - Anonymous https://www.troutscapes.com https://nativefishcoalition.org/national-board Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowin Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 13 minutes ago, Larry said: I had both a Marlin super goose gun and a Ithaca mag 10. The mag 10 was great 2 1/4 Oz's of shot it was great for hunting ducks and geese in fields 60yds was optum. I had Ithaca mag 10 also, think it had a 32" barrel. If you missed, you could just about wack em with the barrel, lol. Bucksnbows 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbuff Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 Is it camo with a 24in barrel? With today's modern ammo there is no advantage to the 10g over a 12 ga chambered in 3.5in if you as me . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Back 40 Posted August 22, 2023 Author Share Posted August 22, 2023 28 minutes ago, sbuff said: Is it camo with a 24in barrel? With today's modern ammo there is no advantage to the 10g over a 12 ga chambered in 3.5in if you as me . Yes, it is camo with a 24" barrel. He had a thing for the NE firearms single shots. He had a 12ga. Ultra Slug that he used for deer and bear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 That mag 10 was also so heavy that once you got it moving you always had follow through. I had choke tubes put in and used it deer hunting once and killed a deer without hitting it. The shockwave of the big slug going by it killed it. SportsmanNH, left field, dbHunterNY and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbuff Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, The Back 40 said: Yes, it is camo with a 24" barrel. He had a thing for the NE firearms single shots. He had a 12ga. Ultra Slug that he used for deer and bear. That was NEF Turkey model ,I have one too that my nephew uses for Turkey. Much better goose guns in 10g if you feel the need . I've shot slugs out of it accurate at 50 yards but you might need shoulder surgery when your done . Edited August 22, 2023 by sbuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 imagine that thing loaded with TSS? Good Lord! I'd turn one into quite the project. you could get the barrel laser ported. yes i know i have ridiculous ideas. i do because i can. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Back 40 Posted August 22, 2023 Author Share Posted August 22, 2023 I'm quite happy with my Mossberg 12ga. My shoulder would not appreciate the recoil from a 10 ga. slug or any other 3 1/2" load. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckmaster7600 Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 My Remington SP-10 isn’t bad to shoot at all with even the heaviest loads what’s bad is how damn heavy the thing is. I have a good buddy who’s father still turkey hunts with the same gun and he’s a run and gun guy, I couldn’t imagine carrying it through the woods. I also couldn’t imagine shooting a single shot 10ga that probably weighs half what mine does! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-man Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 On 8/21/2023 at 4:45 PM, The Back 40 said: I'm helping a family member sell some of her late husband's hunting gear, one of his shotguns is a single shot New England Firearms 10 gauge with a 3 1/2" chamber. I believe he used it for turkey hunting. I have first choice on most of the gear but I have never used a 10ga. ( I'm not a big turkey hunter) and question is it used for anything other than turkey or geese? Brother uses one like that with slugs deer hunting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-man Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 9 hours ago, The Back 40 said: I'm quite happy with my Mossberg 12ga. My shoulder would not appreciate the recoil from a 10 ga. slug or any other 3 1/2" load. It will kick less as gun weighs more.. mossberg 835 has more kick as 3.5 in is a 10 ga load out of a 12 ga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike103 Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 10 gauge single shot. Hurts thinking about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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