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[Gun Smoke]

A Turkey shoot? What the h*** is that? I was raised in the country but, while I've heard the term, I don't know anything about it.

An annual event. The locals would gather on a cold Saturday morning at the mentioned clay pit and shoot at targets (not the turkeys). The prizes were frozen turkeys. There were also caged live turkeys available too (most people had a farm or at least land back then). Hot chocolate and coffee was sold there as well. It was usually held right before the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays so people were glad to get a turkey.

Along with the shooting was the adult fellowship and showing off of their guns.

Unless it were a family reunion I don't feel these events would fly well these days with the general public.

[Gun Smoke]

you need to get out more,

there are a few sites I visit daily that are quite active, ,


some, CMP and Milsurps come to mind, have sections that are slow to have new posts, but not even close the low levels here,


you can make all the excuses you want, since you are the long time lurker, short time member, but the facts still stand,

those that come back leave quickly, and cite this section and the 'cliques' as the reason why

do a search,, if you doubt

I'm not making excuses, doubts or second guessing you I just made an assumption that since we appear to be at an all time low now and a all time high just 3 months ago that it may have had something to do with the COVID19 where people were staying at home and viewing their computers more.

[JOHN COOK]

TURKEY SHOOTS, haven’t done that in a long time. Was always a lot of “fellowship” lol, lol. The shells were always furnished so that each contestant was given an equal chance. There was always a chance someone would sneak in a handload to try and gain a little edge. You could usually tell when the handload was fired, it sounded kind of muffled and shot sort of rattled against the target. No one challenge the contestant but he was sort of ignored for the evening. The choke of the gun and some luck determined the winner. Of course a small fee was collected to pay for the turkey, a little profit was made..

John in SC

[clintonhater]

...something to do with the COVID19 ...

Please, the correct name was Wuhan, before Chairman Xi demanded that WHO change it!

[Vern Humphrey]

TURKEY SHOOTS, haven’t done that in a long time. Was always a lot of “fellowship” lol, lol. The shells were always furnished so that each contestant was given an equal chance. There was always a chance someone would sneak in a handload to try and gain a little edge. You could usually tell when the handload was fired, it sounded kind of muffled and shot sort of rattled against the target. No one challenge the contestant but he was sort of ignored for the evening. The choke of the gun and some luck determined the winner. Of course a small fee was collected to pay for the turkey, a little profit was made..

John in SC

In Georgia, we shot live turkeys with Long Rifles -- and kept quiet about it, of course.

[clintonhater]

In Georgia, we shot live turkeys with Long Rifles -- and kept quiet about it, of course.

That's the way Sgt. York did it...at least in the movie. Modern turkey shoots are a form of gambling with birdshot; marksmanship, accuracy, has nothing to do with it.

[Major Tom]

That's the way Sgt. York did it...at least in the movie. Modern turkey shoots are a form of gambling with birdshot; marksmanship, accuracy, has nothing to do with it.

Modern 'turkey shoots' use clay birds. With centerfire guns, targets.

[PWC]

Last turkey shoot I went to was 1971 in Crete, Greece, at Iraklion AS Rod & Gun Club. Dollar a shot for chance at several 20 lb frozen turkeys. Took my 7yr old daughter. Club furnished the gun and shell so playing field was level. Closest "BB" to the X on the target wins. I shot...no joy. Several folks said I should let my daughter shoot. So, I pays my money and takes my chance...I held on to the gun to limit recoil for her and let her shoot. No dispute, her "BB" cut dead center of the X, relay over. Look on her face when we took it home for mom was priceless.

[dryheat]

That was a great story. Greece huh?

[lyman]

Modern 'turkey shoots' use clay birds. With centerfire guns, targets.

there were some in this area that used 22 LR cal rifles,

best shot in the center of a small card type target won,

those folded up when some of the smallbore guys starting shooting with the bubba's and cleaned house


now, the few that are left, use 32 or34" custom barrels, and shoot at a similar small card target with either a bullseye or a turkey head



when I was in the meat biz, I had a customer that would buy country hams, or pork loins (cut up) for the prizes,

[clintonhater]

Closest "BB" to the X on the target wins.

Why I said it was "gambling" with birdshot! A game more of chance than skill.