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Pretty cool! Sink hole? I don't know if I would have the guts to go in.

Nice bull!! Do you have a truck lined up to pick it up?

Really cool and fancy looking....how do they work and what type of call sound do they make?

That is the important question...what is the height measurement under the rear bed?

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Sold - thanks mbiewer (Matt). Nice to meet you.

I have had this gun cabinet for over 20 years, and finally replaced it with a safe. It is well made of oak and in great shape. Locking cabinet door and storage door. Interior light. $50 Located in east Mesa. I can haul it in to work in west Chandler if that helps. Thanks for looking - Brad

Yup...8 slots

I can check when I get home this afternoon, to be sure. I think it is 8 slots.

We were in 4A also. Called in a tom Fri morning and Sat morning, but couldn't get a shot. Decided to pack up the tent camp and head home late Sat morning to miss the weather. Congrats on your success!

I assume it is located in Lake Havasu City? How heavy are these...2000 lbs? Is it on a 6.5' bed in the picture? I've considered going this way, so I can pull toys. But my wife has some bad preconceived notions about cabover campers.

My buddy and I had a text-book opening morning. We roosted two toms in the same tree Thursday night, along with a few more in the area. Friday morning we were set up at that spot. The two toms were going nuts. A few other toms were gobbling in the area as well. We had the two toms coming in, but still out of sight. Suddenly, another tom gobbled right behind us within 40 yards. I froze and waited a couple minutes for him to walk in, but my curiosity got the better of me. I turned my head slowly to look around the tree to see where he was. He was standing there at 30 yards...saw my movement and ran off doing the loud putt, putt, putt. Well, that silenced the other two toms. The next time they gobbled, they were a 1/4 mile down the canyon. Saturday morning, same area, we had a tom come in quartering to my buddy's right. I was facing the opposite direction. I had just finished some soft calling when I heard some putting behind me. I braced for his shot......nothing. Finally, out of my peripheral, I saw the tom walking away about 60 yards. I asked "why didn't you shoot him"? He said he was on the wrong side and he would have to switch gun hands for a left hand shot, and didn't want to make the movements. That was his call, but didn't work out. We had a narrow window of no rain that morning, and based on the weather forecast, we opted to pack up camp and head home. I may try again in a couple weeks.

Still available.

Shoot!

It should work now. I had to delete some pm's.

OMG! Great tag! I'd love to help out on that one Evan.

It appears to not have the hood? Is the down rating 850? What size chest does the medium fit? Thanks

Thanks for the replies! I hit a few shops/stores the other night, looking for either the Dead Ringer or Hiviz Triviz (mentioned by Aamon of Little Creek Calls). My search ended at Bass Pro. They had several models of the Hiviz, including the Triviz. I bought that one. Mounting was pretty easy, although it requires some patience with the tiny hardware. The only quality issue I encountered was the double-sided tape was only one-sided. It appears one side was suppose to be stuck to the bottom of the front sight, but was dried up and fallen off. I think my fix is better. After threading the attachment screw into bead hole, I used black RTV silicone where the tape should go. I think that will hold for a long time. The sights seem rock solid and the front optic tube is very bright. I will finish sighting in/patterning this weekend. Oh...I also bought a lead sled. That light weight 500 beat me up last weekend. The first shot wasn't bad, but 2 - 6 killed me. Another thing I did last night...I removed the recoil pad and filled the stock with 3/4 pound of popcorn kernels It was the only thing I could find around the house that had some weight to it and wouldn't make a mess. At least if I get stranded in the woods I can make popcorn

So, I decided to buy a dedicated turkey gun for this season, without investing too much money. I bought a Mossberg 500 Turkey 12 ga. model with X-full choke, 24" ported barrel, camo'd, and fiber optic sights. I took it out last weekend to pattern it and sight in. It shoots too high at 20 and 30 yards. The rear sight is already adjusted down as far as it will go. There is no adjustment in the front sight. After reading some other forums and reviews, it seems to be a common issue with these factory Mossberg sights. This is a bummer, 'cause I really like the fiber optic sights for my old eyes. So my question is, what are some recommendations for sights? I see Truglo and Hi-viz make several models. I don't really want to spend more than $50 so a red-dot is out of the question for now. I am tempted to just take off the rear sight and use the front fiber optic sight only. Thanks

Great comeback! I wish I could think that quick in those situations. Hunters in general like to be left alone to do there own thing, but we really do need to go on the offensive sometimes. These anti-hunters get away with way too much nonsense.

What is the size of the lot?

Thanks for the input. The Hi-viz mentioned above looks good. I like the rear "ring" concept. I was also looking at this Dead Ringer Beard Buster. It gets good reviews. Sounds like it doesn't have much elevation adjustment though. Any experience with it? https://deadringerhunting.com/product/beard-buster/

Did you find those keys in 5B-S, near Clint's Well? I lost a set while riding my quad....maybe 5 years ago.

Now that would be quite a challenge! I was pretty good with one as a kid. Might have to pick it up again.

I just bought a brand new Mossberg 500 Turkey gun with 24" barrel and 3" chamber. I will be patterning it this weekend. I will try the longbeard shells. In prior years, I just taped up my old 870 wingmaster, 2 3/4" chamber, Modified choke. I had some old #2 steel shot shells from several years ago. I got real lucky to take two birds with this setup...one at 40 yards and one at 30 yards. The one at 40 yards only took a few pellets to the head and neck. I decided this year to have a dedicated turkey gun with much better performance. I hope I don't have buyer's remorse