Turkey Hunting

cirelaw · 11-19-2012, 11:18 AM

Has anyone ever shot a turkey with a luger. I understand the early carbines were used for hunting. I amagine an artillery would do the trick. Gobble Gobble BANG! BANG!!

mjanway · 11-19-2012, 01:33 PM

Wild turkey hunting is challenging enough. I don't think I would like to try with any pistol.

padredan · 11-19-2012, 01:51 PM

around here and in texas doubt you could ever get in range to get a shot.

Vlim · 11-19-2012, 02:24 PM

They did hunt other small game with the P08 though.

alanint · 11-19-2012, 02:40 PM

On the Lamb, I can just see that bullet path deviating and going right through that soldat's hand!

Ron Wood · 11-19-2012, 03:00 PM

And then there is this guy.

cirelaw · 11-19-2012, 03:11 PM

I would bring along a spare drum!

Ice · 11-19-2012, 03:17 PM

Luger carbine with stock & drum. What an elegant way to kill Thanksgiving dinner.

Charlie

cirelaw · 11-19-2012, 03:47 PM

Cheeper to shoot than 9mm

LWaali · 11-19-2012, 06:56 PM

Challenging? It is more challenging to get them out of your yard when they decide they like it.. we've even tried spraying them with the hose.. wild turkeys are pretty stupid.

cirelaw · 11-19-2012, 07:04 PM

If They are so stupid why are we doing the chasing?

LWaali · 11-19-2012, 07:12 PM

Come on up north, sit on the porch with a friend chatting and having a cuppa.. and they will be right up scratching out your garden.. I suppose that is a good side of living on the backside of nowhere.

cirelaw · 11-19-2012, 07:27 PM

Ben Franklin wanted a turkey to be our national bird! instead of the eagle. I guess you proved your point!!

mjanway · 11-19-2012, 07:32 PM

They are smart enough here to read the hunting regulations. Can't find them around then.

LWaali · 11-19-2012, 07:37 PM

They don't even run from the cats or dogs.. this is about 6 feet off the porch while 4 of us are sitting and talking without trying to be quiet or anything.

MikeP · 11-19-2012, 08:58 PM

Turkey hunting is a big deal here and there are lots of them running about my place.

They can be very hard to hunt-they can fly through brush that you can barely see through.

Others can get used to being around people and even become nuisances as pictured.

They can be picked off with a well thrown rock.

The breast is about the only part most folks eat.

LWaali · 11-19-2012, 09:01 PM

Yes, they are very gamey and only the young ones are worth eating. They make a mess and gardens require fortified fencing.

sheepherder · 11-20-2012, 07:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cirelaw

I would bring along a spare drum!

Great looking Luger carbine, Eric!

Did Eugene make the stock too???

cirelaw · 11-20-2012, 08:28 PM

Everything is real! The stock is numbered to the gun #3231t. Eugene wasn't around when I bought this eleven years ago!

CAP Black · 11-20-2012, 11:00 PM

As to the hunting and shooting with a Luger, my son & grandson occasionally shoot a wild turkey with bow & arrow. In our neck of the woods, turkeys are not city birds and get spooked and fly away quickly at the slightest sound or movement from even many yards away. I'm sure that someone has hunted them with Lugers, especially artillery models; wouldn't be too tough - kind of overpowering the job.

11-19-2012, 11:18 AM	#1
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,138 Times in 2,176 Posts	Turkey Hunting Has anyone ever shot a turkey with a luger. I understand the early carbines were used for hunting. I amagine an artillery would do the trick. Gobble Gobble BANG! BANG!! Attached Images

11-19-2012, 02:24 PM	#4
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,990 Times in 1,205 Posts	They did hunt other small game with the P08 though. Attached Thumbnails Attached Images

11-19-2012, 03:00 PM	#6
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,040 Thanks: 1,106 Thanked 5,256 Times in 1,724 Posts	And then there is this guy. Attached Thumbnails __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

11-19-2012, 03:11 PM	#7
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,138 Times in 2,176 Posts	I think that this might work! I would bring along a spare drum! Attached Thumbnails

11-19-2012, 03:47 PM	#9
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,138 Times in 2,176 Posts	All that power from a 7.65 luger round! Cheeper to shoot than 9mm Attached Thumbnails

11-19-2012, 01:33 PM	#2
mjanway User Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Topeka, Kansas Posts: 54 Thanks: 31 Thanked 8 Times in 7 Posts	Wild turkey hunting is challenging enough. I don't think I would like to try with any pistol.

11-19-2012, 01:51 PM	#3
padredan User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: louisiana Now, but from the Rebublic of Texas Posts: 937 Thanks: 429 Thanked 316 Times in 182 Posts	around here and in texas doubt you could ever get in range to get a shot. __________________ In this world nothing is free, except the grace of God

11-19-2012, 02:40 PM	#5
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,917 Times in 1,193 Posts	On the Lamb, I can just see that bullet path deviating and going right through that soldat's hand!

11-19-2012, 03:17 PM	#8
Ice User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 552 Thanks: 13 Thanked 69 Times in 57 Posts	Luger carbine with stock & drum. What an elegant way to kill Thanksgiving dinner. Charlie

11-19-2012, 06:56 PM	#10
LWaali User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Washington State Posts: 99 Thanks: 67 Thanked 20 Times in 9 Posts	Challenging? It is more challenging to get them out of your yard when they decide they like it.. we've even tried spraying them with the hose.. wild turkeys are pretty stupid.

11-19-2012, 07:04 PM	#11
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,138 Times in 2,176 Posts	If They are so stupid why are we doing the chasing?

11-19-2012, 07:12 PM	#12
LWaali User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Washington State Posts: 99 Thanks: 67 Thanked 20 Times in 9 Posts	Come on up north, sit on the porch with a friend chatting and having a cuppa.. and they will be right up scratching out your garden.. I suppose that is a good side of living on the backside of nowhere.

11-19-2012, 07:27 PM	#13
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,138 Times in 2,176 Posts	Ben Franklin wanted a turkey to be our national bird! instead of the eagle. I guess you proved your point!!

11-19-2012, 07:32 PM	#14
mjanway User Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Topeka, Kansas Posts: 54 Thanks: 31 Thanked 8 Times in 7 Posts	They are smart enough here to read the hunting regulations. Can't find them around then.

11-19-2012, 07:37 PM	#15
LWaali User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Washington State Posts: 99 Thanks: 67 Thanked 20 Times in 9 Posts	They don't even run from the cats or dogs.. this is about 6 feet off the porch while 4 of us are sitting and talking without trying to be quiet or anything. Attached Thumbnails

11-19-2012, 08:58 PM	#16
MikeP User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: ILL Posts: 686 Thanks: 36 Thanked 452 Times in 198 Posts	Turkey hunting is a big deal here and there are lots of them running about my place. They can be very hard to hunt-they can fly through brush that you can barely see through. Others can get used to being around people and even become nuisances as pictured. They can be picked off with a well thrown rock. The breast is about the only part most folks eat.

11-19-2012, 09:01 PM	#17
LWaali User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Washington State Posts: 99 Thanks: 67 Thanked 20 Times in 9 Posts	Yes, they are very gamey and only the young ones are worth eating. They make a mess and gardens require fortified fencing.

11-20-2012, 08:28 PM	#19
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,138 Times in 2,176 Posts	Everything is real! The stock is numbered to the gun #3231t. Eugene wasn't around when I bought this eleven years ago! Attached Thumbnails

11-20-2012, 11:00 PM	#20
CAP Black User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Fairmont, WV Right here in Mountaineer country and God's country Posts: 767 Thanks: 100 Thanked 174 Times in 96 Posts	As to the hunting and shooting with a Luger, my son & grandson occasionally shoot a wild turkey with bow & arrow. In our neck of the woods, turkeys are not city birds and get spooked and fly away quickly at the slightest sound or movement from even many yards away. I'm sure that someone has hunted them with Lugers, especially artillery models; wouldn't be too tough - kind of overpowering the job.