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03-23-2007 matte black synthetic Stoeger P-350 12 ga 2 3/4"- 3 1/2", 26" barrel, extended turkey choke.
Stoeger is a division of Benelli and the P-350 has a striking resemblance to the Benelli Nova. I chose the Stoeger because it is a pump action, relatively light at 6.8 lbs and has a standard pull at 14 1/2", that fits my 5'10" 200 lbs son well. The price is very reasonable too. The matte black finish retails in the upper $200 range and the camouflage finish in the lower $300 range. I stole this gun off of Auction Arms for $175 new. The gun does has a cheap feel to it primarily because of plastics used in its construction. The action is a little tight and rough, but should loosen up over time. The gun came with all the needed hunting choke tubes along with an extra full turkey choke. I patterned the gun at 40 yards using the stock orange fiber optic style sight bead, the extra full choke and Federal premier 3" magnum loaded with #5 shot. Needless to say it put enough holes in the paper target to drop any old gobbler within 40 yards. So far I am happy with this purchase. We will see how the gun is holding up after a few hunts with my son who manages to break about anything he can get his hands on.
REVIEWER: Zach Rose
TAXIDERMY:
I have received my spring 2007 Eastern and Goulds mounts back from award winning taxidermist Andy Campbell at Look Alive Taxidermy. The turkeys look spectacular. Andy did an awesome job with their head painting details and the poses are true to Turkey form. The turn around time of approximately 3.5 months and the cost $500.00 plus shipping can not be beat for the quality of work. I was a little wary with shipping the mounts, but I can assure you Andy has it down to a science and the turkey's arrived to my house in the same pristine condition they were in when they left Andy's shop. Check out Andy's web site on the links page.