We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn More \u203a<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n My ideal turkey gun would be light and handy, it would be compatible with a red dot sight, it would have nice ergonomics to promote accurate shooting, and it wouldn\u2019t rock me too badly when I pulled the trigger. Most importantly, it would shoot killer patterns. In other words, it would be a lot like the Retay Gordion Turkey.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n This Turkish-made shotgun has many (but not all) of the features a serious turkey hunter expects on a dedicated gobbler gun. And it delivers those features and performance for under a grand. In today\u2019s market of semi-auto turkey guns, I think the Retay Gordion Turkey is one of the best values available.\u00a0<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\tSee It<\/a> Natalie Krebs<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n The first thing I did after assembling this shotgun was throw a Holosun red dot<\/a> on it. The Gordion\u2019s receiver has a dovetail that accepts an included rail. I fastened the rail to the dovetail, mounted my dot, and then sighted the gun in with some target loads. This easy process took about 15 minutes.\u00a0<\/p>\n With the rig dialed in, I stepped back to 40 yards and shot two different turkey loads, three patterns each. I shot Hevi Shot Hevi 18 in both No. 7 and No. 9 pellet sizes. For data, I counted the number of pellet strikes inside a 10-inch diameter circle over the core of the pattern (as is the standard for evaluating turkey patterns). I then averaged the total number of pellet strikes inside the 10-inch circle for each load.<\/p>\n As you can see from the chart below, the No. 9s produced much more impressive patterns (not surprising since there are so many more pellets per shell), but they also produced higher pattern percentages.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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