And for that you might want to add optics. Turkey hunters are looking for that same level of accuracy as they send super tight swarms of shot downrange at that ever-moving tom turkey noggin. In fact, Savage’s new turkey tamers - available in 12 and 20 gauge - are built on the company’s Model 212 and 220 Slug Gun platform, which takes full advantage of the accuracy that’s attainable from the newest sabot slugs. After a couple of practice shots at the range I felt assured that I would ruin the day of any gobbler that crossed my path. Like bolt-action rifles and slug guns, they are durable, reliable and quick to recycle.
I guess he’s a bit nostalgic, too.Īs a turkey gun, a bolt-action shotgun can make a lot of sense. I handed the gun down to my younger brother when I purchased a new Sears Roebuck “Ted Williams” pump gun, and he still occasionally hunts grouse with it. It was my “everything gun.” I even shot my first whitetail with it. While it never made it to the turkey woods - we didn’t have a modern day turkey season in the Gopher State until 1978 - it saw a lot of action in the local woods where I hunted all sorts of small game and on the waters in pursuit of a variety of waterfowl. The Model 160A Western Field was actually a Mossberg Model 385 that was branded by “Monkey Ward,” and sold between 19. I’d ordered my first shotgun back in the late ’60s, a bolt-action Western Field 20 gauge, from the worn pages of the sporting goods section of the family Montgomery Ward catalog, and paid for it with hard-earned paper route money. In ways it felt like reconnecting with an old friend. I was feeling a tad nostalgic as I handled Savage’s new Model 212 bolt-action turkey slayer. For a more detailed history.check out Jay Kimmel's book titled:"Savage & Stevens Arms.Collector's History.Fifth Edition.1864-2003" from Model 212 bolt-action turkey slayer makes a lot of sense for hunters who want a no-nonsense reliable shotgun. Since production of these ceased in 1965.none were required to be serialized. I believe the "letter" in the model number designates gauge and NOT the DOM.
410 bore boxlock single barrel shotgun with 26" to 32" barrels. The Standard catalog of Firearms list the Model 220 thusly: MODEL 220. The letter was located in the area of the reciever between the hinge pin and the trigger guard. That year used the letter "A" and 1970 finished the run with "X". Savage/Stevens used a letter code starting in 1949. The less expensive firearms used none simply beacause the cost of adding a sequential number to a million or so guns was very expensive. Prior to that it was at a maker's whim on serial numbers and the sequence. Serial numbers that were make and model unique were not a matter of law until the passage of the Gun Control Act of 1968.
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