I think too many turkey hunters over complicate things. I have killed a ton of turkey with a 20 gauge 870 and factory full choke barrel. Lately, I kill them with a 20 gauge flintlock trade gun with a cylinder bore.
Any shotgun works if you take time to pattern the gun and load and learn to call turkey. If you don't want to call them in close, may as well shoot them with a rifle.
That's how I see it. Your mileage may differ and that's OK too.
I think you're probably right. I do have a scope one of my guns, and fiber optic sights on the other, and after market chokes. That's mostly to compensate for aging eyes. As far as shells go, I don't use those 4 or 5 dollar a piece ones. You don't need to overthink things. Call them in close enough, and most any gun and setup will work.
