I'm looking at a 12 gauge single shot for a short gun for rainy days in a blind or to carry it in the truck as back up to my autoloader.
This will also serve as my farm truck skunk & beaver gun when not turkey hunting.
Or should I just save my shoulder and go 20 gauge?
20 Gauges are nice, but if you don't want to buy another gun, there are plenty of lower power 2 3/4 shells for skunk and beaver work that mimic 20 gauge loads. For turkey, Foxtrot ammo makes a 12 gauge, 2 3/4 TSS 1 5/8 load that is the same as the 20 gauge Turkey load. TSS #8 is proven penetration out to 50 yards, #9 is proven penetration out to 40 yards. Some people stretch that range.
