It looks like the Mossberg 835 3.5" 12 gauge is in the lead. I'll add another vote. I switched to 3" shells, turkeys still die.

A close second in the recoil department was a 7 lb T/C Encore 416 Rigby. I loaded it up with 1 grain below max powder with 400 gr Partition. My trigger finger hurt for a couple of hours from the trigger guard. Of course I fired the second round. Why waste it? grin


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