Killed about 90 turkeys with a Western Field(Mossberg 500) 20 and 3" Winchester copper-plated 4s and 6s from the original full choke(actually mikes to Xfull). Won a semi-auto 12 at a banquet and switched to a 12 with 3 inch magnum 4s for a couple dozen more turkeys. Then got a titanium shoulder from playing softball too long and after shooting a couple more turkeys with the 12 I have switched to a Weatherby SA-08 semi-auto 20 with Indian Creek choke tube, good recoil pad, and 2 3/4" Winchester Super Pheasant 5s. My wife shoots the same loads in my Verona 20 O/U. They kill turkeys just fine out to 35 yards, and don't bruise our shoulders despite the light shotguns.


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