In my opinion the finest turkey gun ever made is the 870 compact in 20 gauge. It weighs just over 5 pounds and has a 21" barrel. With federal HWT #7's mine will kill a turkey stone dead every time out to 40 yards with ease.
I think brand new ones cost $365 when I picked mine up a couple years ago
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Mine has been tricked out a little but it was a stone cold killer right out of the box. $500 will almost get you an 870 compact and a Burris fastfire to put on top of it.

Last edited by m_gallopavo; 01/07/14.