Well last season was the first with that gun. I shot 90gr 777 loose, with the same volume of #6 shot in a turkey ranger shot cup. I did not have alot of time to play with loads but that o*****uped fairat 35 yds. Both birds I killed last season were at 25ish yards. Im surewith the right load that gun will perform at 35-40 yds no problem. Certainly my gun of choice at this point for turkeys, I was using a Benelli Nova shooting 3.5 Winchesters through a ported comp-n- choke. That gun also a sweet shooter but the Encore will be at my side this coming season.