I used a 20 ga 870 wingmaster with a fixed modified choke when i was younger, now i use a benelli sbe 12ga, one of the reasons i bought the benelli was it felt a lot more like a 20 ga, weight, mass etc; just felt good in my hands, however it doesn't kill deer any better than my old 870, now turkeysare a different story and i prefer the 12 for pheasants.