You'll be very very hard pressed to find a 12 gauge that will out shoot a 10ga for turkey's. The 10s don't kick as bad either with all that weight easing the whallop. But, like the others said, that weight is a real burden when you run and gun. If you like to ambush hunt, and have a comfortable gun rest for you knee, then there is no finer gun for gobblers than a 10.