I most definately agree Wacker!!No question drg the evolution of our gear such as heavishot is going to be the wave of the future!Looking for new innovations and new equipment that works afield is alot of the fun of the sport and in many instances can give us the edge!But with that said we all have our own ideas and opinions on what really gives us a real high when we take to the turkey woods!For some, success means hauling a gobbler over there shoulder everytime they take to the turkey woods and would argue to the bitter end thats what they are out there for!No question I was like this in my younger days and certainly would have no ill feelings towards those who spend alot of time and money towards that end!!But for myself the challenge of locking horns with a gobbler and fooling him in close,is what thrills me the most!Fooling a big longbeard in close gives the hunter an opportunity to test his woodsmanship and put his ability to put his equipment to use afield!TO MANY, hunters today are relying more on guns and loads that can reach out there and touch ole longbeard at incredible distances and imho this is getting further and further away from putting a hunters skills to the test!We all would admit field gobblers are tough to hunt.I guess this is the way most our going to solve the problem by extending there gun range.I've said this before but if loads and scatter guns keep heading in this direction,we all might as well just put the scatter gun down and pick up our rifle to turkey hunt!!!Not trying to start a war,and most definately to each his own!And I am an avid advicate of heavi-shot in the duck and goose blind because theres no question the difference between steel and heavi-shot spells less cripples.But I'll stick to fooling them in close in the wild turkey world because having a big ole gobbler gobble in your face is an absolute rush!!The challenge,and watching a plan come together to that end is what works for me !!!For what its worth! BOB

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