20 Gauge for turkey
Does anyone use their 20 gauge for turkey? I've never hunted waterfowl and I just started hunting turkey last spring, so I don't own a 12 gauge.I have a mossberg pump with a modified choke and a savage single shot with a full choke. The more that I read about turkey hunting it looks like I'll be following different rules than most hunters. Even though both guns have 3" chambers I'm going to be limited to 1 1/4 ounces of shot versus 2 ounces in a 12 gauge. There's no way around shorter shooting distances with less shot in the shell. I'm expecting a 30 to 35 yard maximun range with number 6 shot. I haven't tried hevi-shot yet but can I expect better groups than lead? Another question that I have is if I can only take a 30 yard max shot due to pattern density, can I go down to 7 1/2 shot. Yes I know that it's considered too small for turkey due to low energy per pellet but how does the performance of 7 1/2 shot at 30 yards compare to 6 shot at 50 yards. I know that I can't possibly be the only hunter without a 12 gauge so I'd like to hear everyone elsestheory about taking turkeys with a 20.