Dude it doesent take that long to shoot a few shells at a turkey target... What you said is true... If you keep your shot 30 yards and under... You should not have a prob... I would get a Remington factory super full turkey choke and a box of Winchester HV #5's and you should be fine with this set up out to 40 yards... But without patterning... I would play it safe and not shoot past 30-35 yards