ORIGINAL: stalkingbear
Like I said,if it's for turkey ONLY, then a Browning BPS in 10 ga is the ULTIMATE gun. I've proven time & time again that a Mossberg 835 with 3 1/2" and 2 1/4oz will NOT pattern as well as a 10 ga with 2 1/4oz shot.
X2 for a pump gun. I had a BPS 12ga and still regret the day I had to sell it. [:@] It is, IMHO, by far the best pump shotgun on the market today, and it won't destroy your family budget either. The 10ga version would be some serious bad medicine for turkeys, geese and anything else you shot it at. If you want a more multi-purpose shotgun, I'd stick with the 12ga though.
If you want a semi-auto 12ga and don't have your heart set on shooting anything bigger than 3" shells, then I'd strongly suggest the Stoeger 2000. I absolutely love mine. Shoots everything I feed it reliably and well, and is very well made for a very good price. You could have one in camo for the low to mid $500's.
Mike