I have owned and turkey hunted with both. Started with a Remington 870, and it killed several birds. Then I got a Benelli Nova, and for methe differencewas like night and day. Some complain of the pump slide on the nova rattling, but evidently Benelli fixed that problem because I've never noticed that. The nova is hands down the toughest shotgun I've ever owned, mine has been drug through mud, brush, briars, been poured on by rain, completely submerged underwater, and still looks and operates just like it did out of the box. With an Indian Creek choke tube my nova throws good patterns even with cheap turkey loads, and with hevi shot the patterns are phenomonal. Love mine, and although the nova costs more, in my eyes the extra money is well worth the extra quality you get. Hope this helps.