OK. I think I know the answer to this question, but I'm asking it anyway. How many here think it's OK to hunt Turkey with a rifle? Let me start by saying that 2 years ago I shot a Turkey at 10 yards with a shotgun & lets all admit that you can't really miss with a shotgun at 10 yards. My 2 & 3/4" turkey load from my Ithaca 37 did the job just fine. This year I shot an 18 lb. Osceola at 50 yards coming into my decoy & I maintain that this year I had a much harder shot. I was standing up in some palmettos & shooting off-hand. No rest or support, just my trembling hands on my Marlin XL7. I took that bird very cleanly, no wasted meat & I was thrilled that I was able to make the shot. I know that many people maintain that a shotgun is the only "sporting" way to harvest a Turkey, but many of those same people are using 3 & 1/2" magnums with full-choke turkey loads & they can dust a bird at 60 yards every time. So what's the difference? I maintain that a single bullet at 50 yards is more sporting than a bucket-wide spray at 60 yards any day of the week. And if shotgunning is the only "true" way to harvest Turkeys, should they all be limited to 2 & 3/4" just to be fair? It's kind of like the argument between compound bow shooters & long bow shooters - which is more ethical? I would like to have been in the Turkey Contest in this forum, but rifle hunters are not permitted, so that's why I started this thread. Please post any & all opinions. Thank you. Rich