I see that this an old post but I'll toss in my 2 cents any way. I squirrel and other small game hunt with a Savage .22mag/20 ga. Yesterday I killed my first Pa. turkey with it using the .22 mag barrel at 80 yds. It dropped like a stone and didn't tear up any meat. The bullet went into the crop and exited through the wing joint. This is my most favorite hunting gun of all time. I also recently acquired a .223/20ga. in great shape with a 6-18x Simmons scope that is going to become my hunting gun when I develop a low powered .223 load equal to a .22 magnum or lighter.