Originally Posted by
2eagles
Yup. The reason is they want to be able to kill a bird at long range. Your comparison is the old apples and oranges thing.
***That's absolute hogwash! We don't want to kill a bird at long range. We want to use the proper equipment to kill the bird humanely at a range most consider proper and that is out to about 40 yards or a little better. A low base shell might do the job at 20 yards, but the problem is that many people would then stretch that yardage out if the bird hangs up and then you have the perfect scenario of a wounded and lost bird. Please listen to people that have been at this turkey killing thing longer than some members here are old! A low base shell designed for squirrels and rabbits IS NOT a turkey load!!!