Phil,
When I first started Turkey hunting I shot several
with lead shot that died very nicely. However, I
have evolved into only using the more advanced
and I agree better "turkey loads" with heavier than
lead shot. My thinking is that whatever it takes
to improve the odds that when I pull the trigger the
Turkey is going to drop dead is what I'm going to do.
The bottom line is being sensible about the distance
you can effectively shoot with your set up which
includes gun, choke, ammo, With my current
set up I know that if a Turkey is within 45 yards
and I pull the trigger ---if he isn't in a heap on the
ground I've done something wrong. Happy Hunting
this spring downeast-hope that snow goes away
soon.