Originally Posted by Oldtimr

You start out by buying several brands of shot shells in several shot sizes and put up a patterning target and shoot at the ranges you expect to shoot. No one can tell you which shells and which shot size will work best in your gun. Doing that is part of turkey hunting. I prefer smaller shot size # 6 because it has a denser pattern but you have to find your own best fodder for your gun. Do not simply go by what others tell you to use. Short cuts are generally not the best way to go.