Originally Posted by
Whitetailturkey01
Ok thanks. Sounds like #5 have plenty of power for my distances. Im hunting brush woods and open hardwoods, so not far shooting. I have some Federal Heavy field game loads. ( 12 gauge 2.75 inch 1220 fps 3.25 dram eq. 1.25oz #4 shot. Would these work for 30 yards and closer. I think they would being really the only difference being they're 1 1/4 oz and the longbeards are 1 3/4 both are moving about 1200 fps and I think lead 4s have about the same energy as copper-plated 5s? But thats just my reasoning? What do you guys think. I'm looking for a lower recoil round for a friend who cant handle turkey loads. Wow I should've just made a new thread on this. Lol
Really the 3" Winchesters are not too bad in the recoil department but as long as you are getting a good tight pattern with the shell you mentioned then they should work. Another option would be to look at a 20g and get some of the tss loads. I used one this past year to flat out level a bird. They have that in a 12g load as well in a 2 3/4" shell that may not kick much as far as turkey loads go.