ALLRIGHT,Another good debate here.I'm goin to be in the minority here and lets keep it civil and have fun with this.OK, A wild turkey is not that hard to kill.Be honest if you hit the head and neck you only have to penetrate thin skin and fairly thin bone.Do we agree on that?I don't know one person on this board who would stand at 40yds and take a load of 7 1/2 shot. WHY? If it won't hurt ya. Guys on the serious side.Of the turkeys I've killed over the years I'd say at least 12 of them have been shot with 7 1/2 shot they flopped no more than ones I shot with 6's. As for range I shoot most of my birds under 20yds but that's only cause I like to watch the show as long as possible.As for ethics the guys on this board who have known me for awhile will tell you nobody respects the wild turkey more than I do.I put alot of time into testin diffrent shells before I would use them.