Go for it. I took 2 birds last year with 2 3/4" magnums, because that's all my shotgun would shoot. It also has a 30" barrel and holds a very good pattern. The main reason I changed guns was that my grandpa gave me that gun 25 years ago and I don't want it to get scratched up. On my 835 that I just bought, I like the shorter barrel (for manuverability) and it has a camo pattern. Other than that, it would hammer them!! I think a lot of the hype about all the new guns is just that HYPE. If all the older guns weren't good, our forefathers would have never killed any turkeys. But, don't get me wrong I need all the excuses I can get to buy more guns.