A friend of mine just bought his daughter a Benelli M1 20 gauge and called comp-n-choke, they told him what choke to get and to shoot federal 3 inch #5. She has killed 2 turkeys, one at about 25 and the other at about 35. Her father dropped one at 51 steps. Recoil is like a 22 and it only weighs about 6 lbs, loaded. I am definitely thinking of getting one for myself instead of the heavy 12 gauge auto I use.