I'm apparently of the same view as the rest of you, that a ten gauge is "too heavy" to lug around in the turkey woods all spring, HOWEVER, I have a friend who uses one, and EVERY TOM he's shot is DEAD INSTANTLY, no flopping, no running off. Boom!! and down they go!! (He even got 2 with one shot, legally, once.)

Myself, I got a Mossberg 935 turkey gun, short barreled and bored at 10 gauge dimensions. A 3 1/2" shell in that beastie does just fine. Heck, my wife has killed 2 toms in 2 years with a 20 gauge, shooting 2 3/4" shells!! In some ways, its all about getting them in close. Also about personal preferences, I guess.