Well the closer the bird to you the tighter your pattern will be and thus the reason for the Extra Full choke tubes.

Designed to keep your pattern tight.

Think of it this way - You are shooting a Slug of Pellets at close range the shotgun charge should be considered as such.

that is why people put on open Tru-Glow sights or even a scope!

I suggest you use a Turkey Patterning target and count the number of pellet holes in the vital areas of the neck. Not neck holes but pellets that penetrate the Eye, the Brain, the Neck vertebrae are the only ones I count. I want at least 10 pellets to fall somewhere within these areas and then I mark that distance as teh farthest I will shoot. End of story.

You hear all the time fo 50 to 60 and beyond shots. Go ahead and take them but I will not! I wil not wound a bird - they are just to Grand to loose.

To me that is what Turkey hunting is - getting Mr. Tom up close and personal.

Sorry - sorta kinda - got a soapbox here and it ain't directed at you!

So your gun is working correctly. Closer is tighter - and in this case longer is not better!

JW