Use a 12 or a 16 gauge Parker with confidence as long as you keep your shots under 40 yards with full choke or at least IM and use #6 shot for maximum density and good bone-breaking down-range power.
This formula has never failed me. Oh, and your aim point should be the neck, just 4" below the head.
And you can use a 20 as long as your gun has tight chokes and you don't expect to kill a turkey beyond 35 or 40 myards at the most.
Unless you're shooting TSS loads DON'T take any long range chances. You'll only cripple your trophy and never see him again.
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"I'm a Setter man.
Not because I think they're better than the other breeds,
but because I'm a romantic - stuck on tradition - and to me, a Setter just "belongs" in the grouse picture."
George King, "That's Ruff", 2010 - a timeless classic.
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