Tighter Shotgun Bores:
 Tight bored shotguns are a must for the simple reason they will produce a longer shotstring which is ideal because of the dispersion factor of shot pellets. With a tighter bore there is less likely a chance of striking the bird in the body with pellets that are straying away from the pattern center mass. The biggest factor in using a tight bored shotgun is that it will be more accurate from shot to shot.

 Choke Tubes:
 Today there are so many versions of turkey tubes for shotguns and they are all designed to do one thing deliver a load of larger shot sizes into a small center mass area at 40 yards. It is here many people will buy a turkey tube and think this will work best for them, as we all know shotguns can be very picky about what will work best so try several brands of ammo and shot sizes till you get the desired affect for your situation or buy a different turkey tube from another manufacturer.

 Shotgun Scopes:
 There are many good choices now on the market for turkey hunting and it goes without saying that with a tight choked, tight bored shotgun there is deffinately rifle like accuracy needed to shoot at a turkey head sized object. Many of these Scopes plus Mounts & Rings can be bought for less than a $150.00 online from one of our sponsors, of which simmons has a good line of shotgun scopes and are of good quality.

 Shotgun Gauge:
 If your going to hunt turkey without a scope on your shotgun then the 12 gauge will serve you well. On the other hand if your going to put a scope on your turkey shotgun then the 20 gauge with 3" magnum shotshells will absolutely beyond a doubt will be all that you ever hoped for in the best turkey shotgun ever. The 20 gauge with 3" shotshell offers a long shotstring with plenty of center mass to take out a turkey and with much less felt recoil than the 12 gauge.

 Shotgun Camo:
 There is nothing that will put turkey to flight faster than a flash of light from a bright polished shotgun. Camo is a must for your shotgun, there are 2 ways of doing this
 1. Buy camo paint and paint your shotgun.
 2. Buy a camo sock for your shotgun.
 Either one will work well.

 Shotgun Shotshells:
 This is another area of confusion for most people, what load should I use to kill a turkey. There is a simple choice here, if you know the maximum range that you want to shoot which is 40 yards, then the choice becomes very simple a load of #4 shot is what you will need, #4 shot will deliver a nice dense pattern from almost all turkey choke tubes. If your using a 3" 20 gauge 1-1/4 oz. shotshell it will have approximately 169 pellets in it.
 Based on an average velocity speed of 1330 feet per second, that load of #4 shot will deliver 3.91 foot pounds of energy per pellet at 40 yards and it will arrive on target in .1235 seconds!