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Learn how to hunt and call turkeys. Focus on that instead of worrying about making so many "long shots". Turkey Hunting is about calling birds in close not making long shots.
Might not need 3 1/2” but with today’s market with shells being hard to get gives you options.
If I was going 3 1/2", I'd be looking hard at another M3500. The one I had was a solid gun with good camo finish. It shot to POA and the factory XF provided a solid 40yrd hunting pattern. Mine was drill/tapped with base provided. Trigger was a tad heavy, but for the cost I'd assume you could get a 'smith to lighten it if you wished.
If I had $1,200 to spend on a dedicated turkey gun I’d likely go $600 on the gun and $600 on choke, sights/optic, ammo. Plenty of fine guns, last you a lifetime guns, pumps and autos, in that $600 range. Not knocking the higher end autos, but this tends to be a one shot game and there’s plenty of mid range and lower end shotguns that will get it done season after season after season. And personally I WOULD buy the 3.5” gun. Nothing saying you need to shoot them but doesn’t affect cost and sure nice having options.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk