I'm a Remington guy. Hands down the 870 was always good to me. I patterned mine out to 60 with an undertaker choke tube in case I ever needed to use it. Only had to do that one time. But it was nice to know that I practiced and patterned it out that far. Otherwise it probably would've walked. Now, had I been in the position I was in 2 minutes before the gobble at 20 yards, I probably would've been just fine. But I had to call and get them to gobble so I could crawl back to my position because of the slight hill while their eyes were closed. Got back to the top of the hill and they were walking away. Now, had it not been within the last couple hours of the last day of my hunting trip 8 hours out of state, I probably would've passed. In my opinon, just about any gun would do the job. I now shoot a Tristar Viper G2. It's a semi-auto and I was able to get it for $450 out the door at one of my local shops. Put a primos tight wad choke on it and it seems to fit me just fine. Been using that gun for turkeys, geese, and ducks with very few malfunctions.