For many, many years I carried a 12 ga. sxs of some persuasion for turkeys. None were very heavy, 7-7 1/2 lbs. roughly speaking. With the advent of pure tungsten shot, specifically Federal's TSS Heavyweight, I changed to a 20 ga. single shot Henry that weighs a little over 6 1/2 lbs. Such a pleasure to carry with a Galazan clip-on/slip-on sling, it has proved deadly as well. 26" barrel rides low on the shoulder and never snags on overhangs. Other than a desire to use a vintage gun, why anyone would lug a 9+ lb. gun through the turkey woods nowadays is hard for me to understand.
I have friend who is 75 and maybe 5 ft 4 in. tall and might weigh 150 lbs., who still totes an Ithaca Mag-10 that probably weighs over 10 lbs. He lugs that cannon around because he will still try one at 65+ yds., even though he's probably killed well over 100 turkeys in his life. Some people's blood lust never wanes...
JR
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