Wild turkeys have very heavy neck bones and gobblers(spring hunting) can be very large birds i.e over 20 #'s. As such, the last thing I would use is steel shot of any size including T if allowed. You need a pattern that is measured FULL at 40 yds with the ammunition/gun combo you will actually use and you can purchase Turkey targets to do that showing the neck/head area and you need about 7-9 pellets at least in the head neck area to assure a kill. I went from #6 lead 3" 12 gauge to #5 Hevi-Shot when it took 3 rounds of lead to bring down a 25# gobbler with head shots at 40 yds. You should also contact your state DNR to see if they have any turkey hunting seminars available as turkey hunting is probably one of the most dangerous forms of hunting out there and there are methods that can increase your safety.-Dick
