Try the old standard Remington Heavy Game loads in 1 1/4 ounce of #5 or #6 and I think you'll feel a lot less recoil. I've shot hundreds of these, even at turkey, and I feel confident using them on everything short of elephant. Hopefully I'll shoot a couple on an upcoming turkey hunt in Virginia actually. They do the job and definitely don't beat you to death. My old #2 frame Parker loves them.
They're the high brass shells in the black case that used to be called "Duck and Pheasant" then "Heavy Game" and I believe are now called "Pheasant Load" and are cataloged under the code PL12
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