I have owned the Weatherby turkey element and checks all the boxes besides weight. I sold mine last year. It's heavier than the Franchi Affinity Compact Youth and the SBE 3 I currently own. As far as I know the Weatherby turkey element is no longer in production.

Now for the two guns I currently own, a Franchi Affinity compact youth and a new SBE 3. My preference is the Franchi Affinity Compact. The downside to this gun is it only comes in black and it's not drilled/tapped for an optic. The upsides are light weight, compact depending on amount butt pad shims installed and it's a shooter. The SBE 3 even though it's a compact it is longer than my Franchi Affinity compact. I am also having a jamming issue with this gun and that has me pretty ticked off. If my gun smith or Benelli cannot resolve the jamming issue I will buy another Franchi Affinity.

You can look into the Retay line of turkey guns. They make a few that meet your requirements. I do think they are a bit on the heavier side though.

Last edited by Squeaky; 07/22/26 07:44 AM.
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