One of the first turkeys I killed was with a single barrel 12 ga. Stevens with a plastic stock that my dad bought during WW11.
Now, talking about kicking, that baby kicked, 2 3/4 inch shells too.
I was a teen ager and had been calling with a home made diaphram yelper, got the natural early morning undeniable urge and was letting nature take its course when the turkey strutted into view about 30 yds out. I eased up the ole shot gun and pulled the trigger, guess where I wound up. Never shoot a shotgun from the squatting position.
