Shot Loads

[Hanshi]

I've tinkered with a few shot loads but but have yet to come up with a definitive shot load for taking turkey.  Rifles are verboten, only smoothbores allowed.  I have available to me #6 shot only; my other sizes & supply are still in Va.

My smoothbore is a .62 (20ga) and a 38" bbl.  Any suggestions?  Also what loads do you like and shoot.

[old salt]

Hanshi
I use #6 for my normal hunting load, and if I want top really want mess some things up I drop 12 # 4 buck down the barrel

Old Salt

[Hanshi]

I'm relegated to using shot if I want to hunt turkey here in Maine.  That's about the only thing I'd care to hunt with shot.  I don't hunt ducks or other birds so shot is not as important for me except for turkey.  But I do shoot ball in my smoothbore and it collects deer just as good as a rifle.