I have a 28ga modified 870 that patterns great and I have killed birds at 40 and 46 with no problem. With that being said, it is shooting 9/16 of an ounce more shot. I would pattern it at 40, 30 and 20 yards. I'm guessing you will have a good pattern (100 pellets in a 10" circle) at 30 yards. My 870 .410 has a fixed full choke and I have been able to get 136 pellets in a 10" circle at 40 yards.
"I do not hunt turkeys because I want to, I hunt them because I have to. I would really rather not do it, but I am helpless in the grip of my compulsion"
- Tom Kelly, Tenth Legion, 1973
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