#4 buck & #5 shot

[fabsroman]

#5 turkey loads are a tad much. Try firing a turkey load out of that single shot and see if you have any fillings left. Bottom line is that you can use a howitzer on pheasants, but it is not necessary.

My brother was using 3 1/2" turkey loads in #6 for doves the first year he got his SBE and was wondering why he had a migrane at the end of the day. In your gun, you can only probably shoot 3" shells, so that should merely leave you with whiplash and a headache.

I am willing to bet that the recoil from a 3" turkey load is probably a good amount more than the recoil from your .270. I could be wrong, but I would be willing to put money on it.

At the end of the day, it doesn't matter what you are shooting at that pheasant if you are not on the mark. My brother learned that with the 3 1/2" turkey loads for doves. Plus, for him it was really tough to get back on the dove with the second and third shots.