Mike:

If the bird is that close, I'll bet he could do just as well with a 20 ga.

Or, the 12 ga. and lighter loads.

If you want to try something different, give me a hollar and I'll see what I have. I could whip up something too, I have both 12ga and 20ga reloading stuff. If you don't have a 20 ga and want to try it, let me know, I've got a Franchi 48AL you could borrow that has a kick-eez pad on it.

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