duko, funny you should mention that. The guy I know with the 12 gauge Marlin 55 indeed did take it to the local sports club turkey shoot. Between he had his buddies who he let borrow it they kicked everyone's arse....the next weekend, they implemented a 30" max. length limit in addition to the full choke maximum.
So halfie, what's dat ole' smokepole worth to ya? Did tear up the barrel using steel shot??