Stevens 301 Turkey

The Stevens 301 Turkey is the least expensive credible way to get into turkey hunting, and the arrival of .410 Tungsten Super Shot loads is what makes it work. Dense TSS payloads pattern a .410 tight and hard enough to cleanly take a tom at moderate range, so a bore that was once a small-game novelty is now a legitimate turkey option in a package that weighs about 5 pounds. The 26-inch barrel gives a long aiming plane, and the single-shot break action is about as simple and reliable as a firearm gets.

The XP version this listing tracks ships turkey-ready: a factory extra-full turkey choke to squeeze the pattern down, and a mounted 1x30 red dot so you can put a precise aiming point on a turkey's head without fighting a bead in dim woods. The Mossy Oak Obsession camo covers the synthetic stock and forend. There is no magazine tube and no cycling action to short-stroke, which is exactly why it suits new hunters, kids, and anyone who values light weight over follow-up shots.

The tradeoff is honest: one shot, then a manual break-open reload. For a patient sit-and-call turkey hunt where the first shot is the shot that counts, that is rarely a real limitation, and the price and weight are hard to argue with.