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shortwave · October 20, 2012, 10:43 PM

I don't goose hunt. Hunting deer,ducks(not done a great deal of),turkey,upland birds, rabbit or squirrel, have never had the need for 3.5".

A few years back when the then new 3.5" was being pushed by all the manufacturers and most of the gun rags as the 'have to have', 'latest greatest' shotgun, many of my hunting buddies went out and bought em in semi auto. This was one time that I was glad I didn't jump on the band wagon.
Most, if not all have since gotten rid of them and went back to 3" shotguns shooting the 3" or 2 3/4" round.
Reason, they found that they just didn't need the 3.5" for anything to justify the extra shoulder pounding and cycling issue's with some of the 3" or 2 3/4" factory low brass shells in the 3.5" shotguns.

October 20, 2012, 10:43 PM	#7
shortwave Senior Member Join Date: December 17, 2007 Location: SOUTHEAST, OHIO Posts: 5,970	I don't goose hunt. Hunting deer,ducks(not done a great deal of),turkey,upland birds, rabbit or squirrel, have never had the need for 3.5". A few years back when the then new 3.5" was being pushed by all the manufacturers and most of the gun rags as the 'have to have', 'latest greatest' shotgun, many of my hunting buddies went out and bought em in semi auto. This was one time that I was glad I didn't jump on the band wagon. Most, if not all have since gotten rid of them and went back to 3" shotguns shooting the 3" or 2 3/4" round. Reason, they found that they just didn't need the 3.5" for anything to justify the extra shoulder pounding and cycling issue's with some of the 3" or 2 3/4" factory low brass shells in the 3.5" shotguns.