The Firing Line Forums - View Single Post

bamaranger · October 17, 2012, 10:02 PM

The 3.5 guns came about to launch heavy loads of steel shoot at waterfowl. When lead shot became illegal for waterfowl, steel became the common alternative. Since steel is not as dense as lead, it takes big steel pellets to get a useful pellet weight. Thus the high payload 3.5's came into being.

There are now some good alternatives for steel and waterfowl, but its expensive. Steel is an affordable option, so if one is a waterfowler (geese) a 3.5 MIGHT make sense.

But, you absolutely do not need a 3.5 gun for turkeys and general shotgunning. Aheavy 3.5 load in an alloy framed gun like the Mossbergs will get your undivided attenton.

October 17, 2012, 10:02 PM	#12
bamaranger Senior Member Join Date: October 9, 2009 Location: North Alabama Posts: 8,302	not any more The 3.5 guns came about to launch heavy loads of steel shoot at waterfowl. When lead shot became illegal for waterfowl, steel became the common alternative. Since steel is not as dense as lead, it takes big steel pellets to get a useful pellet weight. Thus the high payload 3.5's came into being. There are now some good alternatives for steel and waterfowl, but its expensive. Steel is an affordable option, so if one is a waterfowler (geese) a 3.5 MIGHT make sense. But, you absolutely do not need a 3.5 gun for turkeys and general shotgunning. Aheavy 3.5 load in an alloy framed gun like the Mossbergs will get your undivided attenton.