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LSnSC · June 6, 2011, 09:23 PM

Im not sold on "specialty" shotguns except maybe target shotguns and slug guns. And Ive never seen anything that needed to be shot with a 3.5" shell. All a marketing scheme IMO.

A semi auto will soak up some recoil from the turkey loads, and a 26"-28" barrel will make a good wingshooting/turkey gun.
Ive killed everything you can kill in the SE with a 28" Beretta AL390. From marsh hens, ducks, geese, dove, quail, turkeys, rabbits, squirrels, deer and wild hogs. Ditto for a 28" Wingmaster Ive had forever. Ive never felt over barreled with a 28" tube or undergunned with a 3" shell.
Ive got several shotguns, but I could do everything I do including skeet and sporting clays with my AL390. Throw in a scoped slug barrel and I'm set.

June 6, 2011, 09:23 PM	#15
LSnSC Senior Member Join Date: January 5, 2010 Posts: 514	Im not sold on "specialty" shotguns except maybe target shotguns and slug guns. And Ive never seen anything that needed to be shot with a 3.5" shell. All a marketing scheme IMO. A semi auto will soak up some recoil from the turkey loads, and a 26"-28" barrel will make a good wingshooting/turkey gun. Ive killed everything you can kill in the SE with a 28" Beretta AL390. From marsh hens, ducks, geese, dove, quail, turkeys, rabbits, squirrels, deer and wild hogs. Ditto for a 28" Wingmaster Ive had forever. Ive never felt over barreled with a 28" tube or undergunned with a 3" shell. Ive got several shotguns, but I could do everything I do including skeet and sporting clays with my AL390. Throw in a scoped slug barrel and I'm set.