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Posted on 6/28/17 at 8:12 am to GAFF
I haven't noticed any more range when shooting a 3.5" over a 3". The biggest difference for me was the muzzle jump. It takes a little longer to get your sight on the second and third bird after the first shot. Do whatever you want but you won't notice a big difference in performance for the money you will be spending. I've always wanted to pattern a 3.5 at long distance though. I wonder if the pattern even holds up well enough for the added distance.
Posted on 6/28/17 at 8:19 am to GAFF
Our goose guides in Kansas use 3" all season. You should be fine.
Posted on 6/28/17 at 8:25 am to GAFF
Those birds are so damn dumb up there...
Posted on 6/28/17 at 9:02 am to GAFF
Get some 2 3/4" pheasant loads
Posted on 6/28/17 at 10:03 am to LSUfreak1459
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I haven't noticed any more range when shooting a 3.5" over a 3". The biggest difference for me was the muzzle jump. It takes a little longer to get your sight on the second and third bird after the first shot. Do whatever you want but you won't notice a big difference in performance for the money you will be spending.
^This. There were some articles I found a few years ago when I researched this pretty extensively. The end conclusion was that yes, 3.5" loads offer a higher payload, but you don't end up killing any more birds because your 2nd and 3rd shots are more often off target. Not to mention, your shoulder is gonna hurt.
Buy a new gun if you want, but you don't need 3.5" shells for ducks. Now if you're talking about killing a bunch of honkers, I could see the need for more payload. But at that point, buy a 10ga. It was designed from the ground up for that payload.
Posted on 6/28/17 at 10:33 am to The Last Coco
As has been said many times on this board: I shoot 3.5"s because they don't make 4"s.
Also, my Dad taught me not to shoot a duck swimming on the water . . . wait till he stops moving first.
Who here cares what another man shoots? Next we will be talking about cargo shorts and when a man bun is appropriate when hunting.
Also, my Dad taught me not to shoot a duck swimming on the water . . . wait till he stops moving first.
Who here cares what another man shoots? Next we will be talking about cargo shorts and when a man bun is appropriate when hunting.
Posted on 6/28/17 at 10:51 am to GAFF
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I need to buy a gun that shoots 3 1/2" for up there.
If it is just ducks you will be ok. They only reason you might need a 3.5" is if you are going to be goose hunting or the duck hunts are maybe out of a goose spread that you will kill both, especially if those geese are big Canadas. Even then, a 3" with the right shells will still kill geese.
Posted on 6/28/17 at 8:46 pm to TigerDeacon
tungsten 20 gage is a bad mo fo
Posted on 6/28/17 at 9:36 pm to WPsportsman
A pellet with a velocity of 1500 fps carries the same energy regardless of it comes from a 3 or 3.5" shell. The only advantage is more oellets in the air. There is not more killing power, just more pellets. I like this cuz i know im not the best shot in the world. So its a personal decision.
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