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There is no shell length restriction only nothing larger than a 10gauge holding more than 3 shells. I never understood the need for the 3.5" shell. I've actually gone away from the 3" shells and found the 2.75" loadings do very nicely. Your mileage may vary.
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02-03-2020, 07:27 PM | #14 | |||||||
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Now though on the DNR website I couldnt find any regulations for gauge restrictions . Like for turkeys it used to be nothing smaller than 20 ga well for any large game hunting . Now none of those rules seem to be on their website . 12 ga 3.5" shells have a terrible shot string , there was a video of a fellow testing out different 12 ga 3.5" loads and the shot string was about 12ft long IIRC but I dont remember what range their moving target was . |
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I do remember reading about using more wading in longer cases to cushion the impact from firing to lessen the deformation of lead shot .
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I have found several of the Fox Gun Co., Balto., Md., U.S.A. guns which were only made in 1898 and 1899 to have 12-gauge 3 1/4 inch chambers.
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Shot string is way less important than ammunition manufacturers make it sound. I'll let someone else figure out how far a goose flies while a 12 foot shot string arrives. A bird flying at anything less than a 90 degree angle from the shooter can forget about a long shot string saving his life, especially when the proper ammunition is selected. Read Bob Brister, Shotgunning The Art and the Science, chapter 23. He tells it all.
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