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Originally Posted by Dean Romig
Why would anyone need a 5-shot gun for turkeys or deer?.
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Dean,
We were limited in my state to a maximum of three shells in a gun. Someone went before the game commission and convinced them that there should not be a limit of rounds on game that was not Federally protected. I hated the change because on a deer that is missed once, twice, three times and by now the deer is out of range yet they continue to spray buckshot at up to 100 yards. Someone will get killed by this if it has not already happened. I was rabbit hunting one day and one rabbit hunter in another part of the farm shot five times at a rabbit. Probably a kid. I found the dead rabbit later after they left. I think the change was dangerous. But as Charlie stated, if one cripples one and has fired all three shots, the other two come in handy to keep it from getting away. Also there are others that will try to kill the whole herd as it goes by being run by dogs. That is probably who proposed the change.
With that being said, I found the easiest way to carry extra ammo was in the magazine tube. While I am not very proud of the video link below, you can see the fourth shot came in very handy for me one day. I also learned to hold onto a 3.5" magnum.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRrTLnmnVjs&t=208s