2 3/4" for waterfowl

2 3/4" is my preferred choice. My gun will accept 3", but I've never felt the need for it since the smaller shells have done everythign I've ever asked of them. I think the choice of pellet/shot size is far more important than shell size - same goes for knowing which shot is makeable, and which shot is better taken with a camera :)
 
I have a Winchester mod 50 in great shape. Only gun my dad gave me and it is 2 3/4 only.

I'll never go 3 inch and the son I give it to, better not either.
 
IMagius said:
2 3/4" is my preferred choice. My gun will accept 3", but I've never felt the need for it since the smaller shells have done everythign I've ever asked of them. I think the choice of pellet/shot size is far more important than shell size - same goes for knowing which shot is makeable, and which shot is better taken with a camera :)
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Goes for me too.
 
IMagius said:
2 3/4" is my preferred choice. My gun will accept 3", but I've never felt the need for it since the smaller shells have done everythign I've ever asked of them. I think the choice of pellet/shot size is far more important than shell size - same goes for knowing which shot is makeable, and which shot is better taken with a camera :)
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What he said!

I have well over about 18 shotguns, none take more than 2 3/4". Shoot lots of ducks, geese, turkey and upland. If there is any problem, it ain't the size of the shells, it's with the guy pulling the trigger.
 
I use 2 3/4" shells and even 2 1/2" shells in some of my BP cartridge shotguns, no sweat.
if you are wanting to go sky busting, then fill yer boots, but over decoys or jump shooting at sane ranges, the 2 3/4" does fine.....
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This is good info as compared to the price of 3 inchers, every 6th box of 2 3/4 is free.

Not into skybusting, always hunt over decoys, so I'm gonna get a couple boxes of 2 3/4 and give it a go.
 
I own a few shotguns that I use for hunting. I mainly use a beretta extrema 2, 3.5 inch for hunting waterfowl. Although I use 2 3/4 shells all the time and they kill the birds just as well as the 3.5'' do. For duck I love shooting them over decoys with my 20 gauge. Something about the 20 gauge shell just does it for me.
 
I'm 63. Know how many ducks, geese, and upland game we shot before 3" shells even existed on the shelves of gun shops? I still use them, because my old shot guns have 2 3/4 in chambers, and ducks don't seem any tougher now than they have been all my life.
 
rral22 said:
I'm 63. Know how many ducks, geese, and upland game we shot before 3" shells even existed on the shelves of gun shops? I still use them, because my old shot guns have 2 3/4 in chambers, and ducks don't seem any tougher now than they have been all my life.
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Yeah but back in the day you could use lead which is vastly superior to steel.

I use 2 3/4 #6 1oz federal for snipe hunting. Have shot teals and black ducks with them a couple of times but they were close shots.
 
Suka said:
My experience: for steel shot move up at least 2 shot sizes, for example I used to shoot ducks with #4 lead, now I use #2 steel. It's not the shell length, it's the inadequacy of the shot.
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Same here.
Once upon a time:
#4 lead for ducks, bunnies, grouse, etc..
#2 lead for geese

Now, with the steel shot rules:
#2 Steel for migratory birds
BB Steel for geese

Which was always fine, except for when the odd Teal gets a little too close ... really hard to "recover" hamburger from the marsh :(

I heard interesting things about some of the Steel alternatives, but for the price of them I'm happy with Steel - I know what it can and can't do, and can live with that.
 
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