I ask you all
If you just get may be 5 or 6 cracks at geese a year if lucky
Use maybe a box or two of shells for geese and a close shot would be 35/40 yards most well beyond that
Would you use 3 1/2 or 3"
Me I use the 10ga for geese

and I am a fair shooter still in the low/mid 90's normally out of 100
I want every pellet I am allowed out there if I get that rare opportunity to take one
It all depends on where you hunt IMO. I have hunted out west and wonder why you guys don't use a stick or just grab them by the legs
We are comparing apples to oranges as far as hunting conditions
I remember hunting sea ducks in Quebec one time and the first thing the guide said best bring a 10ga or 3 1/2 12ga for the shots you will be presented with
Just wondering how many hunt sea ducks here with their 3"
To say I don't need one Fine but maybe someone else could use the extra pellets where they hunt and don't tell me to learn to shoot unless you can run the 100
Our conditions it makes a difference
Cheers