Mini 1.75 shells

[anglia2]

Out of curiosity , I took the novel approach and asked a buddy of mine , who is an Alberta Fish & Wildlife officer , his opinion . He would charge you if you have more than the legal amount in your shotgun , regardless of shell length . In short , no pun intended , if you're using 1.75 inch cartridges , you'll need a longer plug . That was pretty much what I expected .

 

[brybenn]

I can fit three 2.75” shells in the magazine of my Mossberg 935 which shoots up to 3.5” shells. The magazine only fits two 3” and 3.5” shells

My gun has been checked by a CO more times than I remember and on a few occasions, he was accompanied by a couple OPP officers. My gun has always been checked using that flexible tube as described by others earlier. Never a problem even when I had a shell belt full of 2.75” shells. Never even a question as to what length of shell I was shooting and rarely did they even look to see if it was non tox. Never once did the CO ask me to load my gun. As a rule of thumb, I have always immediately unloaded the shotgun as soon as they jump out of the bush unannounced. I’ve always been of the opinion that they likely appreciate the gesture that I prove my gun safe.

Never hunted out of province, so my experience is exclusive to Ontario

My Mossberg 535 ATS and synthetic camo version both take only 2x 2.75" and only 2x 3.5".

 

[1963beretta]

My Mossberg 535 ATS and synthetic camo version both take only 2x 2.75" and only 2x 3.5".

Taking 3/8” off the mag plug may fix that....

Not sure what the plugs are in those models but the 935 came with a simple 1/4” wooden dowel in it. I didn't like that it was free floating so I replaced it with one of those green Remington plastic plugs and it was slightly shorter. The result was what I explained earlier.

 

[huntingfish]

Out of curiosity , I took the novel approach and asked a buddy of mine , who is an Alberta Fish & Wildlife officer , his opinion . He would charge you if you have more than the legal amount in your shotgun , regardless of shell length . In short , no pun intended , if you're using 1.75 inch cartridges , you'll need a longer plug . That was pretty much what I expected .

Out of curiosity, do you guys have a limit for every bird hunting tag? I just double checked and in Québec, we only have a 3 shell limit for waterfowling. I could have an extended mag and 21 of these minis for grouse hunting and it would be fine.

Waterfowling: Les fusils de calibre 10 ou plus petit : cartouches à projectiles non toxiques (grenaille ou chevrotine) – maximum de trois cartouches dans l'arme
Small Game: Les fusils : cartouches à grenaille d’un diamètre de 5,6 mm. Lire le contenu de la note numéro 5 ou plus petit (note 5: Les cartouches à grenailles numérotées 4 Buck, F ou AAA ou d’un diamètre plus petit sont donc permises pour chasser le petit gibier)

Reference: https://www.quebec.ca/tourisme-et-l...r/chasse-sportive/armes-munitions-equipements

In anycase, I tested these in a pump, but I'd really want to use them in a SxS. So..for me anyways, all of this back and forth on capacity is pretty moot, but I understand it might be interesting for others.

David

David

 

[brybenn]

Taking 3/8” off the mag plug may fix that....

Not sure what the plugs are in those models but the 935 came with a simple 1/4” wooden dowel in it. I didn't like that it was free floating so I replaced it with one of those green Remington plastic plugs and it was slightly shorter. The result was what I explained earlier.

They both have the rattling wooden dowels. I generally only use 2.75" shells so it don't bother me. The 535 has a shorter mag tube than the 500 model the barrel lug is not in the same place

 

[brybenn]

Ontario turkey are the only bird with a tag. Waterfowl needs the duck stamp. The rest covered by small game license and each game bird is subject daily numbers and possession numbers within various areas and seasons. Ontario limits shotgun hunting to 3 rounds

 

[anglia2]

Out of curiosity, do you guys have a limit for every bird hunting tag? I just double checked and in Québec, we only have a 3 shell limit for waterfowling. I could have an extended mag and 21 of these minis for grouse hunting and it would be fine.

Waterfowling: Les fusils de calibre 10 ou plus petit : cartouches à projectiles non toxiques (grenaille ou chevrotine) – maximum de trois cartouches dans l'arme
Small Game: Les fusils : cartouches à grenaille d’un diamètre de 5,6 mm. Lire le contenu de la note numéro 5 ou plus petit (note 5: Les cartouches à grenailles numérotées 4 Buck, F ou AAA ou d’un diamètre plus petit sont donc permises pour chasser le petit gibier)

Reference: https://www.quebec.ca/tourisme-et-l...r/chasse-sportive/armes-munitions-equipements

In anycase, I tested these in a pump, but I'd really want to use them in a SxS. So..for me anyways, all of this back and forth on capacity is pretty moot, but I understand it might be interesting for others.

David

David

We are limited to three rounds , upland or migratory . The regs state that it is illegal to hunt bird game with " a shotgun that will hold more than three rounds ". It's actually pretty clear cut , they don't care what cartridge length you're using , three is the limit .
I've used the 1.75 " shells a few times in my double , they worked really well on the handfull of Ruffed and Spruce Grouse I took with them . Personally , I just think they're kinda cool little things and enjoy using them lol .