3 1/2" gun ?

[Mr. Longbeard]

Was thinking about getting a new turkey gun... All of my guns are 3" and shoot great. This new gun just so happens to be a 3.5"...

Just wondering if anybody has a 3.5 that patterns better with 3" shells

[maytom]

Ken, the only 3 1/2" gun I ever owned was one of the very first Mossberg 835's when they first came out. And after shooting that pump gun only 9 times, I sold it and went to the 1300!! Brutal recoil!![:-]

[PA GOBBLER]

ive had 2. the mossberg shot better w/ the 3". and my rem shoots better w/ the 3.5"

[ranchand99]

My 870 super mag patterns best with 3.5" WIn HV 2oz #4's.

3" Win HV #4'spattern better thanthe 3.5"...2 1/4 oz XX WInchester shells..Crazy huh?It likes the faster shooting shells.

[old longbeards]

never have shot one Mr. Longbeard...with all the input i've seen lately on the forums tho....it might be a good idea to find out huh?...

[Dev]

I shoot a Benelli SBE II and you can tell a major difference in 3" and 3.5" shells.

[JLmoore1956]

I have an 835 and love it, but never fired a 3 1/2" out of it. Seems crazy but got it for wing shooting, but turned it into a nice turkey gun. Has dropped all my birds and one other with 3" shells, so never saw a reason to use 3 1/2" shells......[8D]so i guess it goes to what you want. If you want 3 1/2 go for it, yet, if you have had success with 3" then if it were me, I would stick with 3". I guess I think of the many toms that have fallen to 2 3/4" so IMHO what is the need for more then a 3"?

[tnoll]

I have a 835 ,one of the first ones and love it . This year i tried the 3 1/2 and found it did do better.But I shot alot with the 3" shells . I did some field hunting this year and wanted that extra shot incase I needed to reach out alittle further. I still dont try to shoot over 45 yds though.The recoil is tough but you can handle it for one shot. When I pattern the gun I put a towel orpadding on my shoulder because with alot of shots you will feel it. Ialways kinda shyed away from 3 1/2 because of whatI herd but not anymore.Its like the guys that tell you when you shoot a 44 magnum handgun it will rip your arm off what a bunch of crap I own one.

[hardcorehunter]

I shoot 3 1/2'' in my Tristar O/U. I shot this yote at 50 yds with a 3 1/2'' load. Don't know if I needed the 3 1/2'' but it shoots them and it seemed to work. Dropped him where he stood.

[lou-lou]

Winchester Super X 2 3 1/2 for the gun and the shells Extended range 6's with a .655 Comp-n-choke. only if it is a 24in barrel, less restriction as the barrel gets longer