RE: 2 3/4 inch load
I like the 2 3/4
I am 46 and my sholder just don't take the
Bang of the hotter shells like it did when
I was in my 20's LoL
Just think about this our past hunters didn't even have
2 3/4 loads they had black powder
Shot guns with much lighter loads
and they killed the turkeys just fine.
So if 2 3/4 is what works for you then more power to you.
The 3 and 3 1/2 is just fine for them that like them.
But for me and my old sholder I like the 2 3/4.
Plus a box of 2 3/4 shell's is cheaper than a $500.00 gun LoL
JMHO
Good Luck