RE: 10 guage or 12?
I don' t think you' d see that big of a difference btween the 10 gauge and the 3 1/2" 12 gauge,One big difference between the 2 (talking about the pardners)is the weight the 10 i think weighs about 3lbs. more than the 12.the 10 weighs 9lbs. and the 12 weighs 6lbs.