ORIGINAL: jstep89
ORIGINAL: AR 34 eight point
The less shot wheight, the faster it will fly. The faster the shot flies the less pellets that are out there. that is the (1 1/16, 1 1/8, etc) stuff in short....
so which is better, to have more speed or more pellets?
That fight has been going on forever. Mostly it depends on if you can shoot worth a lick or not. If you tend to shoot ducks and geese too far back, then you'll probably go on singing about how having more pellets will result in more kills... same if you shoot at ranges beyond 40 yards.
Truth is, if I was stuck with only being able to shoot one load the rest of my life for ducks and geese, it would be 1 1/16oz of steel #2s. Just keep your shots inside 40 yards. Waterfowling is about decoying birds, not blasting them as they skirt your spread.
The last thing you need as a new hunter/waterfowler is a 3.5" shell or even a 3.5" gun. You will get nothing more out of one than less money and a bruised shoulder. Feel free to go with a Nova if it fits you well, but remember that you don't have to feed it roman candles to kill a duck over decoys. Don't buy into the hype that you need a 3.5" shell for anything... its mostly just a remedy for poor shooting and low self-esteem.
