With the right shooters and the right shells, 2-3/4" shotshells can be very effective on geese.A group of shooters from our club, including two very good skeet shooters, went on a hunt at a lodge belonging to one of our club members.The two skeet shooters used their over and under skeet guns shooting 2-3/4" bismuth loads and they killed more geese than the other hunters that used their 3" and 3-1/2" semi auto's shooting steel shot.The denser bismuth shot allowed them to use smaller shot which increased the density of their patterns and also provided better penetration since the pellets weighed the same but were smaller in diameter.Their superior shooting skills also allowed them to kill more geese even though they only had two shots in their guns.
Well, crap stubble, you can say that about anything in life can't ya??????
Yea, with a professional driver driving a ford lightning, he could beat me with a the new dodge with alot more power.
Your comparing high dollar bismuth, to stell shot????
Of course it can, but as much duck I go for, I just can't afford bismuth or heavishot.
I did a test thats in the waterfowl forum. Two year ago, I shot #5 Lead 2 3/4" remington high brass at a piece of partical board 40 yards away. The lead sometimes penetrated, and dozens of shot was buried in the partical board. I then took 3" magnum #3 High velocity federal steel shot, and I only found a few shot buried and none penetrated the board.
The question on the board is would a 3.5" be benefitial? I made a case and told of my experience. Thats all someone on the board can do. Instead of trying "top" a post, just tell the experience you had and be done with .