Gundigest

You can get 3.5" 12ga waterfowl loads with the same shot volumeand orvelocity as a 10ga with awhole lot more options.The only thing a10ga has on the3.5" 12ga is a more consistant pattern, whichisn't as large of a gap as it waswith the extended chokes now.

turkeyhunter1590

i alwayz used a 12 ga. and t seems to work pretty good so thas the only shotgun i use for duck huntin

wooderson15

I used a 20 guage for three years of duck hunting and had lots of success. This past season i bought a 870 supermag 12 guage. I had about the same amount of success with this in the closer ranges as the 20 guage but for the longer shots i must say that i have more luck with the 12 guage. The main thing with using a 20 guage is to pick your shots. Myold manhunts with me and he still uses his old faithful 20 guage and always matches or beats me so it depends on how patient you are with chossing your shots.

jepcho

I like a 12 gauge. It shoot just about as effectively as the 10 and the ammo is a lot cheaper.

80 proof

Hey desertdog,

Ask the birds if they know what the difference is. Kill or Harvest its all the same thing.

Back on subject a 20 will definetely make them bleed profuselly if you get them within range and hit where your aimin. Btw I think blood makes the millet grow.

buckoff15

I use a 12 ga. pump, in my mind they are more accurate. Every time you pump it, you have to re-aim because that action throws you off. You also save on shells, compared to blasting 3 off in .2344 seconds (like my dad)

Smokey in PHX

For all around waterfowl hunting I prefer the model 870 in 12 ga. For ducks only I use a double in 12 ga with 2 3/4" shells.

RustyOlRanger4x4

10 gauge is kinda over kill a 20 will do the job just fine and the 12 will make it a little easier.