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 3.5" need
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01/13/14 10:55 PM
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freonfreak82
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Any real need for a 3.5" shotgun nowadays? I mean most people I talk to are good with 3" guns.
" get busy livin' or get busy dyin' "
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Re: 3.5" need
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01/13/14 11:29 PM
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tromix8
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Depends on what your shooting and distance. Steel doesn't hit like lead so long distance large game birds is one use.
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Re: 3.5" need
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01/13/14 11:40 PM
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Karnis
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Bird Dog
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Long as there is a need someone will chamber it.
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Re: 3.5" need
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01/13/14 11:40 PM
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Chris42
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In short. . . no. other than self punishment.
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Re: 3.5" need
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01/13/14 11:56 PM
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Colt W. Knight
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I never liked the way a 3.5" gun handled, so I always managed with 3" shells duck and goose hunting.
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Re: 3.5" need
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01/13/14 11:57 PM
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texasag93
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I am a pretty good shot, but believe in killing what I shoot at.
Deer get 30.06.
Pheasant get 6s with 1 1/4 oz of shot.
Dove get 8s with 1 1/8 oz of shot.
Ducks get 3.5 with number 4s.
Just me.
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Re: 3.5" need
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01/13/14 11:59 PM
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texasdude28
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I keep one around for goose hunting and the occasional rogue emu.
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Re: 3.5" need
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01/14/14 12:05 AM
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JCB
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If I were going to buy a new 12 gauge a 3.5" chamber would be a must. Even if I never shoot a 3.5" shell through it at least the versatility is there if I need it. If anything the 3.5" 12 gauge would eliminate any reason for me to want/need a 10 gauge.
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Re: 3.5" need
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01/14/14 12:31 AM
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Judd
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No...and if you want to shoot those types of payloads a 10ga is a much more effective pattern. Never seen a 10ga that wouldn't out pattern a 12ga 3.5. My opinion worth exactly what you paid for it 
Don't let your ears hear what your eyes didn't see, and don't let your mouth say what your heart doesn't feel
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Re: 3.5" need
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01/14/14 12:44 AM
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BobG
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I usually pocket carry a 3.5" shotty 
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Re: 3.5" need
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01/14/14 12:49 AM
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Stoney
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The only time I shoot 3.5"s is at turkey. I don't know if I need them but I feel better I have them. Ducks I still shoot 2-3/4 and geese 3"
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Re: 3.5" need
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01/14/14 07:47 AM
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aubreydavis
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The only thing I use my 3.5 chamber for is Dead Coyote rounds and 00 Buckshot when I go to Missouri and hunt deer up there in the thick woods.
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Re: 3.5" need
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01/14/14 11:03 PM
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Toxarch
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I only shoot 2 3/4 inch. If I can't hit them with that, then they get to live. My gun only takes up to a 3". I guess if I were buying new, I'd get one that could take 3.5" just in case. But that's a heck of a kick, especially for my shoulder tendonitis when it's acting up.
It is far more important to be able to hit the target than it is to haggle over who makes a weapon or who pulls a trigger.
� Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Re: 3.5" need
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01/15/14 04:09 AM
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Martin M.
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Any real need for a 3.5" shotgun nowadays? I mean most people I talk to are good with 3" guns. "Need" is such a subjective word. I mean, let's not start talking about what we "need" as far as guns go…
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Re: 3.5" need
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01/15/14 04:09 AM
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Martin M.
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The only time I shoot 3.5"s is at turkey. I don't know if I need them but I feel better I have them. Ducks I still shoot 2-3/4 and geese 3" Yes. I use 3.5" shells when I'm turkey hunting. Mainly because I'm usually pretty mad at them. If I get one to respond to my calls, I don't want him getting away. Then I'd be more mad at them, and I'd probably go grab a bazooka. Now, there's something I "need"…
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Re: 3.5" need
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01/15/14 03:00 PM
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GriffGruff78
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The only time I shoot 3.5"s is at turkey. I don't know if I need them but I feel better I have them. Ducks I still shoot 2-3/4 and geese 3" This. This this this. This.
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Re: 3.5" need
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01/16/14 03:15 AM
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hoof n wings
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3.5" and HyperSonics....... a winning combo
I'd ask him if he's pregnant. He missed a s__tload of periods. I'll take "things that look like a uterus" for $200 Alex.
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