I agree with Pattern and Killer, finally a couple of waterfowlers that have stepped out of the 70's and 80's and are using modern products to their advantage! I am a 67 year old waterfowler and this old dog could learn a few new tricks from these good ol' boys! We should get together and go hunting. (I will pm you guys)
Benson
More lead is just compensating for poor shooting. There's no earthly need for a 3.5'' shell unless you're skybusting or a poor shot. In my humble, relatively inexperience opinion.
3.5" = guys who always shoot at high fliers (flock shooters)
3" = guys who can't quite get the birds to commit to the spread - pass shooters
2 3/4" = guys who can decoy the birds inside of 15-25 yards before shooting.
"The mountains are calling and I must go."
-- John Muir
shoot Em In The Lips
Beretta its not just a gun its a lifestyle!
Give me 3" "T" flying at 1450fps for the geese and 3" #2's going 1625fps for the marsh and 3" at 1625fps #4's for fields.
the size of shell means there is more shot in the air... you can skybust the EXACT same way with a 2 3/4". (a true sky buster will use a tungsten matrix or heavy shot.)
Terminal velocity ends at approx 60 yds for steel no matter if it is a 3.5" or a 2 3/4"
go to tungsten matrix now you have 90 yds of terminal velocity again in a 2 3/4" or 3.5"