Davey B Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 Reet you helpful lot. After some great help in replys on my .410 questions I now need some advice on the 3" magnum shottys. The thing is after shooting my friends 12g for years, then getting my own license, I have never really looked or needed to look into anything els untill now. I have seen a shotgun for sale on here which I would like to inquire about but it's a 3" magnum. What's the difference with this regarding shooting rabbitt and pigeon. I know it will need 3" carts, but does range and stopping power differ, or is this more for the bigger game birds. I love eating rabbit and pigeon so I don't want to get the gun if it's going to turn everything into a mangled mess. Thanks peeps Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitsinhedges Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 3" magnum is the maximum and you can fire standard cartridges thru it too. All my guns are 3" magnum but I have never fired even one of those cartridges. The only exceptions are some steel loads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey B Posted May 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 That's great mate as the only problem I had was thinking I had to use 3". Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT1 Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 Both of my newer shotguns are chambered for 3" carts and proofed for steel, I only ever use two and haf inch carts, but keep a box of 10 magnums in large shot primarily if i come across some thing a little larger that needs to humanly be dispatched, other than that, normal carts suffice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katash Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 You can also get 3&1/2" magnum chamber length too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COACH Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 (edited) A good shot will only need a 70mm 32g No 3 and full choke to bring down just about anything a shot gun is made to bring down. The 3" magnum is over rated and very uncomfortable to use in most guns. The best all round cartridge is a 70mm 28g No 6 in felt. Edited May 5, 2011 by COACH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katash Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 (edited) Plz ignore Edited May 5, 2011 by Katash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cookoff013 Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 A good shot will only need a 70mm 32g No 3 and full choke to bring down just about anything a shot gun is made to bring down. The 3" magnum is over rated and very uncomfortable to use in most guns. The best all round cartridge is a 70mm 28g No 6 in felt. is that the same no.6 that can be used for every game? geese and foxes and hares? -oh my! i seriously beg to differ. the 28g no.6 is a great bird cartridge, it is brilliant on some normal driven game. 36g no. 4 is ideal for geese and foxes and hares. 42g BB for bigger stuff. i do think the 3" is over rated. it was for turkey hunters. 3inch steel is the bomb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catweazle Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 3inch steel is the bomb. That's why I bought a 3.5" gun, in case lead shot was banned. Imagine being stuck with a gun that you can't fit more than 25g of steel in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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