Suppose you wanted a general purpose shotgun; pheasant, ducks, geese, turkey and (with the rifled barrel) deer. Suppose you want to practice a lot, skeet, trap, whatever, for hunting season. (Let's leave home defense out of this).
I think I'm talking 12-ga. And a pump, please. The Mossberg 590 and Remington 870 have only friends here, and the heavier-use military and police editions seem to be the most popular. Now: is there any reason to look beyond a 2 3/4 sized shell to the bigger 3" or 3.5" shells? If I were considering a shotgun for pass shooting at Canadas, that'd be one thing, but I'd rather not go there. If ever I do, I'll come back and ask for auto advice, in order to enjoy recoil mitigation.
Since I don't want to get banged up silly, I'd just as soon stick to the smaller shells. Thus, the question: is there any real hunting utility to the bigger shells for anything OTHER then turkey and pass shooting at geese?
I assume, from the chatter here, that you can swap barrels for different chokes and barrel lengths and add a rifled barrel without difficulty on both named brands, but tell me if I'm wrong.
I think I'm talking 12-ga. And a pump, please. The Mossberg 590 and Remington 870 have only friends here, and the heavier-use military and police editions seem to be the most popular. Now: is there any reason to look beyond a 2 3/4 sized shell to the bigger 3" or 3.5" shells? If I were considering a shotgun for pass shooting at Canadas, that'd be one thing, but I'd rather not go there. If ever I do, I'll come back and ask for auto advice, in order to enjoy recoil mitigation.
Since I don't want to get banged up silly, I'd just as soon stick to the smaller shells. Thus, the question: is there any real hunting utility to the bigger shells for anything OTHER then turkey and pass shooting at geese?
I assume, from the chatter here, that you can swap barrels for different chokes and barrel lengths and add a rifled barrel without difficulty on both named brands, but tell me if I'm wrong.