swampgator
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Some thoughts on the 835 with 3 1/2" Turkey loads. This will be quick because I'm late for work 
Anyway a buddy was over patterning his turkey loads and asks if I want to try it. Warns of the recoil. Yeah right, I've never been scared of any recoil.
Superego steps up and I rattle off three rounds as fast I work the slide. Hand shotgun back and we shoot the breeze for a few. He leaves to go get in the field, and I turn to my wife and say I'm glad he finally left.
Why? I think I just knocked a tooth loose of fractured my jaw.
Lesson learned: More game have been killed with 2 3/4" shells than anything else. Going to 3 1/2" may extend the range of the shotgun, but not enough for me to appreciate the difference.
Anyway a buddy was over patterning his turkey loads and asks if I want to try it. Warns of the recoil. Yeah right, I've never been scared of any recoil.
Superego steps up and I rattle off three rounds as fast I work the slide. Hand shotgun back and we shoot the breeze for a few. He leaves to go get in the field, and I turn to my wife and say I'm glad he finally left.
Why? I think I just knocked a tooth loose of fractured my jaw.
Lesson learned: More game have been killed with 2 3/4" shells than anything else. Going to 3 1/2" may extend the range of the shotgun, but not enough for me to appreciate the difference.