Why??

Well- 2-3/4" is the most readily available. I haven't seen any slugs in 3"(then again, i have asked or looked for them, though).
 
most ammo manufactures make at least 1 type of 3" slug, rifled and/or sabot, for the most common gauges

I.E. Winchester makes a 3" in:
sabot:
12g
rifled:
12g, 20g, 410

Federal makes a 3" slug in only 12g

Brenneke makes a 3" in:
sabot:
12g
rifled:
12g (3 types), 20g, 410
 
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id say the reason people are probobly saying no is because of recoil. i myself have no problem with it, but i dont use 3 inch slugs for anything either. If i was hunting game that was thick skinned and weighed over a ton maybe id consider it. but 2 3/4 inchers will plow through a whitetail no matter which angle you shoot it from. Thats probobly the reason most people say no to 3 inchers
 
Because if a 2 3/4" slug won't kill something, nothing short of an airstrike is going to do you much good. OTOH, the lower recoil and controllability of a 2 3/4" slug is going to let you put it where it has to be, and with faster follow-ups if you should need or want them.
 
I always shoot 3'' slugs, there the same price as the 2 3/4'' in canadian tire. So why not shoot them? they work just fine for me! Im just as accurate with both, and can get quick follow up shots with either or. As for deer? I just use my compound bow or crossbow. Iv only got 1 deer with a rifle and the other 7 with archery. When I go black bear hunting I like to bring a shotgun if there close range enough iv got as close as 40 yards with my 45-70 to get them so Im eager to try with my shotgun and 3'' slugs. (No baiting its illegal in my province) yeah its cool to get a far shot, but its even cooler to get up close and personal.
 
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I had a rifled 20ga once that wouldn't group with anything but 3" sabot slugs.

A 3" 12ga may have a flatter trajectory but I am not going to knock my fillings loose to find out. All my 12ga whitetail kills have been with cheap 2 3/4" sluggers in my cheap 870 Express.

Where I hunt getting a shot past 70 yards is very rare due to black berry bushes and hemlocks. 2 3/4" does every thing I need.

If you are talking about a 20ga I don't see a problem with a 3" shell. I don't understand why you asked the question in the fist place. Buy some 3" shells and see what kind shoots best.
 
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Grouping

For some reason my 870 just doesn't like. That's the big thing slug guns is I have found them very finicky about ammo. Which if why the most important is to try a variety of slugs to find which is the best. I wish I could use 3", but accuracy is fatal.
 
For me, I just didn't read closely enuff to note the 3 inch *20* gauge... I don't personally don't have a need for the 3 inch that justifies totally relearning. Them 3 inch shells are in a league of their own. A single bead gun in my hands is limited to 60-80 yards no matter what slug I use...
Brent
 
im sure most recomend a 2 3/4 over the 3 inch simply because of less recoil but there isnt much of a difference even the slug is the same weight out of both so you not going to gain a whole lot, performance wise considering the limited range of a slug in a smoothbore shotgun to begin with a 2 3/4 is more than adequate.
but if 3 inch makes your saiga reliable, by all means shoot them ive shot a 410 saiga once it was one of the most unreliable shotguns ive ever had the pleasure of shooting makes me wonder why they are so popular.
 
I will gladly buy into an auto recoiling far less than an NEF single but to say it recoils equal to a .22LR is quite the stretch! Sorry but I ain't buyin' that! I got a savage we can put in a test device! You put the saiga in it and I follow up with the BOLT ACTION savage .22lr... Bolt is not going to soak up any recoil... If your saiga recoils more than the savage you give me the saiga... If it is equal or less I will give you a 12 gauge pump, 20 gauge pump, .22lr bolt action savage, .22lr auto loader pistol and a 1977 Marlin .30-30 336C...
How much ya'll wanna Calcutta bet I walk away with a Saiga auto?
For those not in the know "Calcutta" is side bets... I got 500 I get a new gun!
Brent
 
Poorer ballistics? I ain't a techno about ammo but I do know the flinch factor will prevent many from hitting the ground if they threw the gun from a roof...
As for 2.75 VS 3 inch... What is to be gained? From a saiga? Is this firearm so much more accurate that you can stretch your "comfortable" range to 150-200 yards? EVERY SHOT? If so... I would still stick to under a hundred yards as I just don't have permission to hunt deer on enuff hay fields for that. Hogs are gonna run in all but the fewest shot scenarios and I prefer to sic the dogs on them and handle them alive...
Brent
 
I'm not saying to use 3" shells. In fact, two of my presses are set up for 3" and about all they do is help hold the bench down. I rarely load or shoot anything but 2 3/4" shells.

What I'm asking is that 'You will gain NOTHING by going to the 3" except more recoil and poorer ballistics.' be explained. The "more recoil" part is pretty much true in most cases but the "poorer ballistics" I don't quite understand. That's a pretty broad statement.

DC
 
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