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<blockquote data-quote="Mike Matteson" data-source="post: 1823646" data-attributes="member: 101791"><p>Browning BPS 12 gauge 28" barrel length in 3 1/2 chamber. Action is smooth right from the box. That gives you 2 3/4",3" and 3 1/2" choice. That way if you can hunt whatever you want. You can get shorter barrel lengths if wanted. I own 4 BPS in different gauges, and several 870 Rem pumps too. The Rem 870 action are stiff from the box and takes time for the action to wear in. I have 24", 30" and 34" trap barrel for my 870 12 gauge. A lighter gauge doesn't work well with steel shot for duck and goose hunting. I am not saying that lighter gauges can't work, but. Don't buy a used shotgun that doesn't have changeable choke tubes. The shot charge being lighter and shot size is larger, you don't get as much shot in the column that why the 3 1/2" 12 gauge case was created. In the days of lead shot for duck hunting I had a pet load and just changed the shot size to do the job. In a 24" barrel improved cylinder choke. for dove hunting and to the longer barrels for ducks. The hand load was 1 3/8oz of lead shot @ 1300 fps. Dove I would use 7 1/2 or 8 size shot, and ducks I would use 5 or 6 size shot that work well on snow geese. The loading was effective out to 50 yards on dove. I would go to longer barrel length if the dove were high flyers or people were sky busting with their antiaircraft shotguns with there 7/8 oz or 1 oz of 8 shot loads and low powder charge.</p><p>Why I didn't recommend an auto loader. I had a friend name Richard with a 1100 Rem shotgun. A little in the morning he was down to 1 shot only. It wouldn't feed. So we named him one shot Richard. The auto are far better today than in the 70's. I still see them shooting one shot after a time with high end shotguns. I have friends that are ardent duck and goose hunters. They have 30' enclosed trailer loaded with decoys. All high end decoys.</p><p>Duck and goose hunting you don't use as many round to hunt. Dove that a different thing. (Lots of rounds)</p><p></p><p>SSS</p><p>Mike</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mike Matteson, post: 1823646, member: 101791"] Browning BPS 12 gauge 28" barrel length in 3 1/2 chamber. Action is smooth right from the box. That gives you 2 3/4",3" and 3 1/2" choice. That way if you can hunt whatever you want. You can get shorter barrel lengths if wanted. I own 4 BPS in different gauges, and several 870 Rem pumps too. The Rem 870 action are stiff from the box and takes time for the action to wear in. I have 24", 30" and 34" trap barrel for my 870 12 gauge. A lighter gauge doesn't work well with steel shot for duck and goose hunting. I am not saying that lighter gauges can't work, but. Don't buy a used shotgun that doesn't have changeable choke tubes. The shot charge being lighter and shot size is larger, you don't get as much shot in the column that why the 3 1/2" 12 gauge case was created. In the days of lead shot for duck hunting I had a pet load and just changed the shot size to do the job. In a 24" barrel improved cylinder choke. for dove hunting and to the longer barrels for ducks. The hand load was 1 3/8oz of lead shot @ 1300 fps. Dove I would use 7 1/2 or 8 size shot, and ducks I would use 5 or 6 size shot that work well on snow geese. The loading was effective out to 50 yards on dove. I would go to longer barrel length if the dove were high flyers or people were sky busting with their antiaircraft shotguns with there 7/8 oz or 1 oz of 8 shot loads and low powder charge. Why I didn't recommend an auto loader. I had a friend name Richard with a 1100 Rem shotgun. A little in the morning he was down to 1 shot only. It wouldn't feed. So we named him one shot Richard. The auto are far better today than in the 70's. I still see them shooting one shot after a time with high end shotguns. I have friends that are ardent duck and goose hunters. They have 30' enclosed trailer loaded with decoys. All high end decoys. Duck and goose hunting you don't use as many round to hunt. Dove that a different thing. (Lots of rounds) SSS Mike [/QUOTE]
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