Why I Haven't Shot 3.5 inch Shotgun Shells in Years!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ก.ค. 2018
- To me 3.5 inch shells are overrated for waterfowl hunting here in Ks. Northern big honkers its a different story, hope you all enjoy!
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Are the camo hoodies fleece lined? I remember you having a fleeced lined hoodie and I’m gonna need one
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love the yo yoy yoooooooo!
Only reason I use 3.5 inch shells
...is there aren't any 4 inch shells in 12 gauge
JD Kirane I like the way you think
You beat me to that comment.
@Chad Klaren I wish I was as tough as you.
Been killing birds 30 years. I quit using 3.5 inch shells when puberty ended. I don't need the biggest or baddest. I drop ducks all day with 2.75 shells. Sometimes I'll go to 3" on big Canadian Geese but as a rule I shoot 2.75 Bismuth
I just use a 10ga it dose them dirty
@@nikwietheoutdoors411 what shells?
I'll tell you what Bobby, it's a breath of fresh air watching your vids. I've been in the game for years, having your ability to share info is priceless. I, along with several less tech savvy folk, are thankful that you take the time to share a lot of need to know info. Yor positive attitude, humility and humbleness makes for a real blessing.
Thank you from Eastern Washington state.
FULL choke = FULL limit. Been my mantra from the lead days and stuck with it.
Brady Gies
I’ve been waterfowl hunting for a long time and have struggled with chokes. This video will help out a lot. Thank you!
I’m old seeing this video, but thank you for it, still helps a year later!
I been hunting my whole life but never waterfowl until this month, I fell in love after my first teal went down. I'm addicted now!!! I'm going to do more waterfowl hunting then bow hunting this year.. you're channel definitely catches me up, also great sense of humor
Good informational video. I made this mistake for the last 6 years until this last year when I used only 3” shells in 2 shot. Doubled my shooting percentage Bc I finally got used to one choke, one shell, and picked my shots out.
I agree 100%. Up here in northern Minnesota I drop plenty of greaters with a 3” BB shot and full choke. Best set up for sure, and good video bud!
It all comes down to personal preference. I like having the capability to shoot the 3 1/2. It's also a mind game if you think you kill them better with 3 1/2 then keep shooting them. Also great video keep up the good work!
Thanks for sharing. Been watching your vids. Very genuine and charismatic. Can't help but like your stuff. Keep it up in the Midwest!
Last year was my first year of actual consistent waterfowl hunting and I must say I am addicted. I went hunting at least 3 to 4 days out of the week and I only use a 3 1/2 inch shell probably five timesThroughout the entire season. I totally agree with you that you don’t need a 3 1/2 and she’ll kill ducks or Geese. I Actually just left a gun store about five minutes ago where I purchased me my first semi auto shotgun the Browning A5 we can swing chambered in 3 inches. Call can’t get your fast enough I am Addicted to waterfowl hunting. Thank you for all your tips and information you give Watertown hunters!!! You’re the man keep doing What you doing
Keep the yo yo yo's and the info coming, you were a big resource for me i started waterfowl 3 years ago. Also the reason i picked up a camera. - nate from seeitalloutdoors
Team dux from upstate NY I run a mossberg with a stock modified and 2-3/4" or 3" bb federal blue box and I can repeatedly drop birds out to 50 yards and even farther sometimes but like you said practice is key. Keep up the videos brother I love em
Awesome video bud, the reasoning behind your knowledge is what's helpful to me man. I need a full choke and to shoot more, but the difference in shot size was awesome. I'm hoping to take geese and ducks this year with a family heirloom shotgun that can't shoot bigger than 2 3/4 shells so hopefully I can't find the right load to make to happen. Thanks for the awesome video ye again sir.
Your awesome man . I have a lot of respect for you . I’m very sorry about Fred . At least he has a good family to belong to , worst comes to worst he will still have love , and that’s all our companions want . Keep making the informative videos ... it’s great .
I love number 2s even for geese. With a full choke them smaller pellets really cut through the down feathers
Keep up the YoYoYo! My son and I love it :) He is almost 3 and anytime I'm watching TH-cam he says "let's watch the YoYo Guy!" haha love it.
That’s amazing to hear man
A vid on jerk strings vs different motion decoys would be awesome
I would love to see you do some videos on doing your videos, (editing videos, camera setup, sound etc)
I loved this video! I'm a candle stick guy with slim pockets might look at running just 3's!
Keep on doing these videos it helps me out alot I know what I was doing wrong now during last season
Will do!!!
Would you recommend the full choke for the swamp I have a lot of swamps where I live at
As a third season waterfowler please keep the information coming
Gotcha will do my friend!!!!
Love these types of vids
I agree with you about shooting a lot makes you better. I use to struggle on hitting birds but now getting a double is almost easy. This past snow goose season my dad and I bought 10 boxes of shells. Went through all 250 shells and started using 4 shot for the last day lol
Hahaha been there man!! I’ve smoked snows with 4s
Killed 23 on a solo jump in the snow lol. I could barely see😂. I could see 40 yards and they were 20 by my feet so i whacked quite a few
Thanks, You are the man!! Great info bud!!!
That's why I love benelli because the sbe 3 can shoot any length of shot shell
I have the exact same opinion full choke with 3in is the way to go. Another great video Bobby keep up the good work. P.S I think the yo yo yo yo at the beginning of videos is you Signature style.
We will keep it then!!!
I use an old 12 gauge 2 3/4 inch shell and I do fine. 3s are great I just grew up on 2 3/4 inch so I just still use them. High brass 2 3/4 are just as good as 3s in my opinion.
you are right about full choke, i have remington 870 and when i started shooting with it i lost many birds because of modified choke so i installed carlssons full choke and i started to get ton of birds😅 sorry for bad english, im from finland.
Yes make more info vid thanks for all the knowledge Bobby great vid
Very informative very well spoken you would make a great firearms rep. Great personality great videos
I shoot a Stoeger M3500 with 3.5 in. Hevi Metal #2s for mallards and big Canada’s all year in Ohio normally in sub zero temps. I actually save shells by doing this bc the plumage on the birds up here is so heavy that you just can’t kill birds stone cold without that 3.5 in. setup. We only hunt fields and the Ohio River big water so a lot of shots are passes at 40+ yards. Early goose season in September however I shoot the cheapest 3 inch I can find bc the birds barely have feathers. It basically all depends on how you hunt and where at. Great video man.
Glad he considered the northern birds like in Minnesota 3.5 are a definite or 3 inch t shot
Keep the "yoyoyo" but when u go on banger hunts have the most crazy intro.
ik im late im just watching all vids but flair says sheew soo they both keep theres
I pick and choose what gun I bring. I have 10 gauge for when I wanna shoot honkers from a long ways and then when I’m shooting ducks I grab the 3 inch 12 gauge. Great info Bobby!
When I started to really get into bird hunting I bought a stoeger m2000 (had 500 bucks to my name) that didn't shoot the 3.5 did just fine for the most part. Shot a friends Franchi and fell in love, bought the Intensity for the option of running 3.5. I think I've used one box of 3.5 in the field in the 4 years I've hunted with it. The only knock I can really have on my Franchi is the factory chokes didn't work for me. Bought a Carlson choke set and I always left my Long Range in. Even when creek jumping and upland hunting. Run 2s and BBs like you said.
Yes keep up with the informative videos
good info, just swaped out my mod choke back to my patternmaster full
i just found your channel... I am glad you said what you said about the choke, my vinci only shoots 3" also and I live in ND where we do get big honkers, I watch guys shooting 3.5" shells all the time wing birds because they don't shoot a full choke or the more than full chokes made by carlsons. I personally shoot the black cloud choke and love it, from partridge to cranes, the only thing I take it out for is doves.
I love my Patternmaster Goose tube. I was shooting trap at the 27 yard line with standard 1 1/8 oz loads. It was turning clays into black dust at 45 yards. For Canada's I like to put Hevi Shot B pellets down the tube if money isnt tight.
True that!! I’m the same! My fav is hevi steel
Bobby, good vid. Soldier in stationed in VA and duck seems to be pretty popular. Never done any waterfowling but love to hunt and love the outdoors. Hoping to learn more and maybe even get out in the next season or two.
Glad your here brother!
Awesome video like always 👍👍👍
Best advice ever!! Shoot your full choke. Period. Practice with it daily... that’s the biggest game changer in hunting with a shotgun. I mean if you are turkey hunting you’ll want an XX or even XXX full, but I always use a full choke when shooting ducks and geese.
Iv never needed a 3 1/2 up here in Canada 3" is plenty with full choke
thanks for the help bobby
Bobby this is GREAT....i love these video.
Went and shot clays with my Mossberg 930 and tested out the IC, M, and F and was dusting the clays with the F. Ordered a Briley flush mounted IM and plan on using the crap out of that choke. Got some #6 steel to try on some early teal.
Nice !!!!!!!
Keep up the great work
The best thing you can do is pattern your shotgun with different chokes to see which holds the best pattern. A full choke in my Berretta leaves big holes in the pattern. Modified seems to work the best with all different shot sizes for me.
Chris Haarstad how fast is your load through the full choke? Pellet deformation is common in hot loads and a full choke (loads over 1300fps). High speed steel is a sales gimmick. I'll take denser patterns with less fliers over speed any day.
One thing to consider that's almost more important than your pattern is your shot string
lead shot deforms not steel shot and high speed steel shot hits harder. denser patterns and have high speed is what the 3.5" 12ga was made for cant have both in a 3" shell not enough room for shot and powder
Here in ND as long as you’re not taking 50-70yd pot shots at giant and greater Canada’s you don’t need anything more than a 3” shell. I use a 20ga for everything nowadays and it works just fine as long as I’m selective with my shots.
Nice appetizing intro. Where my house is I see "black sun", not with starlings, but with greylag geese. Tasty sight.
That's for the info..very helpful.
My best load I have done is reloading high velocity ITX #4 shot. I think I use the 1 1/8 ounce bushing for three inch shells. The shot is almost as heavy as lead, soft, but holds up for higher velocities. It is nice to take down geese and ducks in one shot. Son has done good with 3” 20 gauge ITX as well. Tempted to cut 12 gauge loads to the 2 3/4” but concerned loss of velocity will not be as effective on range or geese.
Thanx for breakin it down bud
Thank you from the new guy to duck hunting!
Your awesome. Thanks for the info. Well done.
Very good information thank you sir!
I just got a pattern master goose for my benelli because I was tired of wounding ducks. We'll see how it goes.
I shoot 3” #3-4 x full Carlson’s chock tube. Only difference between close and far range for me is head shot close body shot far. What I found most people are missing because they’re afraid to shoot #4-6 shot.
Nice vid Bobby I never shoot 31/2s either I had an old man tell me once if there close enough you can kill em with any thing. Keep em coming bobby
Very bold and true statement!!! He’s right
Very true! Just dropped a couple honkers with 12 gauge 2 3/4 #2 shot out of a modified choke.
From the time I was 12 to 16 I shot all my birds with a youth model 20ga 870 with 2 3/4 #2s if u can shoot and get them in closer then 50 yds then u can kill em
I shoot 3 inch #2s hevi steel from teals to snows with a extreme range hevi shot choke tube and have no issues with birds up here in minnesota. Great video.
Good combo!!
BobbyGuyFilms crumpled them from 5 feet to 50 yards....only draw back is got a bunch of teal or ringbills up close hugging decoys and jump up and knocking a few down you do blow the crap out of them. Had a flock of gwt last year come bombing in and without thinking jumped up shot and the first teal took a full pattern and actually shot back out from the force of the pattern hitting it. But I refuse to shoot 3.5 inch. There's no need for it imo unless your turkey hunting.
Interesting take on the full choke. I use improved cylinder for almost everything, even big geese sometimes.
CRAM Outdoors IC is just like a skeet or trap choke it doesn’t hold a tight pattern at all
Hey Bobby should you use the shell your more comfortable with. I live in new york and I was using 3.5 inch shells with my benelli pump but only killed my limit one day a week
Great vid bob , stick with the yo yo yo it’s ur signature saying 😂
Great explanation! I started waterfowl hunting last season, I bought a 3.5” chambered gun not knowing what I really needed. I’ll definitely be adding a full choke and using 3” shells this year!
Saves on the wallet my friend
The yo yo yo is clasic bobby. Keep it.
Enjoy all your vids, even pigeon amd dove vids. Im a kansas guy too. Great state we have.
I shoot a Remington 870 super mag with an extended modified choke and it patterns good at 30-40 yards
You should do a video on jumping snow geese. What choke to use, which shells to use, and any strategies you have.
He doesn’t jump shoot
Some of my best hunts have been with 2 3/4
Can you do a video on what u keep in your blind bag just started carrying one just trying to figure some stuff to carry
Good info right here!
Hey bobby boy!! Can you do a video on when you shot you first banded bird🙏 and by way love the yo yo yo you are one of the best hunters on TH-cam your funny dude keep doing what you do best love your videos!!!
Helpful, thanks.
I know a old gent here that has a 8 ga shotgun that belonged to his Grandfather. Thing is a double gun with external hammers it fired a 3.25 in, 3.75 in and 4 in brass casing it would kill ducks out of a flock at 130 yards he said. Now I have a Remington Model 1100 12 ga. 30 inch barrel choke is full its only chambered in 2.75 inch, with #2 steel I can take ducks and geese out to 50 yards.
Love it keep it up
Awesome info!
I love the information videos
I shoot the franchi affinity too and it’s the best shotgun I’ve ever owned and I even had the SBE1 made by H&K and it was just too expensive to do the things I do with my franchi
My dad taught me to shoot all clays ( even skeet) with a full choke. Now I can hit anything. And I mean it
I use a modified choke and it works really well for pigeon and pheasant
I’m shootin 20ga 3” alllllll day! Full choke. And like you when I changed back and forth i was having mixed luck. I went back to the full choke full time and I was deadly!
I have an 870 Super Mag but I don't shoot the 3.5" much anymore because my Benelli is chambered for 3" and it's cheaper to share ammo between the two.
Love these videos bobby
I’m so glad seriously
Hey bobby what’s the choke you have on your setup? What brand.? I have that same gun and love it! Great videos, new to waterfowl and the info you put out in the videos is fantastic. Helped get me my first Birds last season, can’t say thanks enough. Keep up the great work.
I live in Alberta, and---while I generally use a dedicated 12 Gauge goose gun--I have downed Big Canada's with 3 inch 20 gauge with number 2 steel at 30 to 35 yards with it. Right load for your gun, with a well pointed shot will get it done.
Could you do a video on what choke tube you use and how it patterns at different ranges
Will do
BobbyGuyFilms Ah Bro wish we lived near each other so we could do that video together. That's been my number one request from people is to do that breakdown and is the video I'm currently working on.
Hey yo yo yo you can use 3 1/2 shells to for duck #2 and 3b or 2b for geese . It's a planty it's a heavy load more chance to hit
I buy a case of #2s a year. That's all I use for ducks and geese. Great advice.
Great vid keep up the good work! But I will stick to my 3.5s just like em
Hahaha I hear ya
Same here. I'd be shooting 4 inchers if they had them 😂
Btw, with ITX, I use either modified or improved modified. You will save $$ with ITX, but not sure I would use it on a high volume snow goose hunt. No need to swapping out loads between ducks and geese.
seen a lot of your videos now, I thought the yo yo yo was dumb at first, but I guess it grew on me, because I couldn't imagine a video starting without it now, its like paul herrel's jacket lol. great videos thanks for sharing. cheers from Canada
Lmao thanks for the feedback!!
Hey Bobby, you should pick up some fiocci steel max shells from Scheels. They're only $10 a box and they're awesome. I've been using them for the last two years on ducks and geese and my numbers have increased dramatically.
What brand of full choke to you run? I was told not to shoot steel in my franchi with a full choke. Great video man!
Im very new to field hunting, can you do a how to on how to set up a decoy spred?
Bobby: you don't need 3 and a half shells
Me: yay
Bobby: unless you're in Minnesota
Me: :(((((((
lmao
I actually have a Franchi Affinity in LH in the same black color, I bought it 3 seasons ago and absolutely love it. The gun has never failed me, but I have made it look bad, so I need lots and lots of practice. The main choke that I use since it is usually just me and maybe another guy with a very small spread and usually shoot at crossing birds is a Patternmaster Extended Range choke. When you say Full Choke I hope that you don't mean a standard full choke or turkey full choke, but an extended range choke for using with steel? Most regular full chokes would be too constricted for steel, I would imagine. I just wanted a clarification on that if you could? Oh and I agree 100% with you on the 3 inch vs 3.5 inch, cost less money and causes less bruises after a long season of use and abuse on your shooting shoulder. Thanks again Bobby, I can't wait for this season hopefully I can find someone/s to go with for safety and other reasons.
Where did you get a LH?
Thanks for the info.
The one thing hardly anyone mentions is what brand or model choke they are using.
This info works for crow hunting too, to many guys use a open choke with small shot size. Use the full choke with #5s and watch your kill rate double.
I also avidly shoot skeet and sporting Clay's. Every Tuesday and Friday nights skeet and Sundays 100 round sporting clay course. All shot with full choke.
I'm always able to get my geese within 30 yards with a modified with 3" BBB
Late season sitting outside of the decoys 3” are a dang life save for geese. That’s when a 3.5” kicks ass