All very good points, Miller. But, the one point i wonder about is what you said about waterfowlers not wanting to invest in a 10. I'm not so sure that argument will hold water. Most duck hunters that I have run into spend a good deal of money on the sport. They have bought a 3 1/2" Super Black Eagle Benelli, or the equivalent, for ducks only. I can't see them being hesitant to buy a Remington SP10, or an older Ithaca 10, if they believed it would kill more ducks. Just my observations.
As an aside, I shoot a lot of 3" loads at ducks, but have never shot a 3 1/2" at a duck or goose, and prolly never will. I also shoot a good many 2 3/4"loads at ducks, and will continue to. I could kill woodies in a small beaver pond with a .410, but over big water I want a good load of steel at 1 3/8 oz., and a minimum of 1350 fps.
I dunno. It's still a quandary for me why the 3" and 3 1/2' 12 was so readily accepted, and the small gauges were/are not.
SRH
Last edited by Stan; 09/27/18 07:42 PM.
