3" or 3 1/2"

[waterman2]

what do you use? 3" seemed to pattern better in my gun.

[gobblinfever]

if they pattern good, use them. ive always used 3 inch

[Greg Massey]

3 in..but i don't own 3.5 ...

[1iagobblergetter]

3in and I do own several 3.5s especially if yours patterns better with them.

[owlhoot]

3"
Is going to be all you need.

[bbcoach]

3 1/2" for me.  Not required but I like the added density in the pattern.

[kyturkeyhunter4]

Use which ever one your gun shots the best, My 835 likes the 3 1/2  inch the best but believe me if it shot the 3 inch just as good that's definitely what I would shoot to avoid the extra recoil.

[BottomLand54]

3" don't care if 3.5 patterns better I will change choke to continue to shoot 3". First of all I am about done with 12 guages in general but I personally would never shoot a 3.5 turkey load, to each his own.

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[Gobble!]

3.5" here. I'm into throwing as much shot down range as I can.

[outdoors]

I HAVE A VERSA MAX TURKEY MODEL AND I GET REALLY GOOD PATTERNS WITH THE 3" THE 3 1/2" opens up quite a bit.........

[hobbes]

 

I typically shoot 3 1/2", 2 oz, #6 lead (Winchester Supremes).  I did shoot some Winchester LB's in 3" #6 a couple years ago, but didn't care for how tight the pattern was up close. 

[Gooserbat]

With the advent of modern turkey loads, both longbeards and hevishot I've not found a 3.5" to be nessasary.  I do get better patterns from a 3.5" fed HW 7.  Coincidentally I now shoot tss and a 3" is all I need.

[WV TURKEY THUG]

3 inch is all I use now, Winchester long beards

[captpete]

My 870 shoots 3" better than 3 1/2". The 3 1/2" has a gap in it....like you took a 1" sclice out of it from top to bottom.

[WildTigerTrout]

 I shoot 3 1/2 inch because they don't make a 4 inch!!