I own a benelli supernova, and with the limbsaver on it, I barely feel the recoil even with the 3" or 3.5" shells. I was thinking, "Hey, I got 27 pellets in the #4 buck 2.75" shell, or 54 pellets in the #4 buck 3.5" shell...that's a big difference." There's also lessened risk of overpenetration that I see, since the shot is reduced in speed significantly (looking specifically at Winchester Super X #4 buck, 2.75" shell is 1325 FPS, 3.5" shell is 1050 FPS, appears to be a smaller risk of those pellets continuing through).
Even so, I don't really see a point in needing more than 27 pellets, let alone even that many (if I can find some #1 buck I'll probably go with that instead, but 4, 00, and 000 are the ones I mainly see around here). I was just wondering what others thought of the magnum shells for HD.
Even so, I don't really see a point in needing more than 27 pellets, let alone even that many (if I can find some #1 buck I'll probably go with that instead, but 4, 00, and 000 are the ones I mainly see around here). I was just wondering what others thought of the magnum shells for HD.