I have a Baikal sxs in .410, it says on the side for use with 3" shells, in the manual is says:
First of all, I'd never heard of 2 3/4" or 3 1/2" .410 shells, I am fairly new to the shotgun world so I'm guess those are either something available on the other side of the Atlantic or a reloader's sizes because I haven't seen them around at sporting goods shops before.
This brings me to my real question, why wouldn't I be able to use 2 1/2" shells? Can I, or should I stay with 3" to be safe? Any explanation would be appreciated.
-Rmuzz
"Barrels marked 3" (76mm) will only use 2 3/4" (70mm) or 3"(76mm) shot shells and not for use with 3 1/2"(89mm) shells"
First of all, I'd never heard of 2 3/4" or 3 1/2" .410 shells, I am fairly new to the shotgun world so I'm guess those are either something available on the other side of the Atlantic or a reloader's sizes because I haven't seen them around at sporting goods shops before.
This brings me to my real question, why wouldn't I be able to use 2 1/2" shells? Can I, or should I stay with 3" to be safe? Any explanation would be appreciated.
-Rmuzz